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Trigger warning: This article briefly mentions disordered eating and body image issues. 

Bodies are always a topic of discussion. Trying to fit into the beauty standard feels like an eternal game of cat and mouse, but the mouse sets the pace, consistently running away just as the cat is about to catch up. This incessant devotion to keeping up appearances is utte...


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The Berkeley Beacon’s opinion section operates separately from The Beacon’s newsroom. Viewpoints highlighted in the opinion section do not influence how the newsroom covers news at Emerson, in Boston, and beyond. This is to maintain and protect the integrity of the newsroom and opinion section. To submit an opinion piece, contact

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Every year, Emerson’s Alumni Weekend brings former students back to their alma mater to rediscover their old Boston haunts, reunite with classmates, and celebrate the achievements they’ve made since tossing their black graduation caps.

With lucky timing, the North American touring production of “Operation Mincemeat” brought Emerson alum Erin Ramirez ’16 to the Colonial...


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A little less than one week before midterm elections across the country, more than 40 students from The Washington Center (TWC) piled into the basement of George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs building to hear professors talk about what will — and what definitely won’t — happen leading up to the midterm elections. 

The panel was organized by...


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When The New York Times writes about a musician, are they still underground? The label is a badge of honor for many in today’s alt-country scene, but if the goal is success, Greg Freeman is actively achieving it. The Times’ most tapped-in critic, Lindsay Zoladz, opened her


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