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The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

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One Month, 50,000 Words

One Month, 50,000 Words

November 21, 2013

Keyboards are clacking all through these November nights as writers race to complete National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known as NaNoWriMo. With...

Producer Richard Arlook screens new film

November 21, 2013

Nine years ago, Emerson alumnus Richard Arlook was on his way to the Sundance Film Festival. On his flight, he coincidentally sat next to fellow Emerson...

Noteworthy hits the high notes

Noteworthy hits the high notes

November 18, 2013

The members of Emerson’s Noteworthy a capella group emerged under a strand of red Solo cups that stretched over the stage, wearing an intentionally...

Laughing with Jeffrey Jay

November 14, 2013

At first glance, standing onstage in the Multipurpose Room, Jeffrey Jay seemed like most up-and-coming stand-up comedians. Blessed with a thin, reedy voice...

Across the pond: Hidden Inspirations

November 14, 2013

Cities are often synonymous with their biggest attractions: Paris is to the Eiffel Tower, as Rome is to the Coliseum, as London is to the palace guards....

Art motivates campus social change

Art motivates campus social change

November 14, 2013

With their bodies sprawled across the floor, eight Emerson students climb over one another, desperately struggling to follow each other’s lead. The...

Doing time with Laverne Cox

Doing time with Laverne Cox

November 7, 2013

Laverne Cox knows her character in Orange is the New Black in a way most actors can only imagine. Unlike her character, Sophia Burset, Cox has never been...

Navigating “lost-at-sea” movies

November 7, 2013

Motion pictures as a medium are limitless, yet it’s often the most confined films that give us the most to chew on. You would think this would be...

Love Notes: Cuffing Season

November 7, 2013

Have you ever noticed that, once it starts getting cold out, even some of the wildest partygoers trade in skin-tight pants for sweatpants, and one-night...

On poetry and Pulitzers

On poetry and Pulitzers

November 7, 2013

It was nothing but a man and his words, but it visibly moved the audience.   The world-renowned poet Philip Levine is 85 years old, with a bristling...

The bard meets the boogeyman

October 31, 2013

Suspense silenced the dark room as the man on-screen slowly reached for the box. Inside: a fresh human heart.  In it’s first community event...