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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

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Thoreau-ly inspired professor creates app to celebrate green spaces

Thoreau-ly inspired professor creates app to celebrate green spaces

October 21, 2015

Paul Turano is aiming to enhance the Boston park experience with his new app, “Wander Wonder Wilderness.” An eight-year visual and media arts...

Kings and queens are Dragtoberfest royalty

Kings and queens are Dragtoberfest royalty

October 21, 2015

Update (Oct. 15, 8:17a.m.) Facial transformation is all about highlights and lowlights, and the world of drag is no different. This year’s Dragtoberfest...

New Sodexo website allows for increase in communication

New Sodexo website allows for increase in communication

October 21, 2015

Sophomore visual and media arts major Erick Breckenridge brings the famous line of “with great power comes great responsibility” to a delicious,...

Dix Pix: Curving away from the fashion world

October 21, 2015

Let me start by saying I absolutely love my breasts. I don’t even want to say boobs, because I graduated from “boobs” many moons and...

The backbone of student organization’s performances

The backbone of student organization’s performances

October 14, 2015

When student organizations and troupes put on performances or host Open Mic nights, a common venue choice is the Cabaret. One of Emerson’s black...

Carr on Culture: Microagressions, major invalidations

October 14, 2015

This summer, in order to knock off a few credits, I took an online novel into film class through Emerson. It was around the same length as a regular semester...

Fall in Boston: seasonal favorites

Fall in Boston: seasonal favorites

October 13, 2015

Update Oct. 13 With the city of Boston as an autumnal playground, students are often at a loss at which of the many activities to tackle first. Among...

Castle Kids: Taking a break from learning to teach

October 7, 2015

Emerson’s Kasteel Well program in the Netherlands had started to become something of an island—and not just because of the moats. It took Tyler...

Learning to diversify DH food through social media

October 7, 2015

While some wait in line to collect the daily options of meat, starch, and vegetable, other students are working their way around to multiple stations adding...

From the window to the wall: Temporary art in the library

From the window to the wall: Temporary art in the library

October 1, 2015

In a room that once held the iconic set of “Will and Grace,” Iwasaki Library frequenters now have a detailed mural mimicking stained glass...

Inspiring young readers, one Youtube video at a time

Inspiring young readers, one Youtube video at a time

October 1, 2015

Whether she’s reviewing a book, speaking at an event, or sharing a bit of her life with her viewers, Sasha Alsberg is propelling her publishing career,...

Second time around: Students become teachers

Second time around: Students become teachers

September 30, 2015

With a degree in hand, many Emerson graduates walk away to post-grad life, moving to Los Angeles or New York to pursue various careers. However, sometimes...

Beacon Beauty: Countless ways to contour

September 30, 2015

With new types of contouring opening our eyes to countless possibilities, it seems the plain old bronzer-and-brush technique is going out of style. We...

Retail jobs offer students more than just discounted fashion

Retail jobs offer students more than just discounted fashion

September 30, 2015

A shift in retail may include hours of picking clothes off the floor, edging endless racks of blouses, or greeting customer after customer. With discounts,...

Beacon’s Boston: sip, sit, and shop in these spots

September 25, 2015

Crepes, coffee, and comfy couches to covet If you like carefully crafted espresso drinks, Brie, the Eiffel Tower, Nutella, puns, folding or rolling...

Hilton and the heart: Summer flings and flops

September 23, 2015

This was the summer of my sexual awakening. Or, at the very least, the summer of constant cocktails and weird hookups. I spent the season in New York,...

Primark—First impressions

Primark—First impressions

September 23, 2015

“[It’s] definitely nice to have affordable clothing, especially being a college student and not having a lot of money, and it’s clothing...

LB Fitness Center offers more than the standard workout

LB Fitness Center offers more than the standard workout

September 17, 2015

Upon entering the Emerson College Fitness Center, the sounds of people chatting mingle with the hum of treadmills and the ring of someone setting down...

100 years of history behind closed Colonial doors

100 years of history behind closed Colonial doors

September 16, 2015

On the evening of Dec. 20, 1900, rather than Emerson students dodging each other on their way to their four-hour long night classes, the Boylston sidewalk...

Greek Life: Fostering support and sisterhood

Greek Life: Fostering support and sisterhood

September 16, 2015

With no Greek Row, no lettered houses with house mothers, and no hefty dues, Emerson isn’t what most people think of when they think of traditional...