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

The Berkeley Beacon

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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...

Tied at halftime, men's basketball outlasted by MIT

Tied at halftime, men’s 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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

Hard work pays dividends for Lions keeper

Hard work pays dividends for Lions keeper

November 5, 2014

Melanie Escobar isn’t the Emerson women’s soccer team’s full time goalie, but that isn’t stopping the sophomore from racking up...

Cross country outruns expectations

Cross country outruns expectations

November 5, 2014

Emerson College’s men’s and women’s cross country teams were selected to finish dead last in preseason polls, and it didn’t surprise...

Women's tennis focuses on the future

Women’s tennis focuses on the future

November 5, 2014

Perspective is everything. To some, six losses for the women’s tennis team this season may seem disappointing, but to head coach Colin Hyte, it’s...

Freshman sets Lions up for success

Freshman sets Lions up for success

November 5, 2014

Elaine Nichols started playing volleyball at age 11 to be like her stepsister, and now the freshman has landed herself a starting spot on a collegiate...

Softball completes academic three-peat

November 5, 2014

Emerson’s softball team has a longstanding reputation of being successful both on the field and in the classroom.  For this reason, news on...

Former place kicker anchors Lions' defense

Former place kicker anchors Lions’ defense

November 4, 2014

After being one of the last players cut on the competitive Merrimack College soccer team, Ryan Carino, now a starting center back on the Emerson soccer...

Libero leads Lions’ young defense

Libero leads Lions’ young defense

November 4, 2014

  Lifelong volleyball player Sam Harton has already wielded her years of experience in her first season at Emerson. In the New England Women’s...

Senior captain leads women’s tennis by example

Senior captain leads women’s tennis by example

November 4, 2014

Though the winless Emerson women’s tennis team has had few occasions to celebrate this year, senior captain Jana Winfield has been a bright spot.  In...

Men's basketball eyes conference title

Men’s basketball eyes conference title

November 4, 2014

After a season of remarkable upsets that ended in an early playoff exit, Emerson’s men’s basketball team is focused on the future and its second...

Women's soccer lights up the night

Women’s soccer lights up the night

November 4, 2014

Members of the women’s soccer team set a goal for themselves: each player needed to raise at least $100, or $2,400 collectively, for an annual cancer...

Women's basketball looks to outrun competition

Women’s basketball looks to outrun competition

November 4, 2014

After the women’s basketball team reached the quarterfinals in the final season of its old conference two years ago, its season last year—the...