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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

The state of the SGA

December 31, 2012

Scott Douglas Fisher

Where graduation means fame

December 31, 2012

Jon Terbush

Palin is a typical Alaskan

December 31, 2012

Meena Ganesan

Bound to repeat it: The late American empire?

December 31, 2012

There he would encounter familiar amenities and safeguards: top-notch sanitation and running water; teeming stadiums and theaters; rigorous state-funded...

Resistance is futile: Western protest won#039;t help Tibet

December 31, 2012

A story on CNN last Tuesday stated that President Bush has yet to decide which portions of the 2008 Summer Olympics he will attend, if any, leaving many...

Fighting Dutchman: Wilders battles radical Islam

December 31, 2012

If Islamic extremists delighted in Sept. 11, they must now be even more pleased by our waning memories of the slaughter, and our ever lessening commitment...

Emerson foodcart a giant flop

December 31, 2012

Only an extremely meticulous guide to Boston eateries would include the Emerson Cafe's summer timeshare on Boston Common. The little foodcart, and its...

Debacle as oracle: Learning from Iraq

December 31, 2012

There have been missteps. At this point, maybe, they're irreversible.,Against a backdrop of scorched desert, five years of war have come and gone. Five...

Giving it their worst: The Clintons#039; racial rhetoric

December 31, 2012

Although she is behind in delegates even after Tuesday's victories in Texas and Ohio, the former first lady still has a chance to win the nomination.,As...

Insignificant Nader

December 31, 2012

While many believed Sen. John McCain would be this year's most decrepit presidential candidate, it seems that dubious honor will go to 74-year-old Ralph...

Barack the borrower

December 31, 2012

Clinton's specious assertion that Obama lifted lines from Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's stump speeches-which were similarly change-oriented-exposes...

A man in full: The complexity of John McCain

December 31, 2012

In his early days at the naval academy, it seems he happened to observe an upperclassman abusing a Filipino dining hall steward. In defiance of the strict...

There won#039;t be blood

December 31, 2012

"I was devastated when the nurse turned me away," the musical theater major recalls.,On Jan. 10, 2006, Steven Cuevas went to a blood drive hoping to perform...

Going mental on guns

December 31, 2012

Proponents of lenient gun laws seemed to have reasonable arguments-family protection, civil rights, the sport of hunting-up until Feb. 15, when CNN released...

Go green, go trayless

December 31, 2012

We should be excited that Emerson has made the decision to get greener. Washing hundreds of trays every day requires a lot of water and energy, not to...

The GOP#039;s incredible shrinking quot;big tentquot;

December 31, 2012

The realities of the Republican Party frequently conflict with its public relations (which may explain why hacks and spinsters are so valued within the...

FCC vs. the free press

December 31, 2012

Last month, while the students and faculty of Emerson College were just about ready for a much-needed mental respite, the Federal Communications Commission...

Crooked caucus: Electoral antics in Nevada

December 31, 2012

I was an intern with the Hillary Clinton campaign over winter break, stationed in Las Vegas. Two weeks of intensive campaign work led to Jan. 19, the big...

A change would do the music industry good

December 31, 2012

Led by acts like *NSync and Britney Spears, the recording industry hit a high mark in 2000, selling 785.1 million albums, according to Rolling Stone.,If...

Between just Romney and God

December 31, 2012

On Dec. 5, Mitt Romney publicly addressed his Mormonism, a personal detail that threatens to derail his entire candidacy. Before a leery host of evangelical...