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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

Making the leap to L.A.

December 31, 2012

An Emerson visual/media arts diploma, coupled with a semester interning at the lower dregs of the entertainment industry, is supposed to be any alumnus'...

Mohammed cartoon creates controversy

December 31, 2012

There's rioting throughout the Middle East. Radical Islamic leaders are calling for violence against infidels. Diplomats and others in European countries...

Testing the death penalty

December 31, 2012

Those were the final words spoken by Roger Coleman, a convicted killer executed in Virginia in 1992.,"An innocent man is going to be murdered tonight....

Tapping freedom

December 31, 2012

If nothing else, we should use this time to remember one of Franklin's key declarations: "They who would give up essential liberty for temporal security...

The elephant in the room

December 31, 2012

Although many of Emerson's core values are fundamental to the college's existence, it is hard to believe that "diversity of perspective" is a top priority.,The...

The elephant in the room

December 31, 2012

Although many of Emerson's core values are fundamental to the college's existence, it is hard to believe that "diversity of perspective" is a top priority.,The...

The devil#039;s in the details

December 31, 2012

As incoming freshmen, all of us knew about these programs.,"So whatever your goals, Emerson College has the right program to complement your professional...

Note to Senator Kerry: Too little, too late

December 31, 2012

Welcome to the anti-war movement. It is heartwarming to know that public opinion regarding Iraq has shifted so much that you are finally willing to speak...

Uncovering North Korea

December 31, 2012

No regime in the world is more oppressive than that of North Korea. The only true Stalinist state to survive into the 21st century, North Korea is poor,...

The Next Four Years

December 31, 2012

Number 44 must execute a crackdown on the southern border. Securing the frontier with Mexico is a key security issue.,Whoever's elected in 2008, he or...

Organic diets offer a healthier alternative

December 31, 2012

Recently, I received a care package from home. Not your average package with cookies and brownies, but instead an organic, free trade chocolate bar and...

Ending Roe v. Wade

December 31, 2012

There's nothing like a Supreme Court nomination to bring the complicated issue of abortion to the forefront of political debate. Since President George...

Jordan battles terrorism

December 31, 2012

At first it seemed like a scene all too common in the Middle East. On Nov. 9, suicide bombers walked into three hotels and blew themselves up, killing...

America: Don#039;t blame the Big Mac

December 31, 2012

Not just portly, big-boned, large-framed, husky, solid or rotund. This isn't winter weight. It isn't baby fat. Let's face it: we have a weight problem....

Banksy, others prove art isn#039;t untouchable

December 31, 2012

Terri Ciccone

Harry Potter: A guide through the ages

December 31, 2012

Elizabeth Pashley

quot;The lookquot; triumphs over rhetoric

December 31, 2012

Gabrielle Tassone

Palestinians choose change

December 31, 2012

With the votes counted, it is clear that the group, deemed a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States and the European Union, now dominates...

Going green the smart way

December 31, 2012

But in truth, the college does its fair share of trend-following. Our current involvement in the "green" craze is evidence of this.,Emerson College claims...