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Lions reflect on fruitful season

February 26, 2015

With the regular season coming to a close, members of Emerson’s women’s basketball team said they are proud of what they've accomplished so far. The team has an overall record of 11-13 and...

Michael Brown, professor and champion for athletics

Michael Brown, professor and champion for athletics
February 26, 2015

Professor Michael Brown has been at Emerson College “forever,” he said. He has seen the campus change locations, watched as new dorms were built, and faced the college in a trailblazing lawsuit...

Men’s basketball close to playoff berth

Men’s basketball close to playoff berth
February 26, 2015

Headed into what could be the last few days of its season, Emerson’s men’s basketball team, currently 4-9 in conference play, needs to win its last game to make the New England Women’s...

New option for sports minor brings optimism

February 19, 2015

The recently introduced Individually Designed Major program, designed in part for undergraduates to create a sports communication minor, is drawing optimism from sports-minded professors and student-athletes...

Lady Lions looking for a proper sendoff

Lady Lions looking for a proper sendoff
February 19, 2015

When it comes to discussing the annals of women’s basketball at Emerson, head coach Bill Gould, now in his eighth year, said he would rather let the past be the past. For good reason, said Gould....

Delzo daunts and dazzles on defense

Delzo daunts and dazzles on defense
February 12, 2015

Junior Janissa Delzo has played in every game since her freshman year, and since her sophomore year, she’s started every game but one. This year, she has emerged not only as a leader, but also as...

Coach Scarpaci leaves lasting legacy

February 12, 2015

When Jared Scarpaci arrived at Emerson as the men’s soccer coach in 2003, he had a roster of 19 enthusiastic, if inexperienced players. One of them, Scarpaci recalled, was wearing a nicotine patch. The...

Pinckney rebounds from ineligibility

Pinckney rebounds from ineligibility
February 12, 2015

On Dec. 7, 2013, Austin Pinckney, a 6-foot-6 forward for Emerson’s men’s basketball team, played the best game of his collegiate career in the Lions’ 90-79 victory over reigning Division...

Students celebrate Patriots victory

Students celebrate Patriots victory
February 12, 2015

Emerson students celebrated the New England Patriots’ 2015 Super Bowl win on Sunday night when they joined fans on Boston Common and again on Wednesday as a parade passed the college.  Paola...

Lions logo gains ground with unveiling on court

Lions logo gains ground with unveiling on court
February 5, 2015

Emerson’s athletic department officially unveiled its new logo on the floor of the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym in a ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 24.  This is the first logo specifically...

NEWMAC News: Playoff picture Jan. 29

February 5, 2015

Women’s basketball Overall record: 9-8 NEWMAC record: 4-5 Remaining NEWMAC opponents: Smith, MIT, Springfield, WPI, Coast Guard, Wheaton, Clark Beacon’s take: With about a month left in...

Ex-NBA player shares tale of redemption

Ex-NBA player shares tale of redemption
February 5, 2015

Though former NBA player Chris Herren makes the same speech a few hundred times a year, his story of intense drug addiction and eventual redemption still comes across as chilling and genuine.  “He...

Tied at halftime, men’s basketball outlasted by MIT

Tied at halftime, mens basketball outlasted by MIT
January 29, 2015

Though they were tied by halftime, the Emerson men's basketball team ended up losing 64-55 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Jan. 24. Around 200 people attended the game at...

NEWMAC News: A farewell to fall

November 13, 2014

Men’s soccer Final record: 6-8-4, 0-6-1 in conference  It took four years’ worth of games, but senior Jesse Senger got his first start in his final collegiate game, played Nov. 1, as...

25 Lions honored for academics

November 13, 2014

Emerson had 25 athletes named to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference teams for fall sports, the department announced on its website Monday.  To...

In quidditch, athletes see compelling option

In quidditch, athletes see compelling option
November 13, 2014

It was spring 2013, just after Xavier Garcia’s sophomore season on the Emerson baseball team had finished. The outfielder decided to quit the team over the summer, putting an end to his ten-year...

For transfers, teams offer fast friendships

November 13, 2014

After taking a season off from soccer during her freshman year at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, sophomore Elle Wierbicky realized she wasn’t fully satisfied with her academic and athletic...

Reality looms in XC’s final meet

November 6, 2014

One more race. That’s it.  The Emerson College men’s and women’s cross-country teams will end their seasons at the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference...

More than wins and losses

November 6, 2014

A quick look at the women’s soccer team’s season only reveals its below-average record.  However, the players see things differently. At least eight out of the 10 losses were by two goals...

Back in the game: Former NBA player becomes men’s basketball coach

Back in the game: Former NBA player becomes men’s basketball coach
November 5, 2014

In Piano Row, deep beneath the street, the Emerson men’s basketball team has begun hitting the gym in preparation for their upcoming season. Meanwhile, in the athletic department, the team’s...

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