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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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Wrap it up: Real protection against infection

December 31, 2012

Genital human papillomavirus, chlamydia, genital herpes and trichomoniasis are four worries college students could do without. Unfortunately, according...

Students start search for off-campus options

December 31, 2012

When students get sick of hiding toasters in computer boxes, blowing smoke through shower vents or dealing with randomly selected roomies, they embark...

Cabaret show Strips away gender stereotypes

December 31, 2012

"I tell stories about my life in order to illuminate the stories which form our culture-the stories by which we organize ourselves, often without really...

Emerson students neither hazed, nor confused

December 31, 2012

"It was embarrassing, but it's all in good fun," the freshman film major said.,Ryan McGovern was surprised when he walked into his first rehearsal for...

Much more than strictly ballroom

December 31, 2012

With the success of X-Dance, it is clear that dancers have made a niche for themselves at Emerson. Marlena Yannetti, a full-time faculty member and Emerson's...

Current seniors hope to be hired, not homeless

December 31, 2012

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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...

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...

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...

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...