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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 governor#039;s expensive taste

December 31, 2012

In the Oct. 19 issue of The Beacon, the editorial board praised Patrick as the candidate with the best platform for college students in Massachusetts....

The value of the religious litmus test

December 31, 2012

and Mitt Romney-the word interview is misleading because it implies some level of journalistic scrutiny rather than the friendly chat that actuallytook...

Facing the new Facebook

December 31, 2012

Meena Ganesan

NFL players deserve tougher rules

December 31, 2012

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is standing firm in his tough philosophy, which penalizes players whose behavior off the gridiron reflects poorly on the...

Shut up, Sharpton

December 31, 2012

He also cost millions of CNN-watching Americans a solid week of legitimate news, but it wasn't without pressure from perennial media hog Al Sharpton.,Shock...

Requiem for a generation: On Virginia Tech

December 31, 2012

It is not an aberration. It is not even a surprise. Blood no different from that shed in Virginia has fallen in corridors and in classrooms throughout...

It#039;s the economy, Emerson!

December 31, 2012

But are we actually politically active and aware? Not really.Although Emersonians are passionate, the scope of our political knowledge is narrow. We usually...

quot;Support our troopsquot; is more than a platitude

December 31, 2012

If coverage of the Iraq War is overshadowing the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, where The New York Times reports al-Qaeda is being rejuvenated...

Looking for a leader: who#039;s it for 2008?

December 31, 2012

staff:Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) Fred Thompson is the man our country needs in 2008. He has yet to announce, but it now seems certain that he...

BU#039;s game of Russian roulette

December 31, 2012

The facility is called a National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory, or a Biosafety Level 4 (BSL4).,With construction having already started on a...

Students hate the hate

December 31, 2012

It was a wrestling match, and I had a ringside seat. The Student Government Association hosted a "Speeches and Snacks" event Monday, where candidates running...

A broken city experiences victory in defeat

December 31, 2012

Such is the case with the city of Detroit, which, despite feeling the sting from the Tigers' World Series loss, can stand tall and be proud. Detroit is...

The Israeli influence

December 31, 2012

Which is why when Stephen Walt, academic dean of Harvard's John F.,While the United States has laws protecting our freedom of speech, people do not always...

Emerson cares? Think again

December 31, 2012

I am not, nor will I ever be just a number, yet that is how I felt today when I received a letter in my mailbox from Emerson's Office of Housing and Residence...

Death of habeas corpus

December 31, 2012

On Feb. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that foreign detainees at Guantanamo Bay do not have this right.,Fundamental...

The courage of Elizabeth Edwards

December 31, 2012

candidate John Edwards, has shown us all what it means.Mrs. Edwards displayed remarkable strength in 2004 during her husband's presidential campaign.,In...

Emersonians evade elevator etiquette

December 31, 2012

Elizabeth Pashley

Judge not: the antifaith bias

December 31, 2012

A small number of students, however, still rise early on Sundays to attend church.More than 40 percent of Americans regularly attend religious services,...

Blame the marketers in the Aqua Teen fiasco

December 31, 2012

If nothing else, it will go down as one of the strangest days in Boston. Around 38 suspicious devices were discovered around Beantown on Wednesday, Jan.,It...

China hopes to see Great Wall from the moon

December 31, 2012

Meena Ganesan