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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

Dazed and Confused Spring 2025

Cover Illustration by Fiona McMahon

Hold Still, Please

By Aris Liang, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025

He thinks he should be off-kilter more than he actually feels—as if he had a sleeve rolled up and one sleeve loose, or one of his shoes was laced tighter...

Jeans d'Or

Jeans d’Or

By Bryan Liu, Managing Editor / April 16, 2025

Rhode Island-based Designer Henry Hawk wins the 2025 Jeans d’Or prize Awarded to designers or denimheads, the annual prize celebrates style, sustainability,...

Disco ball / Unsplash

Did Disco Demolition Night really kill disco?

By Rylie Burns, Former Operations Managing Editor, Layout Editor & Newsletter Editor / April 16, 2025

The short answer is no. Disco, both as a genre and subculture, began in the waning days of 1960s counterculture. In underground bars, parties, and clubs,...