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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...

Swomo performs first show of Spring semester

Swomo performs first show of Spring semester

January 30, 2014

“Shout out a word, any word at all!” “Beatbox!” “Meatball!” “Deli!” For the improv comedy troupe Swollen...

ASIA raises money for Philippines relief funds

ASIA raises money for Philippines relief funds

January 30, 2014

In early Nov. 2013, a Category 5 typhoon devastated the Philippines, leaving millions homeless and over 5,000 dead. Now, a few months later, the recovery...

Dutch Diaries: A Pilgrimage to a Place of Heritage

January 30, 2014

I grew up listening to Dutch lullabies, playing with Dutch porcelain Hummel figurines and eating Dutch apple pie. I was named after my Dutch grandmother,...

Dating Tips

January 23, 2014

A new year means a new you and there is no better time to reinvent your dating technique. You wouldn’t be reading a dating advice column if your...

Professors novel praised by NYT

Professor’s novel praised by NYT

January 23, 2014

Writing, literature, and publishing professor Megan Marshall’s biographic novel Margaret Fuller: A New American Life was awarded a spot on the New...

Troupes prepare for Skidmore comedy fest

Troupes prepare for Skidmore comedy fest

January 23, 2014

When asked what they’re most eager about in regard to the upcoming Skidmore Comfest, sophomore Justin Cordua of This is Pathetic joked that troupe...

Love Notes: Surviving the Break

December 5, 2013

Does your significant other seem a bit more annoying now than he or she did last month? Does the pressure of finals and the long winter break have you...

Deck the halls  and bake the cookies

Deck the halls and bake the cookies

December 5, 2013

It’s that time of year again. The Christmas lights on Boston Common have been strung. The tree at Faneuil Hall is lit. And Starbucks is featuring...

Health Matters: Making the holidays count

November 21, 2013

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the holiday season is officially upon us. From festive parties to family gatherings, it is the time of year...

Coping with devastation, 8,000 miles away

Coping with devastation, 8,000 miles away

November 21, 2013

Four years ago, Tracy Parco gathered with her family in a church in Bohol — a small island in the southern Philippines — for...