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Students assist media lab aimed to aid nonprofits

Students assist media lab aimed to aid nonprofits

November 7, 2013

At Emerson, it is nearly impossible to come across unmotivated students. Everywhere you turn, there are eager students searching for new opportunities...

Foundation on the Margins: Liberal arts profs try to offer value at a specialized school

Foundation on the Margins: Liberal arts profs try to offer value at a specialized school

November 1, 2013

Jon Honea does not have the type of office you might expect for a professor in Emerson’s communication sciences and disorders department. Books about...

Across the Pond: Forsaking the clichés

October 31, 2013

When I got to Europe, my overly romanticized notion of what I was getting into had me sipping wine in Paris, experiencing the nightlife in Amsterdam, visiting...

America's Funniest Home Videos creator returns home

America’s Funniest Home Videos creator returns home

October 31, 2013

When Vin Di Bona’s friend Henry Winkler sent him a script, he passed up a $100,000 job to take a chance on it.  The script eventually became...

Bringing legends to life  in the Cabaret

Bringing legends to life in the Cabaret

October 31, 2013

From ninjas, to luchadores, to Che Guevara, Emerson’s Legends Ball was an intercultural rendezvous of many characters. The four multicultural groups ...

Families conquer campus activites

Families conquer campus activites

October 24, 2013

The campus crawled with a strange demographic — a mix of college students and parents adorned with Welcome Center swag bags, brochures,...

Pelton embraces Emerson's Halloween spirit

Pelton embraces Emerson’s Halloween spirit

October 24, 2013

Halloween is a holiday of traditions. Whether it’s decorating the house, dressing up in a costume, or going to a Halloween party, the day is marked...

Health Matters

October 24, 2013

These days, you can’t enter a grocery store without seeing the words “gluten-free” plastered all over various products. Gluten-free breads,...

Student’s show hopes to thrill and  terrify

Student’s show hopes to thrill and terrify

October 24, 2013

Areana is obsessed with herself.  Evan physically cannot make his own decisions.  Phoebe and Mikki are two roommates on the wrong end of revenge. ...

Ups and Downs: Surviving — and embracing —  a vertical campus

Ups and Downs: Surviving — and embracing —  a vertical campus

October 24, 2013

Any prospective Emerson student is bound to hear an overly excited tour guide say something along the lines of, “We’re a very vertical campus....

Play me, I’m yours for a day

Play me, I’m yours for a day

October 17, 2013

While meandering the streets of Boston, there’s a myriad of sounds to be heard. The mindless chatter of pedestrians, the screech of the T, construction...

Across the Pond

October 17, 2013

My quarter-life crisis happened one night in Dublin. Well, maybe it was less of a crisis and more of a predicament. And maybe I’m too young for such...

Student take on new sushi joint

Student take on new sushi joint

October 17, 2013

Exquisite sushi rolls, elegant background music, stylish furniture, and spirited lights dominate the new Fin’s Japanese Sushi and Grill, situated...

New belly dancing class brings a taste of the Middle East to campus

New belly dancing class brings a taste of the Middle East to campus

October 17, 2013

Walking through the Paramount studios on any given Wednesday night, groups of Emerson students can be found practicing for their classes, rehearsing for...

Bracelets break down cultural barriers

Bracelets break down cultural barriers

October 11, 2013

At a glance, Michael Notrica is a fairly average sophomore. He’s lean and lanky, with bright brown eyes and a smile that comes easily. He wears a...

Sorority hosts networking workshop for college community

Sorority hosts networking workshop for college community

October 10, 2013

Eager, career-oriented students of all different ages, majors, and backgrounds mingle at Emerson on a daily basis. On Oct. 2, Kappa Gamma Chi taught students...

Students learn the ins and outs of internships

Students learn the ins and outs of internships

October 10, 2013

The task of applying for internships can be confusing, lengthy, and at worst, daunting. Emerson’s Career Services wanted to help fix this problem...

Love Notes: Putting yourself out there

October 10, 2013

We are now over a month into the school year, meaning we’re comfortable in classes, we know the best places to score a good meal, and we have well-established...

Elma Lewis' long legacy of high standards: Over decades, new center's namesake spread the arts

Elma Lewis’ long legacy of high standards: Over decades, new center’s namesake spread the arts

October 10, 2013

A collection of photographs, plaques, and certificates hangs in a newly filled glass case on the far wall of the Little Building’s lobby. At the center...

Across the Pond

October 8, 2013

I have taken home for granted for my entire life. Sleep-away camp, boarding school, and even college never fazed me because I always knew I simply had...