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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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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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cupcakes are kickin#039; and finger-lickin#039;

December 31, 2012

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From surfing to safaris: Not in Cali anymore

December 31, 2012

Moss, a 19-year-old Emerson transfer student majoring in print journalism, planned on attending Dominican University close to home in Marin County, Calif.,His...