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The Berkeley Beacon

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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Souvenirs and sighs at 96 Beacon St. sendoff

December 31, 2012

As the school year comes to a close, so will several buildings used by Emerson on Beacon and Arlington streets. One of these buildings, the Student Union,...

Hillel#039;s quot;Chocolate Sederquot; lifts many spirits

December 31, 2012

Emerson Hillel, the college's Jewish student organization, held its first "chocolate seder" this year for both Jewish and gentile students to commemorate...

Beacon How: Balls, gotta catch #039;em all

December 31, 2012

Emerson students take pride in their ability to juggle many activities at once. Senior Emil Lamprecht takes this skill to new heights. Lamprecht literally...

Making whoopies: new North End bakeries

December 31, 2012

The evening air's aroma causes throngs of people to gravitate to the North End each weekend, where the narrow sidewalks are bustling with folks looking...

The gift of giving: dresses, pies, and laughs

December 31, 2012

This Thanksgiving weekend, while you're home pulling winter sweaters out of the closet, grab those old prom dresses and shoes you know you'll never use...

Uncover a secret garden and stealthy sneakers

December 31, 2012

For college students in Boston, one of the main goals of living in the city is to escape the incipient identity of a tourist and immerse themselves in...

Forest Hills Cemetery: springtime six-feet under

December 31, 2012

Last week Jack Frost finally took a nap and the outdoors became a temperate, bearable place to be once again. But Emerson students beware: the semester...

USP provides potential to publish

December 31, 2012

Imagine yourself walking down an aisle of a bookstore. You come across the section of authors with the first letter of your last name. You drag your finger...

Bostonians get goose down and dirty

December 31, 2012

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Looking for some support? Try these over-the-shoulder boulder-holders

December 31, 2012

Although the modern bra has only existed for about a century, it has become a wardrobe staple for most women, right along with socks and panties. While...

Sick of staring at blank walls? Add holiday flava to your drab dorm or apartment

December 31, 2012

Nordkye, a junior TV/Video major, is spending her first year out of the dorms, and she is thrilled to be able to string holiday lights around her apartment."This...

Emerson fan favorite trades court for cameras

December 31, 2012

Most take the safe route and count on a good education to bring success. But Hendricks is leaving Emerson, its basketball team and his hometown of 20 years...

Poetry team places fourth in nation

December 31, 2012

While most of the Emerson community had trickled home for spring break, the Emerson Slam Poetry Team placed fourth nationally in the 2009 College Unions...

Time to moo-ve on: The Beacon takes on dairy-airs

December 31, 2012

bAlmond Milk/bPlain:If you've ever eaten raw, unsalted almonds and felt thirsty after, you will know what drinking Blue Diamond Almond Breeze milk alternative...

New nonfiction mag Apostrophe debuts today

December 31, 2012

Billed as "the college's first lifestyle magazine" by its editors, Apostrophe will stray from the literary style dominating Emerson's current magazine-format...

Sweet-n-suggestive V-Day treats

December 31, 2012

Never has the concept of eroticism been quite so mouth watering as it is at Sweet-N-Nasty, Boston's premier sexy bakery, featuring everything from breast...

Strong appetite but low on cash? For dishes that please the palette and the wallet, read between the lines

December 31, 2012

However, by daring to venture off the high-priced path, you can find less pricey and fairly unknown dining delights, including Cafe Jaffa.,Strolling down...

Apple picking offers late-autumn activity

December 31, 2012

But don't let the change in temperature cause you to waste away the days until Thanksgiving.,As October comes to a close and our minds wander from trick-or-treats...

Friendly practical joke turns political victory

December 31, 2012

He hadn't run for vice president.This friendly fooling, however, resulted in Siccardi, a sophomore media production and writing for TV and film double...

Speedy Santas strip for a good Claus

December 31, 2012

Ponder, for a moment, the image of Santa Claus. Allow the depth of his meaning to infiltrate all childhood memories of good ol' St. Nick and his cookie-eating,...