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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

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Transfer Spotlight: Three new forces to reckon with

December 12, 2012

Name: Alexandra WhitmanYear: FreshmanMajor: Writing for Film and TelevisionHometown: Seattle, WAPreviously attended: Loyola Marymount University in Los...

Surviving the day-to-day of interning in LA

Surviving the day-to-day of interning in LA

December 12, 2012

LOS ANGELES — “And how’s your internship?” It’s a question we at Emerson’s LA program encounter every...

Dressed to profess

Dressed to profess

December 12, 2012

In many professors’ offices around campus, bookshelves filled with Milton, Fanon, and Faust line the walls. In Brad Verter’s office in the...

The paradox of good, cheap wine

December 12, 2012

While there's no real consensus on the subject, most stereotypically broke college students will profess, when pressed, to preferring...

Quiyk continues climbing, wins E3 Expo

Quiyk continues climbing, wins E3 Expo

December 11, 2012

Following the sale of over two-thirds of their inventory November at the Quidditch World Cup, Quiyk Athletic Apparel founders Matt Lowe and Eric Wahl knew...

Best Prof. Pro 1.0

December 11, 2012

Performing Arts:Bethany Nelson“Bethany Nelson is literally one of the most inspirational teachers I’ve ever had; she’s a great teacher and definitely...

The bold and the beautiful, Mr. Emerson

December 11, 2012

Last semester’s winner of the Mr. Emerson contest, Jeff Rizzi, has apparently taken to pageant life. The broadcast journalism major went on to entertain...

Fight for your right to party with Bigfoot, Yeti

December 11, 2012

Bigfoot and Nessie and the Yeti, oh my! Although most scoff at the thought of these creatures' existence, there are those who believe that...

Procrastination Station

Procrastination Station

December 11, 2012

Senior Veronica del Rosario had to start working. It was 9 p.m. and her 15-page paper on the United Nations Development Programme was due in 13 hours....

Don’t be mean — live green

December 11, 2012

, a Beacon Correspondent.

The things Hallmark should have said

December 11, 2012

pStar-crossed lovers consuming candy hearts and boxes of chocolate: put down the Lindtapos;s#44; channel the sugar rush and hit the books. While cupids...

Dressing like a young professional

December 11, 2012

Resumé, check.Coffee, check.Outfit, yikes.Time for your first job interview, and you don’t have anything to wear that wasn’t purchased at Urban Outfitters....

Tourism down as holiday approaches

December 11, 2012

Standing with fellow employees, escaping from the rain under a white ticket booth vacant of customers, Donna Story, assistant director of the...

Nerding Out

December 11, 2012

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Family Weekend brings fun and mixed feelings

December 11, 2012

"I'm really excited to show my parents around campus and show them all the talented people here," Sheehy said.,"Like many freshmen,...

Alternative Spring Break-dances into March

December 11, 2012

pStudents yearning and burning for spring break can

Emerson and Berklee connect via dance

Emerson and Berklee connect via dance

December 11, 2012

Students anxiously looked on as Berklee College of Music alumna Katalin Matyus sashayed across the room.  “Slow, quick, quick, slow,”...

Healthy fast food? Knowfat! Lifestyle has it all

December 11, 2012

It is dinnertime and you are off and running, trying to find a portable morsel of food in the miserly 12-minute break your night class teacher has...

Going Veggie? How to stay healthy

December 11, 2012

While many Americans have recently experimented with the carnivorous Atkins diet, others are sticking to a meat-free vegetarian plan. Just by observing...