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Dating Tips

March 13, 2014

A first date can make or break a new relationship. If it goes well, you can get more dates and kisses; if it goes poorly, your date can tell all of his...

As protests flare, Emerson sends support

As protests flare, Emerson sends support

February 27, 2014

News of confrontations between university-aged students and the militant forces of her country’s government have kept Maria Antonia Dolman on edge.  Images...

Active Minds raises awareness about eating disorders

Active Minds raises awareness about eating disorders

February 27, 2014

Emerson students practiced balancing on their left legs with their right legs bent back, knees facing down. They stretched their left arms towards the...

Times columnist, now cancer-free, confronts life's interruptions

Times columnist, now cancer-free, confronts life’s interruptions

February 27, 2014

“I’m not going to say cancer was a gift, by no means,” said now cancer-free 25-year-old Suleika Jaouad. “However, it was a teacher...

Playing dress-up and calling it work

Playing dress-up and calling it work

February 27, 2014

Have you ever wanted to create a purse out of a book, but not known how? Trends and Tolstoy, the personal blog of a book lover, tells you how to do just...

Dutch Diaries: On Amsterdam

February 27, 2014

Amsterdam is the city of dreams, and has been for centuries. When tourists walk through the Red Light District, ride their bikes along the canals, or visit...

Busker sells hand-typed poems in Harvard Square T stop

Busker sells hand-typed poems in Harvard Square T stop

February 20, 2014

On a Sunday afternoon, as people milled around waiting for the next outbound train to enter the Harvard Square station, the faint tapping of a solitary...

New network aims to shed light on alternative sports

New network aims to shed light on alternative sports

February 20, 2014

Here at Emerson, students are known to stop at nothing to get their ideas out into the community, and sophomores Connor Smith and Benjamin Hillman are...

Dating Tips: Tinder, Grindr, and OKCupid, oh my!

February 20, 2014

I am ashamed to admit that I had a Tinder profile for almost a full week. Tinder, for those who don’t know, is a match-making app you can download...

In the fitness center, Emerson-style bros: A broader base of applicants makes way for diverse gym-goers

In the fitness center, Emerson-style bros: A broader base of applicants makes way for diverse gym-goers

February 13, 2014

During the 2007-2008 school year, Emerson started using the Common Application, making it easier for a broader swath of students to vie for admission....

Leaders of RecycleMania aim to increase success rate

Leaders of RecycleMania aim to increase success rate

February 13, 2014

Last year marked Emerson’s second official involvement in RecylceMania, an eight-week nationwide recycling competition in which over 460 colleges...

Civil rights panel to discuss media coverage of issues

Civil rights panel to discuss media coverage of issues

February 13, 2014

According to professor Cindy RodrÍguez, the problem with the media’s coverage of civil rights nowadays is that there simply is not enough...

Dutch Diaries: A Tale of One City

February 13, 2014

I only spent 36 hours in Porto, but during that time, I got to see two completely different sides of the same city. The second largest city after Lisbon...

Emerson represented at Miss Boston

Emerson represented at Miss Boston

February 13, 2014

When Emerson alumnus Michelle Nigro was 10 years old, she received a postcard in the mail inviting her to participate in a pageant. She talked to local...

Alcohol policy instated at Emerson Los Angeles

February 6, 2014

For most students, turning 21 means absolute alcoholic freedom. But for students at the Emerson campus in Los Angeles, that privilege is limited. The...

Benjamin Jealous advocates change

Benjamin Jealous advocates change

February 6, 2014

When he was 21 years old, Benjamin Jealous, former president and CEO of the NAACP, said he thought there was no need to speak up for civil rights anymore....

November Project comes to campus

November Project comes to campus

February 6, 2014

The term “snow day” does not exist in the vocabulary of some of Boston’s most dedicated athletes. Members of November Project have pledged...

Dating Tips

February 6, 2014

Unless you are currently in a relationship, you are going to be kicking it with friends this Valentine’s Day. The very short window between the back-to-school-I-missed-you-so-much...

In tune, but out of the curriculum

In tune, but out of the curriculum

February 6, 2014

It all started with a single sound effect. Two weeks and a combination of 58 individual tracks later, Jacob Fagliano, a sophomore visual and media arts...

Anime @ Emerson hosts mixer event to gain members

Anime @ Emerson hosts mixer event to gain members

January 31, 2014

According to club president John Depa, the three rules of Anime @ Emerson are simple: “Get involved, discuss and question, and geek out and have...