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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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For the love of the movies, and $1000

For the love of the movies, and $1000

March 27, 2014

Of about 100 undergraduate and graduate student submissions, 18 shorts have been selected to be screened at this year’s Emerson Film Festival. The...

Pitch, please

Pitch, please

March 27, 2014

All four requisitely punny Emerson a cappella groups will gather for the first time ever for a grand ode to the unadulterated human voice. Acappellics...

Everybody X Dance now

Everybody X Dance now

March 27, 2014

Emerson Stage premieres its annual modern dance festival, X Dance, at the Greene Theater tonight. The show features the work of student choreographers...

Iconic women, with an Emerson update

Iconic women, with an Emerson update

March 20, 2014

Some images are everlasting: Lucille Ball posing as the title character from I Love Lucy, with her red lips puckered and her eyes wide with mock surprise;...

Dutch Diaries: Matters of Money

March 20, 2014

I didn’t realize I had bought my train ticket from Venice to Milan for March instead of February until the old Italian man scanning my ticket on...

Emerson CUPSI team competes in Denver

Emerson CUPSI team competes in Denver

March 13, 2014

The crowd was silent. They were waiting for the introduction of the 2014 Emerson College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational team. As soon as they got it,...

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...

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...