The Berkeley Beacon

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Townhall meeting talks marathon

By Christopher Gavin
The former piano teacher of Lu Lingzi, one of the victims who died in the attacks, provided musical accompaniment, with performances at the beginning, middle and end of the panel. The discussion was broadcasted live on WBUR as a part of the On Point program, a two-hour talk show about stories in the news and other interesting topics.
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Lifestyle

Boston Strong raises $562,000

Two Emerson students’ Boston Strong fundraiser has sold over 37,000 shirts, according to their page on inktothepeople.com. Initially hoping to sell 110, the pair has far exceeded this goal and raised over $562,000 for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings as of Wednesday.
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Sports

Men's tennis team remains undefeated in GNAC

On Tuesday, the men’s tennis team swept Norwich University 9-0 to open the Great Northeast Athletic Conference playoffs, continuing a season that has seen the Lions post the program’s best record in its history.
Arts

Literature in the age of distraction

Writing longhand was not an arbitrary decision. For some time, I’ve been thinking critically about how much our age’s proliferation of technology has encumbered writers and readers.
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Feature

Hot and EVVY

Thirty-two years ago, Martie Cook decided to create an award show from the ground up.
Lifestyle

The science of sleep

Sleep can be a valuable commodity for a college student, especially one who is heading toward finals week. And although it is valuable, many times when schoolwork piles up or schedules get overbooked, sleep is the first thing to get pushed to the side.

News

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The Beacon Beat: April 25, 2013
On this week's Beacon Beat: Emerson students raise over $500,000 for marathon bombing victims, a review of Gangsters in Concrete's new book, and a debate about whether college athletes should be paid.

Arts

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Swomo says goodbye to graduating members with final show
Longform improv is when performers improvise a series of short scenes often interrelated by story, characters, or themes. Swomo kept audiences laughing Friday night as they played out their story, complete with larger-than-life characters, such as a sassy swim coach and a Southern schoolboy who gets called a “scrimper” by his playground bullies.

Opinion

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Play for Pay: Collegiate exploitation
There’s an allure to college sports, a lust inherent in a lot of us for the school spirit that often comes with them, and it’s a shame that most of this comes at the expense of the athletes that provide it.

Lifestyle

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Activist speaks about racism
Tim Wise speaks with the occasional lyricism of a spoken word poet. He does so quickly, running ideas in circles around each other and pausing for the odd sip of water.

Sports

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Men's tennis team remains undefeated in GNAC
On Tuesday, the men’s tennis team swept Norwich University 9-0 to open the Great Northeast Athletic Conference playoffs, continuing a season that has seen the Lions post the program’s best record in its history.