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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

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Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear

By Jack Silver, Magazine Contributor / April 16, 2025

The morning after the election, I went to Wonderland. It was a quiet, inaptly named transit station at the end of the Blue Line and a short walk to Revere...

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The Comfort Room

By Jack Silver, Guest Author / December 3, 2024

“Do you remember the mountains, Dane?” The room was vacant save for the white chair on which he sat, and the thin slot on the wall where her words...