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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

Sacrificing sleep should not be the norm of college life

Sacrificing sleep should not be the norm of college life

By Jocelyn Yang / February 25, 2020

The ‘college triangle’ states that students can only have two of the following: good grades, a social life, and enough sleep. The first time I saw...

"When we were newbies at college, we might have encountered mean upperclassmen giving us a hard time or looking down on us." / Illustration by Ally Rzesa

You were a freshman once, too

By Frances Hui / September 20, 2019

On the first day of classes this year, after I sprinted from the Park Street Station to the Walker Building, I took the stairs to avoid the long line for...

Guilt-tripping individuals for staying in can make them feel needlessly self-conscious. / Illustration by Ally Rzesa

Op-ed: Don’t let peer pressure trick you into partying

By Katie Schmidt / March 27, 2019

When I attended community college, I became an inside joke with my friends because I didn’t go out that often. If you stayed in on the weekend, or avoided...