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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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Something different for Valentine#039;s Day

December 31, 2012

Remember Valentine's Day when you were a kid? All it took to make your friends feel loved and appreciated was a Conversation Heart that read "BE MINE."...

Hang up that hangover: Get a greasy spoon fix the morning after

December 31, 2012

Guzzling Glaceau Vitaminwater during and after the evening's festivities may not have proved to be successful. You may have a horrible headache or feel...

Controversies won#039;t rain on St. Pat#039;s parade

December 31, 2012

On March 18 of last year it was cold. That is the first thing that Emerson students Shawna Wright and Kelsey Foster remember about the day when, along...

Pubs, pints and pride: Entering South Boston

December 31, 2012

Take a step off the T at the Broadway stop and a new realm is breached-a world in which the essence of the Irish-Catholic culture of the immigrant influx...

Condom Week tries to keep it clean

December 31, 2012

Between Feb. 11 and 15, they will be hosting events around campus to recognize National Condom Awareness Week, which is recognized by the American Social...

Students giving back rather than going buck

December 31, 2012

Last fall, at the beginning of her junior year, the communication studies and writing, literature and publishing double major began to formulate a plan...

Increase of influenza drives need for vaccine

December 31, 2012

The flu virus and symptoms, which are normally in season November through April, have seen a 400 percent increase from 2006 to 2007 in the Boston area...

Painted over pricks: Fake tattoos ease the pain

December 31, 2012

"Temporary tattoos are back," said Michael Benjamin in Ruth La Ferla's Jan. 24 article in The New York Times. Benjamin sells fake tattoos in New York City,...

Transfer students tackle tough transitions

December 31, 2012

For transfer students, the beginning of the semester can be especially daunting. They are entering an entirely new environment, after already going through...

Emerson graduate debuts first feature film

December 31, 2012

From premiering his first feature length film to working as a production assistant on the sets of two independent films in Los Angeles, Hemmingway has...

Online listings reveal where the rats are at

December 31, 2012

The City of Boston is offering germaphobes and regular folks alike a tech-savvy way to search a comprehensive directory of restaurant health-inspection...

Rudolph, Rabbi Al and a partridge in a pear tree

December 31, 2012

It is a little known fact that the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" actually refers to the 12 days between Christmas and Epiphany in the Christian faith,...

Project Emerson hosts an Affair to remember

December 31, 2012

In an effort to increase awareness of student organizations on campus, fashion group Project Emerson and co-ed fraternity Zeta Phi Eta sponsored a Black...

Burritos roll out in Harvard Sq.

December 31, 2012

It's an affliction untold thousands of students silently wrestle with: the relentless desire for jumbo-sized, freshly-made, gourmet-level burritos. The...

Students skate, frolic and play the Eskimo way

December 31, 2012

Go to the Little Building or Piano Row. Walk to the nearest elevator. Push the up button for floor 12. Now go into the common room and look out the window....

Bonjour! Voulez-vous parler avec moi, ce soir?

December 31, 2012

"Ou est le crayon de mon oncle?" "Wo ist der Bleistift von meinem Onkel?" "Where is my uncle's pencil?" While certainly a valid question if your uncle...

PostSecret book gets personal on paper

December 31, 2012

So says Frank Warren, and like the secrets he collects, he'd probably rather remain anonymous. Warren, the creator of the weekly PostSecret blog is a humble...

Money matters on the global scale

December 31, 2012

In late September, the American dollar hit a record-breaking low in exchange rates. The current exchange rate for the European Union's Euro is about one...

April Fools: PoMo performance on Boylston

December 31, 2012

A rhythmic free-form chanting could be heard above the strummed chords of a guitar and ukulele, as one student-who wished to be identified only as Docter...

Dot-com dorm delivery services hit-or-miss

December 31, 2012

Foodler.,At seven o'clock Thursday night, three roommates decided to order dinner in from two different online delivery services. At the end of the night,...

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