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Junior returns after gender reconstructive surgery

Junior returns after gender reconstructive surgery

December 13, 2012

Chris Largent came out of anesthesia thinking it was the apocalypse. “How many zombie movies start with someone waking up in a hospital?”...

Editor-In-Chic

Editor-In-Chic

December 13, 2012

This awards season is rife with excellent films that had even the most highbrow of film students saying, “Yeah, fine. George Clooney is a really...

Freshman forms secular organization

Freshman forms secular organization

December 13, 2012

After freshman Ian Stewart spent his winter break engrossed in The God Delusion — biologist Richard Dawkins’ bestseller on the...

College’s oldest dept. proves to be small but mighty

College’s oldest dept. proves to be small but mighty

December 13, 2012

A piece of brain dropped on the floor. Associate Professor Vinoth Jagaroo, joked “Don’t worry, I’ll pick that up,” and the crowd...

Chinatown holds a ceremonial parade this past Sunday

Chinatown holds a ceremonial parade this past Sunday

December 13, 2012

Chinatown holds a ceremonial parade this past Sunday.

“S*** Girls Say” spinoffs reach Emerson, twice

“S*** Girls Say” spinoffs reach Emerson, twice

December 13, 2012

An idea struck freshman Erin Arata over winter break. After watching the “shit [fill in the blank] say” phenomenon unfold, the writing, literature,...

From studio to stage: Senior eyes Miss Boston title

From studio to stage: Senior eyes Miss Boston title

December 13, 2012

Samantha Russo often refers to herself as “one of the guys.” Now she is one of 11 girls competing in the Miss Boston pageant. The senior broadcast...

Emerson named #3 Hipster Campus

Emerson named #3 Hipster Campus

December 13, 2012

Walking through Emerson’s campus,  over-sized flannel, under-sized skinny jeans, thick glasses without lenses, and outdated cameras abound....

The ups and downs of Mission Hill

December 13, 2012

For junior Jordan Koluch, life on Mission Hill has its peaks and valleys. Her most notable gripe, she said, is the inconsistency of the E train on the...

Kappa Gamma Chi hosts annual week-long awareness campaign

December 13, 2012

Under dim Christmas lights and paper heart cutouts strung on the walls sat 12 round tables with Hershey’sKisses and artificial tea candles. Pieces...

Etiquette guru shows students the ropes

Etiquette guru shows students the ropes

December 13, 2012

Etiquette education has the stereotype of being boring and stuffy, and it  reminds everyone about grandmothers who would shoot “the look”...

Vegan Food Fest gets sweeter

Vegan Food Fest gets sweeter

December 13, 2012

When Cakeology owner Victoria Donnelly whips up a velvety, double-chocolate cupcake topped off with mounds of cocoa frosting, she abides by three rules:...

Sophomore wins $50k grant

Sophomore wins $50k grant

December 13, 2012

Silently filming herself flipping through several handwritten notecards, sophomore Kanika Misra tells her story. In her 10-minute YouTube video, Misra...

Fashionista Gal

December 13, 2012

A style with an old-school vibe, loafers have been given a new attitude here at Emerson. Not nearly as recognizable as the scuffed penny loafers your grandfather...

ERA Awards plan to shin

December 13, 2012

After hosting a fundraiser for the Japan tsunami disaster and six events for Asian Heritage Month last year, junior Charles DeRupe was in for a surprise.  DeRupe,...

Hip Hapas share poetic talents

Hip Hapas share poetic talents

December 13, 2012

With Snappy Sushi pinched at the end of a pair of chopsticks, the next “generasian” of Emerson students gathered in the crowded Cabaret to...

Halloween and Dia de los Muertos offer culture

December 13, 2012

Emerson Halloween happeningsClear your throat and head down to the Halloween Open Mic event, co-sponsored by The Emerson Review and Gangsters in Concrete,...

Pet smugglers

Pet smugglers

December 13, 2012

When Skylar Wilson, a junior media studies major, moved into her suite in the Little Building in September of her sophomore year, something was missing....

Nerding Out

December 12, 2012

Video games are the quintessential 21st century art form. Artists, actors, writers, designers, and programmers collaborate to produce an interactive story...

Students strip down, donate clothes

Students strip down, donate clothes

December 12, 2012

A group of nine students stripped down to neon-colored sports bras and boxers and bolted from the starting line of the second annual Nearly Naked Group...