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

The Berkeley Beacon

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ASIA invites spoken word poet Sarah Kay to share verses

April 20, 2016

With one look around the room, Sarah Kay declared that the quality of a performance can be determined by the number of attendees likely to die in a fire...

Gay by May explores coming out with comedy

Gay by May explores coming out with comedy

April 20, 2016

Gay by May. Noun: (1) the idea that someone who arrives at Emerson identifying as straight in August will realize they are gay by the time summer rolls...

Poet Patricia Lockwood talks Twitter and Trump

April 13, 2016

Poet Patricia Lockwood sipped from her Red Bull at the podium while choosing what to read next. She flipped through pages of her work and came to a decision. “Let’s...

EAGLE shares stories at Queer Monologues

EAGLE shares stories at Queer Monologues

April 13, 2016

The performers, dressed in all black, preached about self-love and self-expression through personal monologues from their queer and trans experiences....

Fighting festival fatigue

April 13, 2016

Every summer, I say goodbye to my favorite musicians. As the warm weather rolls in, these artists leave the comfort of indoor venues behind, heading out...

Part 2: What makes an exceptional sequel or remake

April 6, 2016

Remakes and sequels typically dominate the box office, but this isn’t a new trend. Classic films many regard as originals, like Scarface, An Affair...

Freshmen start multimedia open mic

Freshmen start multimedia open mic

April 6, 2016

The phrase “drop the mic” elicits thoughts of a poet clad in black, reciting dramatic dissertations to a room equally as dark. The Experience...

Alumnus brings D&D inspired show to Boston

Alumnus brings D&D inspired show to Boston

April 6, 2016

“We need to talk.” Those four dreaded words that signal the end of a relationship now serve as the title of a new improvised performance. Inspired...

Black Box Sounds makes the college rounds

Black Box Sounds makes the college rounds

March 30, 2016

Last Friday night, a group of college artists from around Boston performed at the Black Box Sounds Student Showcase, an ArtsEmerson concert series known...

Bird Street students perform to promote program

Bird Street students perform to promote program

March 30, 2016

Nearly 50 years ago, a quote from presidential candidate Robert Kennedy was memorialized in black and white. Today, the words speak in living color. On...

Freshman screens film about living with disability

Freshman screens film about living with disability

March 30, 2016

In high school, many students’ anxieties might concern prom or their latest math exam. For Sonya Rio-Glick, she had another worry that many in her...

Scene sounds and enviornmental folk music

March 30, 2016

Step outside, and you might find music in your backyard. The wind carries the melody, an ocean tide crashing replaces the bassline, and voices echoing...

WGBH partnership engages in real world production

WGBH partnership engages in real world production

March 23, 2016

Aspiring media makers are operating cameras, shooting b-roll, and editing footage for a hands-on course offered this semester that allows Emerson students...

New York Mag's Adam Moss talks publishing to pupils

New York Mag’s Adam Moss talks publishing to pupils

March 23, 2016

The writing, literature, and publishing department invited Adam Moss, editor-in chief of New York Magazine, to speak about his experience managing the...

Zero Calories: The appeal of Food Network and DIY TV

March 23, 2016

Movies have long been my bread and butter. Whether it’s new releases, classics, or avant-garde erotic dramas from the 1970s on VHS, most of my weekends...

Alumnus in admissions debuts play on privilege

Alumnus in admissions debuts play on privilege

March 23, 2016

Whether he’s penning plays for the stage or fielding phone calls, MJ Halberstadt ‘10 tries to confront the idea of privilege. The senior assistant...

Alumnus Aucoin pens mighty sword stories

Alumnus Aucoin pens mighty sword stories

February 4, 2016

Pirates, and thieves, and swashbucklers—oh my!  Under the penname J.M. Aucoin, Justin Aucoin '06 writes historical novels packed with swordplay...

Losing support: Category fraud at the Oscars

February 4, 2016

You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t think Marlon Brando deserved his Academy Award for best actor in The Godfather in 1973....

New game development club plays to win

New game development club plays to win

February 4, 2016

Video games are the future of the entertainment industry. At least, that's the truth according to Kathryn Knutsen, the president of Emerson Game Developers,...

The house that Bowie built

January 28, 2016

In Jim Henson’s 1986 film Labyrinth, David Bowie stands out as Jareth, a very beautiful goblin king. He's so gorgeous that when I watched the movie...