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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

Reading is trending, and that’s a good thing

Reading is trending, and that’s a good thing

By Rachel Hackam / September 17, 2022

The summer before second grade, I caught the reading bug. With the help of the pandemic and online bookish content, many others have since caught it, too....

Courtesy of Mia Silverman.

First-year creates TikTok for food allergy education

By Hannah Nguyen, Deputy Living Arts Editor / March 23, 2022

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, first-year Mia Silverman did what any bored teenager would do—go on TikTok. After posting a TikTok sharing her...

Leave Charli D’Amelio alone, and let teen girls live their lives

Leave Charli D’Amelio alone, and let teen girls live their lives

By Kaitlyn Fehr / February 10, 2022

Everyone needs to stop griping and moaning, there’s no way Charli D’Amelio is coming to Emerson next fall. I know what the rumors are saying, but TikTok’s...

Jonathon Graziano '13 and his pug, Noodle.

‘Bones day’ or ‘No Bones day’: Emerson alum, pug achieve TikTok fame

By Campbell Parish / November 4, 2021

Forget horoscopes or weather forecasts, there’s a new way to figure out what kind of day you’re going to have—Noodle, a 13-year-old pug.  Thanks...

"It’s sad, really, that I’m numb to these things. So numb that when I saw the video of George Floyd’s murder, I didn’t feel surprised, angry, frustrated, or sad."

Solved: The Myth of Reverse Racism

By Melanie Curry / March 11, 2020

A few weeks ago, I scrolled on my TikTok “For You” page and stumbled across a video of a white girl claiming that every race can be racist.  I...