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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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Emerson students take part in first Model UN

December 31, 2012

According to founder Lauren Johnson, a junior print journalism major, Emerson does not have an established MUN chapter, but several Emerson students are...

Homeless seek shelter from the storm

December 31, 2012

Shivering in the bitter cold, Pamela, a 37-year-old homeless woman, stood under a bus shelter in Boston's sub-25 degree weather holding her cardboard sign:...

Resolution #109: Cook at home more often

December 31, 2012

You are ready to resolve to stop making resolutions. You'd love to save money and shed pounds this year, but you can't seem to stick to the strict, complicated...

Chinatown celebrates traditional New Year

December 31, 2012

Its metallic body snaked onto a stage constructed at the intersection of Essex and Harrison streets, keeping in time with a gong and clanging cymbals....

Islamic New Year signifies a clean slate

December 31, 2012

Al-Hijra begins the first month in the Islamic calendar.,As those New Year's resolutions to eat better and study harder are either falling into place or...

Yoga gives students time to relax

December 31, 2012

The number of participants in yoga classes at the Emerson College Fitness Center (ECFC) has increased this year from a handful of practitioners to full...

Deconstructing natural remedies

December 31, 2012

While Advil, Nyquil or other pharmaceuticals are all options for tending to these symptoms, some students on campus are also using alternative methods,...

Academia takes on Katrina with varied views

December 31, 2012

A town hall forum called "Hurricane Katrina: Questions for America about Poverty, Race and Leadership," led to a tense discussion that linked societal...

Wachusett: fantastic skiing is minutes away

December 31, 2012

The commuter rail's new ski train is simplifying the trip to the trails. In December, the MBTA, in a partnership with the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area,...

Dorm decision: Cozy quarters or Spaceship prison?

December 31, 2012

The Little Building was designed by Clarence Blackall, architect of the Wang Center and Colonial Building.Blackall is a well-known Boston architect, but...

Decision oh-ate: local, organic or both?

December 31, 2012

You look up the nearest supermarket: Outside of specialty stores or 7-Eleven, you find a Shaw's next to the Prudential Center, a Whole Foods tucked behind...

A raw deal: vegan Grezzo serves it cold

December 31, 2012

by the temptations of chocolate-covered pastries and other comfort foods, Grezzo employs a different philosophy.,Grezzo is the last restaurant you would...

Say what? Slogging through the street slang

December 31, 2012

these days is a mish-mash of horse hockey and malarkey that whacks people right out of their skulls. We all have our little funky-butt words and phrases...

Great escape to ice cream mountain

December 31, 2012

Eating a pint of Ben Jerry's during stressful times is clicheacute;. The over-extended student, knee-deep in papers, finals and film shoots eats his or...

Likin#039; Mike#039;s City Diner

December 31, 2012

of home-cooked turkey onto a hot plate with all the accoutrements: green beans, gravy and the buttery goodness of mashed potatoes.,Hands deftly flip and...

Don#039;t do that: A local#039;s guide to Boston

December 31, 2012

Steeped in historical significance-like that one time the harbor was steeped in tea-Boston is one of America's most interesting cities, for tourists and...

Commonwealth books it to Downtown Crossing

December 31, 2012

It was a fairy tale land of books, the mind's eye image of a magical bookstore complete with a coy house cat.,In between classes or on a lazy Sunday afternoon,...

Required Spring Break Reading

December 31, 2012

James JoyceFirst published in the early twenties, Joyce's novels Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake are the most commonly known of his work. The Dublin-based...

There will be ink: Searching for the perfect pen

December 31, 2012

priced and unnecessarily engraved pens, leather-bound legal pad holders (Does your dorm room smell of rich mahogany?)and, inexplicably, baby-sized Emerson...

Textbook cost worries send students online

December 31, 2012

Each semester, students go back to the familiar routine of picking up their books, standing in line and spending a fortune. The rising costs of college...