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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

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Graphic Max Ardrey

where they cannot follow.

By Danielle Bartholet, Operations Managing Editor / April 15, 2026

Enter GIRL. There is a single chair in the room. It is a black room, dark and damp. She takes a seat and takes a puff of her cigarette that she holds in...

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Saturn’s son

By Ty Gavin, Beacon Correspondent / April 17, 2024

A naked titan crouching in darkness, clutching the torso of a pale, dangling body, about to tear rib cage in two; some bold script pasted over in modern...

Illustration Rachel Choi

Dear Grandma

By Maggie Kaprielian, staff writer / April 17, 2024

Dear Grandma, It’s taken me a while to smile when they say our name. If only I had grown up with you braiding my hair and telling captivating stories...