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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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Burning Down the House Fall 2024

A Heaven Burned

A Heaven Burned

By Danielle Bartholet, Operations Managing Editor / December 3, 2024

When they placed the headset on my eyes, I first saw white, and I felt like the only person alive.  “Welcome, Eve.” My name was spelled out...

Photo by Nick Peace

Experimental hip-hop

By Rumsha Siddiqui, Editor-at-Large / December 3, 2024

Experimental hip-hop is ever-evolving. For many, this is known fondly as “scaring the hoes” music—a term coined by JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown, who...

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The Comfort Room

By Jack Silver, Staff Writer / December 3, 2024

“Do you remember the mountains, Dane?” The room was vacant save for the white chair on which he sat, and the thin slot on the wall where her words...

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Curated

By Maggie Kaprielian, Beacon Correspondent / December 3, 2024

According to the National Institute of Health, adolescents who regularly use social media are at double the risk of experiencing poor mental health.   She...

End Martian Law

End Martian Law

By Adam Nuñez, Staff Writer / December 3, 2024

Do Aliens Feel Pain? Leaked Document Reveals Extent of U.S. Torture Experiments on May 17th Martian Leaked documents uncovered in a hack on United...

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The Workaround

By Jagger van Vliet, Guest Author / December 3, 2024

In a week’s time, the publishing house would have its hands on Jules’ magnum opus, and everything would be settled.  Jules had been imagining...

Don't let the world un-alive your tongue

Don’t let the world un-alive your tongue

By Rachel Choi, Multimedia Managing Editor & Chief Copyeditor / December 3, 2024

Technology has progressed to a point so vast that most people have the entire world at their fingertips. Collective knowledge of nearly everything that...