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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

Rachel Choi

Slushy Ryan Murphy now!

By Bailey Flaherty, Beacon Contributor / November 13, 2024

If the 2009 musical comedy-drama “Glee” was around today, it would not be as much of a hit as it was back then. The show includes a vast amount of...

Illustration by Hailey Akau

‘Pretty Little Liars’ set the standard for Halloween episodes

By Shannon Garrido, Multimedia Managing Editor / October 26, 2022

Picture this, it’s 2011.  Rebecca Black has just released “Friday,” Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie...

Tim Davis (left), Jane Lynch (middle), and Kate Flannery (right) performing "A Swinging' Little Christmas" at City Winery, with The Tony Guerrero Quintet on the instruments.

Thank you, Jane Lynch for beautifully commencing Christmas

By Mariyam Quaisar / December 9, 2021

On Wednesday Dec. 8, I walked into the City Winery with the brightest smile plastered across my face. Want to know why? Jane Lynch’s “A Swingin Little...