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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

Opinion

Standing up to substance abuse

Standing up to substance abuse

February 20, 2014

Even though he admitted to heroin use in the past, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death seemed to come as a surprise to many of the actor’s colleagues...

Screening program needs a brighter idea

February 20, 2014

At issue: Lackluster attendance at Bright Screenings Our take: It’s a two-way street In response to dismal student attendance at the visual and...

The true significance of the Oscars

February 20, 2014

When the nominations for the Academy Awards are announced each year, it always feels anticlimactic. Who didn’t expect films like 12 Years A Slave...

When there’s smoke there’s fire

When there’s smoke there’s fire

February 13, 2014

Despite the best efforts of the government, lung cancer, and our mothers, people still choose to smoke tobacco. It would seem that smokers have accepted...

Better safe than whiney

February 13, 2014

At issue: Emerson students are upset about the proposed tap-in policy. Our take: This is an appropriate course of action When the new 24/7 ID tapping...

The deceiving colors of India

February 13, 2014

If you had asked me a year ago what came to mind when I thought of India, I would have said catchy Bollywood songs, yoga, colorful clothes, and maybe one...

There’s nothing funny about sexual assault

February 6, 2014

At issue: Instances of sexual assault being diminished in a complacent culture. Our take: Sexual Assault is Sexual Assault Word of Emerson students being...

Syria deserves serious solutions

Syria deserves serious solutions

February 6, 2014

Toward the very end of my study abroad in Lebanon last semester, a Sunni extremist linked to al-Qaeda blew himself up outside the Iranian Embassy in ...

Listicles are littering journalism

February 6, 2014

The line between what college students consider journalism and purely pop culture writing is getting too fine to distinguish. In the midst of BuzzFeed...

The privilege of telling your own story

January 30, 2014

When I came to Emerson from Hawaii nearly three years ago, I didn’t know a lot about city life in the Northeast. I quickly discovered how to adapt,...

The dangers of fandoms

The dangers of fandoms

January 30, 2014

It’s hard for me to write this article because fandoms have been good to me. Now that some may consider pop culture knowledge sexy and interesting,...

A team without a captain

January 30, 2014

At issue: Nearly two years without an athletic director Our take: Change in the department is long overdue It’s been 615 days since Kristin Parnell...

For the mentally ill, a stigma hard to shake

For the mentally ill, a stigma hard to shake

January 23, 2014

It has become a natural reaction after public shootings and other heinous crimes to question whether the perpetrator was suffering from a mental illness....

Waning attention mirrors waning attendance

January 23, 2014

Students turned out in flocks to see the “kind of a big deal” Ron Burgundy—yet when it came down to an issue that many consider an actual...

Respect yo selfie

January 23, 2014

It’s a familiar drill: Berry lips pucker, smokey eyes squint, the front-facing iPhone camera is raised and a photo is snapped. It doesn’t...

New LA campus calls for community immersion

January 19, 2014

At issue: Emerson’s iconic campus opens in Hollywood Our take: Don’t let the building become a bubble Emerson’s new campus in West...

Fictitious Dark Genius Fantasy

Fictitious Dark Genius Fantasy

December 5, 2013

“He’s a genius.” This is the conventional wisdom of many fans surrounding hip-hop mogul Kanye West. Even after last week’s release...

Yeezus Christ superstar

Yeezus Christ superstar

December 5, 2013

“Watch Kanye West Repeatedly Get His Ass Handed to Him”… “Kanye West’s ‘Bound 2’ Video Is Cold Garbage”…...

On that midnight train to Allston

December 5, 2013

At issue: T plans to stay open later on weekends Our take: Let’s open the floodgates, and ride the train late night Soon, you’ll be able...

Is it really kind of a big deal?

December 5, 2013

At issue: “Respected journalist Ron Burgundy” coming to campus Our take: Don’t become the hype. On Dec. 4, Emerson College will become...