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The Berkeley Beacon
Emerson College's student newspaper

The Berkeley Beacon
Karissa Schaefer

Karissa Schaefer, Deputy Living Arts Editor

Karissa Schaefer is a freshman journalism major. This is her second semester writing for the living arts section of the Beacon and she is currently Deputy Living Arts Editor. When she's not on campus in Boston, she resides on Long Island, NY. Other than working with the Beacon, she's also a general board member for Emerson Dance Company.

Latest from Karissa Schaefer
Art by Lucia Thorne

The 10 songs that got me through my first year at Emerson

May 24, 2021
Three weed dealers––Jamie, Alex, and John––who spoke with The Beacon on the condition of anonymity, discussed their life as dealers on campus and how it impacts their customers.

Let’s Be Really Blunt: Student dealers on what it’s like being “The Plug”

May 1, 2021
Police restrict the south campus gate at Boğaziçi University in Turkey.

Protesting for educational freedom, Free Literature is getting support from Emerson’s Professor Swanson

April 15, 2021
8 ways to enjoy Boston’s spring season safe from COVID-19

8 ways to enjoy Boston’s spring season safe from COVID-19

April 5, 2021
Documentary subject of “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” Joe Exotic

Ten binge-worthy shows that got us through the pandemic

March 17, 2021
AMC Boston Common 19

Movie theaters are becoming a thing of the past, for better or for worse

March 9, 2021
Britney Spears

New documentary ‘Framing Britney Spears’ released, reviving discussion of conservatorship

February 28, 2021
Still from Disney's

Ryn Soorholtz ’16 serves as production coordinator on Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’

February 23, 2021
'The Big Scary 'S' Word' post-screening virtual discussion and Q&A

‘The Big Scary ‘S’ Word’ documents American socialism at Bright Lights Emerson film series

February 7, 2021

“Plastic Hearts:” Why Miley Cyrus is the musical chameleon of Gen Z

January 31, 2021
Video games are the modern form of storytelling

Video games are the modern form of storytelling

January 20, 2021
A worker dispensing salt along the Washington and Boylston Street intersection.

11 ways to celebrate the holiday season COVID-free

December 22, 2020
Emerson Mystic celebrating Halloween 2019

Emerson Mystic hosts virtual event to celebrate Gaelic festival ‘Samhain’

October 31, 2020
Katie Lacadie, a senior writing literature and publishing major, was one of two students to have their manuscript selected by Undergraduate Students for Publishing. Her manuscript, along with senior Clarah Grossman's, will be published in December of this year.

Pub Club announces semesterly student manuscript winners

October 28, 2020
The Media Art Gallery opened an exhibition for the first time since Covid-19 forced the school's closure in March.

Emerson Contemporary debuts new blog, fall exhibit amid pandemic

October 14, 2020
Members of Kappa Gamma Chi opted out of recruitment this semester.

Fraternity and Sorority Life navigate the semester under COVID-19 regulations

October 6, 2020
Oujia boards were banned from the Charlesgate hotel in 1990 because of the

Getting ‘ghosted’ at Emerson? It’s more common than you think.

September 24, 2020
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