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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

An Empire State of mind for Emerson

December 13, 2012

Each year, droves of Emerson graduates migrate from sleepy Boston to the bustling epicenters of their chosen industries. Filmmakers and actors head to...

Have some class; don’t play hookey

December 13, 2012

Despite that fact that these past few months have been a winter washout,  students who were kept inside on gray days are now coming out of hibernation...

Editorial: SGA candidate endorsements

December 13, 2012

President—Tau Zaman Finishing the remainder of Jeffrey Rizzi’s elected term has proved uneven, but Zaman’s experience and commitment...

Letter to the editor from Tau Zaman

December 13, 2012

Dear Editor, I’d like to congratulate the Beacon on dramatically improving the quality of its reporting over the past few years. Overall, I’ve...

Marrying the W, the L, and the P

December 13, 2012

Writing, literature, and publishing. It’s a major unique to Emerson that is the wet-dream of any Wilde-infatuated, Orwell-crushing high school kid — not...

Nonfiction is for facts, not fibbers

December 13, 2012

It’s said that truth is stranger than fiction, but for some nonfiction writers, not even the truth is strange enough. Barely a quarter of the way...

Absence policy works for workshops

December 13, 2012

It’s a common complaint heard in the halls of the Walker Building, the dining hall deli line, the smoke cloud outside of the Little Building. The...

Editorial: SGA session a frosty Pelton pow-wow

December 13, 2012

At issue: President, trustees, and SGA meet awkwardly to talk money.  Our take: Meeting did little to bridge the gap between students and administrators. ___________________________________________________ Preparing...

Guilty pleasures are best over breakfast

December 13, 2012

Last week, for the first time since 1995, NBC’s Today show ratings dropped below its ABC competitor, Good Morning America. The culprit behind this...

Think small for summer internships

December 13, 2012

Long gone are the summer days of the bronze age, the era of our most youthful youth. When we were kids we were welcome, even encouraged, to spend endless...

Endorsing Barack Obama

Endorsing Barack Obama

December 12, 2012

There is not a day that has gone by in the past six months where I haven’t thought about the upcoming presidential election. How could I not when...

Endorsing Mitt Romney

Endorsing Mitt Romney

December 12, 2012

Elections are upon us, and in a race experts say is too close to call, every vote counts. Well, they do in Florida and Ohio anyway.  In a state that...

Blinded by the right

December 12, 2012

Democrats seem compelled to move more and more to the right in preparation for future elections and they haven't exactly been covert about it either.,"If...

Looking for love online

December 12, 2012

Recently, I read an article in The New York Times about single women searching online for the perfect sperm. When I was a little girl, I learned...

Editorial: Considerations for SGA candidates

December 12, 2012

At issue: Another year, another lackluster turnout of SGA candidates. Our take: Reelection may seem inevitable, but representatives can’t rest on...

We need honest grading

December 12, 2012

As a 26-year teaching veteran, I agree with those who claim that there is a grade inflation problem in academia today. Across the country, many college...

Economics, not reporters, dictate the news

December 12, 2012

You have to hand it those on the right. They have somehow managed to convince almost everyone, including many liberals, that our media is slanted...

Editorial: SGA won’t show us the money, again

December 12, 2012

At issue: SGA limbos under previous transparency failures.  Our take: How low can they go? _____________________________________________________________ The...

Emerson’s problem with professionalism

December 12, 2012

I work in the Emerson College Office of Undergraduate Admission. Every day, eager prospective students call in with questions and anxieties about what...

Vote “no” on the proposed constitutional amendments

December 12, 2012

At Issue: Amended constitution eradicates checks on power, blurs branches of government Our Take: Vote “no.” Debate on social media over...