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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

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Season preview: men’s tennis still looking for NEWMAC win

March 30, 2016

Emerson’s teams are seemingly improving in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference with more playoff berths and the school’s first postseason win this winter. A few...

Emerson’s Perry sliding into NEWMAC notables

Emerson’s Perry sliding into NEWMAC notables
March 30, 2016

Sophomore second baseman Neil Perry is playing his first season on Emerson’s baseball team. The journalism major from Middleborough, Massachusetts, currently leads the New England Women's and Men's...

Fresh off Tommy John, equipment back on

Fresh off Tommy John, equipment back on
March 30, 2016

“I felt a snap in my elbow, and I heard a pop.” At that moment, Kallista Leonardos had been accepted to college and was preparing to join Emerson’s softball team. The recruiting process...

Quinn attacking opponents in 2016 lax campaign

Quinn attacking opponents in 2016 lax campaign
March 30, 2016

Emily Quinn knows a thing or two about a campaign.  She worked for her father in his bid for Bristol County Sheriff in Massachusetts in 2012, and she traveled to Iowa with Emerson classmates to get...

Tennis’ first full-time coach plans to stick around

Tennis first full-time coach plans to stick around
March 23, 2016

“Another year, another coach” seems to be the theme for Emerson’s men’s and women’s tennis teams, which have each had four and five leaders since 2013, respectively. The latest...

Baseball team using platform to confront cancer

March 23, 2016

Combining their off-field skills with their on-field platform, Emerson’s baseball team is joining the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s fight to prevent the disease.  The Lions...

Softball in the Sunshine State: Lions lead off year

Softball  in the Sunshine State: Lions lead off year
March 23, 2016

Playing 10 games in seven days of 80-degree, nothing but sunshine weather, it was all balls, bats, and bases for the Emerson softball team, who got a sampling of their squad’s talent in its annual...

Lions not quite at home in the NEWMAC: A year in review

Lions not quite at home in the NEWMAC: A year in review
February 26, 2016

It has been a unique year for Emerson athletics: it (finally) managed to release its first logo, three teams made the playoffs, and the department introduced its new director, Patricia Nicol. Unfortunately...

For athletics, full-time coaches still a full-time search

February 26, 2016

In fall 2013, Emerson’s athletic department promoted two head coaches—women’s soccer’s David Suvak and men’s lacrosse’s Dan Gold—from part-time to full-time positions....

NEWMAC News: Spring season wrap-up

February 26, 2016

The spring sports season is almost over—baseball and men’s lacrosse have a game each left to play—and none of the five teams will make the playoffs for the second straight year. Men’s...

Softball sweeps Smith for season’s first NEWMAC win

February 26, 2016

The Emerson softball team notched its first conference wins of the season on April 11 in a two-game sweep of Smith College. The two New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference wins match...

Men’s volleyball caps best season with most awards yet

Mens volleyball caps best season with most awards yet
February 26, 2016

This was a season of firsts for the volleyball team—they posted their best-ever record of .500—and now, for the first time in the program’s history, the Lions had players recognized as...

Men’s volleyball posts first .500 record in program history

February 26, 2016

The men’s volleyball team went 13-13 this season, the first time the program posted a not-losing record in its six-year history. Despite being eliminated from the first round of the Great Northeast...

Women’s lacrosse looks for late season success

Womens lacrosse looks for late season success
February 26, 2016

With three conference games left on the schedule, the women’s lacrosse team has already matched its conference win total from last season. The Lions are currently 6-4 overall, with a 2-3 record in...

Preview: Men’s volleyball aims for upset in quarterfinals

February 26, 2016

After posting its first overall winning record in the program’s six-year history, Emerson’s men’s volleyball team will play the Wentworth Institute of Technology Leopards on April 7 in...

‘Powerhouse’ sophomore controls lacrosse’s offense

Powerhouse sophomore controls lacrosse’s offense
February 26, 2016

The first three seasons of Meredith Weber’s lacrosse career weren’t pretty—the midfielder said she hated everything about the sport. “My parents made me start playing lacrosse...

Freshman stabilizes Lions in both aspects of the game

Freshman stabilizes Lions in both aspects of the game
February 26, 2016

In volleyball, players tend to specialize in offense or defense. Freshman Nick Rusk, however, is a bit of an oddity: He’s second on the team in both kills and digs, which he credits to his beach...

Women’s lax aiming for first NEWMAC playoff appearance

February 26, 2016

Though Emerson’s women’s lacrosse team failed to qualify for the postseason last year, players are attacking this season with the confidence of making the playoffs, according to head coach...

New women’s lacrosse coach no stranger to the NEWMAC

New womens lacrosse coach no stranger to the NEWMAC
February 26, 2016

Kathryn Egizi, Emerson’s new women’s lacrosse coach, will see some familiar faces on April 15—her former team, the Wellesley College Blue. Until last June, Egizi was one of their assistant...

Basketball teams ball off the court, too

February 26, 2016

The Emerson women’s basketball team has the most players recognized by the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference for academic success, the conference announced on Feb. 23. The...