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

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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Search committee to review AD candidates

January 30, 2014

It's been almost two years since Kristin Parnell resigned as Emerson’s athletic director, and now at long last the 12-member search committee assigned to fill the vacancy will meet on Jan. 30 to...

Men’s volleyball starts off with back-to-back wins

January 30, 2014

The Emerson men’s volleyball team won its first two games in a dominant fashion, holding Lesley University to 22 total points across three sets in the season opener in Cambridge. The Lions allowed...

Emerson Sports Roundup: Jan. 23-29

January 30, 2014

JANUARY 23 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Emerson 3, Lesley 0 Player of the Game: Brendan McGonigle Setter Brendan McGonigle supplied the Lions (1-0) with 28 assists as visiting Emerson dominated the Lynx...

400th win just a number to O’Brien

400th win just a number to OBrien
January 30, 2014

Although tracking total career wins may be important to other head coaches, third-year Emerson men’s basketball coach Jim O’Brien said he wasn’t even aware that he was pursuing career...

Athletic Department innovates with QR codes

Athletic Department innovates with QR codes
January 23, 2014

With the rise of smart phones, tablets, and the apps that accompany them, those with high-tech gear now have the ability to scan quick response, or QR, codes, leading to an increase in the everyday usefulness...

Men’s volleyball team looks to improve in 2014

Men’s volleyball team looks to improve in 2014
January 23, 2014

The Emerson men’s volleyball team took big strides during its 2013 season with a team made up of seven freshmen and four upperclassmen. Although the Lions ended the season with a losing record (12-16),...

Carbone faces likely season-ending injury

Carbone faces likely season-ending injury
January 23, 2014

Since their 72-44 loss to the Babson College Beavers in their first New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference game ever, the Lions (10-6, 3-2 NEWMAC) have gone 3-1 in NEWMAC play, and...

Pinckney academically ineligible to play

January 23, 2014

On Dec. 7, in the final Emerson home sporting event before winter break, the men’s basketball team defeated reigning Division 3 national champion Amherst College in a 90-79 victory before a packed...

Emerson Sports Roundup: Jan. 16-22

January 23, 2014

MEN’S BASKETBALL  Record: 10-6, 3-2 NEWMAC   Jan. 18: WPI 64, Emerson 50 Player of the Game: Tyson Hallowell   Sophomore Tyson Hallowell made six of 10 shots from the field and...

Emerson sports roundup: Jan. 4-15

January 16, 2014

MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 9-5, 2-1 NEWMAC   Jan. 4: Suffolk 85, Emerson 80 Player of the Game: Brian Hurley Sophomore Brian Hurley set a career high with 28 points as the Lions fell in a...

Men’s basketball players have big impact on Little Brothers

Mens basketball players have big impact on Little Brothers
January 16, 2014

The Josiah Quincy School in Chinatown, decorated with full-sized murals and art celebrating Asian culture, houses a student body of 816 students. For five of those students, lunch and recess are brightened...

Men’s basketball upsets reigning national champion Amherst

Mens basketball upsets reigning national champion Amherst
December 9, 2013

Jim O'Brien's tenure at Emerson College has come with its ups and downs. The former Division 1 head coach has been at the helm of the Lions men's basketball team for two-plus seasons, with plenty of highs...

Emerson Sports Roundup: Nov. 21 – Dec. 4

Emerson Sports Roundup: Nov. 21 - Dec. 4
December 5, 2013

MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 5-3, 0-0 NEWMAC   Nov. 22: Emerson 78, Tufts 71 Player of the Game: Austin Pinckney Junior transfer Austin Pinckney had his best game of the season, leading the...

Men’s basketball players are Big Brothers off the court

Men’s basketball players are Big Brothers off the court
December 5, 2013

The life of a student-athlete can be exceedingly busy — especially for an in-season basketball player with practices or games nearly every day of the week.  But five members of...

Lady Lions stay undefeated, take victory in NEWMAC opener

Lady Lions stay undefeated, take victory in NEWMAC opener
November 21, 2013

Four other Emerson sports teams had tried and came up on the short end in their first New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference games, but the women’s basketball team penned a...

Men’s basketball bounces back after opening loss

Men’s basketball bounces back after opening loss
November 21, 2013

After a disappointing loss in its season opener on Nov. 15, the Emerson men’s basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit — led by senior captain Jon Goldberg — to...

Emerson sports roundup: Nov. 14-20

November 21, 2013

MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 2-1, 0-0 NEWMAC Nov. 20: Emerson 82, Mt. Ida 56  Player of the Game: Mike Carbone  Sophomore guard Mike Carbone tied for a team-high 13 points off the bench...

Bringing concussions to light

Bringing concussions to light
November 14, 2013

In sports, there are euphemisms for suffering a concussion that used to make it more palatable to play through — let’s be straightforward — a traumatic brain...

Men’s basketball out to prove itself in NEWMAC

Mens basketball out to prove itself in NEWMAC
November 14, 2013

Despite landing in last place in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll, the Emerson men’s basketball team is preparing for a statement season...

Women’s basketball ready to run

Womens basketball ready to run
November 14, 2013

Look for the Emerson women’s basketball team buck convention during its first season in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, as head coach Bill Gould has decided to...