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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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Beacon How: Balls, gotta catch #039;em all

December 31, 2012

Emerson students take pride in their ability to juggle many activities at once. Senior Emil Lamprecht takes this skill to new heights. Lamprecht literally...

Making whoopies: new North End bakeries

December 31, 2012

The evening air's aroma causes throngs of people to gravitate to the North End each weekend, where the narrow sidewalks are bustling with folks looking...

Down to the Bone Spreads good vibrations

December 31, 2012

As soon as Down to the Bone's Spread Love Like Wildfire starts spinning, the influence of George Clinton, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, the bass of...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

andJ.R.R. Tolkien - The Children of Hurin,Walter Isaacson; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Available NowAcclaimed biographer Isaacson, formerly the managing...

USP provides potential to publish

December 31, 2012

Imagine yourself walking down an aisle of a bookstore. You come across the section of authors with the first letter of your last name. You drag your finger...

Poetry team places fourth in nation

December 31, 2012

While most of the Emerson community had trickled home for spring break, the Emerson Slam Poetry Team placed fourth nationally in the 2009 College Unions...

Beacon Quick Picks

December 31, 2012

by Alexandra leachAUGUSTEN BURROUGHS; RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, AVAILABLE NOWIn Augusten Burroughs' popular and entertaining memoir Running with Scissors,...