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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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From Boston to the Boardwalk

From Boston to the Boardwalk

September 26, 2013

When alumna Samantha Russo first got involved with the Miss America Organization on the local level in Feb. 2012, she entered the Miss Boston pageant and...

Hot and EVVY

Hot and EVVY

April 25, 2013

Thirty-two years ago, Martie Cook decided to create an award show from the ground up. As a senior at Emerson College in 1981, one of her professors planted...

Literature in the age of distraction

April 25, 2013

Several weeks ago, I had to write a 2,000- word essay for my nonfiction workshop class. Although my notebooks are filled with scribbles of poetry and ideas...

Chocolate Cake City’s TED Talk

Chocolate Cake City’s TED Talk

April 4, 2013

When the lights go down and the Microsoft PowerPoint turns on, Emerson students may be prone to taking out their notebooks for a lecture. But this past...

Students drop out in pursuit of careers

Students drop out in pursuit of careers

April 3, 2013

At the end of the summer of 2011, Andrew Hawryluk felt like he knew what he wanted to do for a living. And, he said, he thought he was ready to start doing...

Deaf comedy speaks volumes

Deaf comedy speaks volumes

March 28, 2013

Silence filled the room when Andrew Fisher finished his stand-up performance; the audience members raised their arms and waved their hands in applause...

Behind the lens of HIV

Behind the lens of HIV

March 28, 2013

The Bright Family Screening Room filled with grave silence as a 21-year-old girl consumed the screen, and told the camera, “I’m going to die....

Blood, blondes and Middle Earth at Brattle

February 11, 2013

p>classic movies, will debut a trio of new series this fall. span style="font-weight: bold;"This October at the Brattle: Cambridge's Brattle Theater, which...