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Tips for tipping culture: When you should and shouldn’t tip

Around a year ago, my friends decided to go to Red Robin after one of their birthday parties. I had prior engagements and was unable to attend,...

Promoter culture isn’t hot, it’s harmful

It’s officially Halloweekend eve. Soon, as throngs of college students finalize their costumes and prepare official plans for the festivities...

Posthumous albums, the ‘vault,’ and vampiric opportunism

I’ve had posthumous albums on my mind lately. Not just because I hate them and everything they stand for, but because I’ve been listening...

Homesickness isn’t terminal

Over the weekend, major presidential elections took place in Bolivia, my home country. For the first time in almost 20 years, the long-reigning...

Officers form a blockade preventing protesters from crossing Tremont Street while others are arrested after a Pro-Palestine protest on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff)
Letter to the Editor: Why you should care about the arrests of our students

As has been widely reported across both local and national news fronts, last Tuesday, Oct. 7, amid a “Flood Downtown for Palestine” rally,...

Letter from an Editor: In my opinion…

Some time ago, a professor told me not to waste my time with writing opinion pieces for The Berkeley Beacon. So here I am… writing this opinion...

Letter to the Editor: Advice from an ‘audience’ member

The fall semester has arrived as sure as the stench of weed from the Common! But unlike the smell, your time at Emerson is more than a temporary...

Letter: Commencement, Courage, and Crackdown

The courage of young speakers during this commencement season has been inspiring—and the backlash discouraging. A bold, young class president...

Crooke's Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
Crooke’s Cage: John Cena shocks the world with heel turn in Toronto
(Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)
Editorial: The gun doesn’t care who pulls the trigger