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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

Burning down the house: the night America turned red

Burning down the house: the night America turned red

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Editor / 21 hours ago

Trump was always going to win.  I dragged Silas with me to a scummy bar in New Hampshire, because, truth be told, I needed a story. I needed to be...

Sports betting is legal in the state of Massachusetts as of Jan. 31.

‘All true Massachusetts degenerates were in the house’ for legal sports betting

By Rumsha Siddiqui / February 13, 2023

After years of pushback in the state legislature, in-person sports betting is officially legal in Massachusetts as of Jan. 31, just in time for the Super...

Bless your heart: a love letter to the true South

Bless your heart: a love letter to the true South

By Meg Richards, Staff Writer, Opinion / February 1, 2023

When I came to Boston this past September, I learned something about how relative the idea of “the South” vs. “the North” is. In Virginia, where...