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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

(Laith Hintzman/ Beacon Correspondent)

Sustainability drives ‘Massive Thrift Market’

By Laith Hintzman, Beacon Correspondent / September 23, 2024
Thousands gathered in Roxbury last Saturday to buy used—sometimes decades-old—clothing.
Courtesy Creative Commons

Chic sustainability: the art of American thrifting

By Ella Donaghue, Beacon Correspondent / April 17, 2024

The year was 2017. My YouTube homepage began filling up with videos of young men and women scouring their local Goodwills and Salvation Army stores for...

"Feelin Fallish," a Sustainable Swaps event, was held on Oct. 2.

Sustainable Swaps: Saving the environment one trade at a time

By Max Handelman, Correspondent / October 5, 2022

The crisp wind of nearing autumn rustled through rows upon rows of hanging clothing, creating a chorus of rattling hangers and a symphony of flutters from...

Graphic by Lucia Thorne

Top eight thrift options around campus

By Dionna Santucci / January 24, 2022

Emerson students are widely noticed for their fashion, and it’s easy to keep up with trends when you live in the heart of a stylish city like Boston....

Junior Juliet Walker sports the sweatshirt, covered in original drawings, that launched her clothing business. Courtesy of Juliet Walker.

Junior’s stained sweatshirt launches creative business

By Emily Cardona / December 14, 2019

Frustrated by her inability to wash stains out of a thrifted sweatshirt, Junior Juliet Walker uncapped her permanent marker and started to draw on the...