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Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/emersonianemerso2014unse LEHER FROM THE EDITOR; Iwish I had advicetoofferourclass. Some magical pairofwordsthat, when strung together, are reassuring and inspirational. Instead, 1 have many alternate versions ofthis letter that are sitting in discarded documents in various states ofcompletion. What I’ve found, in trying towrite this Letter from the Editor, is that 1 knowas much asyou do about where we go from here. Emerson has been a support system that has changed the way 1 see the world, and 1 hope that it has done the same for all ofyou. From my position as a compilerofouryearand life here on campus 1 have seen that we are a class ofactivists and academics, writers and directors, actors and therapists; we are a class who embodies the Emerson mission ofbringing innovation to all that we set out to do. We find it difficult to sit quietly in the face of injustices and we rally together over issues that matter to us personallyand thatwe see matteron aglobal scale. 1 have seen thatweare fighters. We are agents ofchange and we are advocates. All that we are is an embodiment ofEmerson’s mission. We are innovators in everysense of the word, across every field we’ve worked towards for the past four years. Though 1 do not know what to say to ensure that you all believe we will be successful and that we will change our communities for the better, 1 do knowthatwhenlookingbackoverthispastyearyouwill beabletoseewhat 1 see inall ofus. Weareall inthe midst ofthe biggesttransitionofourlives — thus far we are moving into theworld outside ofEmerson and, for many ofus, theworld outside ofthe classroom. It’s large and it’s foreboding, but it’s also nothing we have not been prepared to face. There’s no guide for what comes next. I’m sorry to say, but when looking back this book and Emerson will be here to serve as a reminder ofwhere you have been and whatyou canachieve. STAFF: EiCs: Rachel Goodmanand Ryan Smythe Copy Editor: Michael Moccio Photo Editor: SarahTedesco Marketing Chair: Kathryn Carlson Designer: Victoria Elliott Staff Writers: Briana Blair, Shannon Bushee, Carly Cazer, Anna Dodge, Isabella Dionne, Natalie Hamil, Ashley Howard, Belinda Huang, Mario Jappen, Hannah Lafferty, Carl Lavigne, Daniel Manning, Todd Mitchell, Andrea Phillipou, Leah Shilling, Elizabeth Rule, andJasmineTaylor Photographers:Johnny Havens, Adrien Ha, Paulina Pascual, and Kellie Rainville TABLE OF CONTENTS ACADEMICS 9 ATHLETICS 27 STUDENT LIFE 43 DRGANIZATIONS 56 CLASS OF 2D14 83 M » ; 1 . Jf"' 1 EMERSON LOS ANGELES CENTER Emerson College proudly opened its After Emerson began sending its brand newLosAngelescampusin March students out to LA in the late eighties, of this year. Sporting enough residence the college finally has a place to call space to hold 217 students per semester, home out west that is uniquely Emerson it is guaranteed to vie for their attention from the curriculum to the innovative with a state-of-the art screening design of the campus. The opening room, multiple audio and video labs, gala, with around 600 in attendance, performance studios, classrooms, served as a strong housewarming walkways, andacafe. party. Alumni, students, parents, and The building, designed by Pritzker friends joined Emerson faculty in the Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne, facility. The general consensus from the sits comfortably within a lot slightly attendeeswasastrongmixoffascination smallerthananacreonSunsetBoulevard and wonder, echoed by the students and stands10 storiestall. Studentsbegan able to call it their temporary home. It living there at the beginning of the looks to do the same to generations of SpringsemesterinJanuaryasaprecursor Emersonians as they make their way to theelaborate Marchgrand opening. outwest. —COLONIAL— studios and rehearsal spaces are readily available for Purchased in 2006, the residence hall now houses students topracticeand explore theirtalents. Attached over three hundred students per year. This space is to ParamountCenteristhehistoric ParamountTheatre. comprised of suite style living with common lounges The theatre houses a beautifully crafted stage, with and kitchens on each floor. The Colonial is also home orchestra and balcony seating, while the Paramount to the Wellness/Substance Free Learning Community building itself houses the Bright Family Screening floor, as well as a female-only floor. Colonial also Roomandthefackie Liebergott Black BoxTheatre. has rehearsal rooms, the campus mailroom, and the Emerson Printand CopyCenter. ROW— —PIANO — Openedinthefallsemesterof2oo6.PianoRow,or“PRow,” LIHLE BUILDING— houses over 500 studentsaswell as the Max Mutchnick The Little Building is the largest undergraduate CampusCenterandtheBobbi BrownandStevenPlofker residence hall at Emerson. Built in 1917, it was Gym. The Campus Center includes the Multipurpose purchased by Emerson in 1994 and is an all inclusive Room for events and the lower level of the campus residence hall. The Little Building houses a dining centerisfilledwithofficesforavarietyofSGArecognized hall, a convenience store, a fitness center, many of the organizations.OnthesecondflooroftheCampusCenter Emerson officea, and 748 students. This residence hall studentscanfindstaffsupportthroughtheOff-Campus has traditionally designed co-ed floors, complete with Student Services, a Quiet Study Lounge, Multicultural common rooms, common bathrooms, and double, Student Affairs, and the Student Life offices. Up above triple, and quadruple livingarrangements. inthis fourteen-storybuilding, studentsreside ineither six- or four-person suites equipped with a bathroom, common area, and kitchenette. With common rooms —PARAMOUNT— locatedonallodd-leveledfloor,studentshaveaneasyway Bought by the college in 2005, with five floors of togetconnectedasacommunitywiththecommunityof classrooms and four floors of resident spaces, the Bostonas theirbackdrop. ParamountCenterishometostudentsofall majors, but is especially rich in Performance Arts students. Dance 6 n