Before she left high school, Sam Longo was never confronted with the fact that she was poor.
Growing up in rural Oxford, Connecticut, Longo, a sophomore...
Town hall meetings may become a thing of the past thanks to the work of the Emerson Engagement Lab and their gaming platform Community PlanIt. The platform,...
Two friends stand side by side in a small, well-lit kitchen. One wears a clean white chef’s outfit and holds two boxes of store-brand boxed macaroni...
Last Sunday, Mercedes Lamb ambled down to the Dining Hall from her Little Building dorm room with her laptop, her Wacom drawing tablet, and a vague idea...
Valentine's Day is creeping up, and whether Emerson students are sharing it with that special someone or are planning to spend it solo, there are plenty...
On Jan. 20, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., Donald J. Trump was sworn into office. The Trumps were already a high-profile family, but now they are a political family—no...
Updated: Feb. 2, 2017; 4p.m.
Amid the musical theater actors and indie filmmakers of her graduating class, Allison Grinberg-Funes ‘11, found herself...
People from around the country filled Boston Common last Saturday with pink hats, paper vaginas, and a demand to be heard.
Many Emerson students invested...
This semester, Jackie will be answering reader queries on love, sex, and relationships. Visit askjackie.berkleybeacon.com to ask, anonymously or not,...
When Danielle Shvartsman snapped a picture of herself in a mirror within Los Angeles’ famous Magic Castle, she was disappointed. She liked the photo,...
Ashley Blom never thought of herself as a chef. Growing up in Hatfield, a small town in western Massachusetts, her mother would constantly make fun of...
I learned to cook the same way you probably did—I was taught by a borderline-senile Vietnam War veteran, Steve, in the back of a Mexican restaurant.
The...
Erin Jean Hussey and Jade DeRose are trying to make waves in the music industry. They have one project in mind: building an app.
Hussey and DeRose, sophomores...
For people with wanderlust who are ready to trek the globe, but lack the patience to thumb through boring guide books or the budget for travel agencies,...
Imagine what it feels like to be a published author prior to finishing college. This semester, Emerson students Elizabeth Capot and Julio Villegas will...
Twelve people dressed in leggings and sweatpants stretched on the floor in a circle. Lexi Lewis, a senior performing arts major, walked over and joined...
