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The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

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

The Berkeley Beacon

Sports

Showers helps Lions earn win

December 31, 2012

On Saturday, though, winning truly did require contributions from the whole Emerson men's basketball team."It was a team effort," said senior guard Will Dawkins.,It's a clicheacute; that pops up every...

Get your rear into gear by working it

December 31, 2012

,Many people hate their backsides. They think their buttocks are too big or too small, too round or too flat. While Mother Nature and genetics certainly play major roles in what body shape a person's stuck...

Which basketball team will have a better year?

December 31, 2012

The Emerson College women's basketball players have something to prove this season. Last season they were a newly assembled team of mostly freshmen and sophomores who found their game too late to really...

Not in da club

December 31, 2012

But it will remain a club team this spring semester, with the changes taking effect this fall.,The Emerson men's baseball team is set to begin its season, propelled by the recent news that it will become...

Herman hurls a no-hitter

December 31, 2012

Up to that point, the freshman had allowed no hits to the opposing players from Suffolk University, and she wasn't about to let a shot at greatness slip away.,Emerson women's softball pitcher Lynn Herman...

Men#039;s team healthy for title run

December 31, 2012

Since the fourth game of the season in late November, the team has been without a full roster due to injuries and illnesses. Head Coach Hank Smith said at least two players have been out consistently since...

Revolution, Houston to fight for title

December 31, 2012

The 12th season of Major League Soccer was the most anticipated since the league's inaugural year in 1996. The league added a franchise in Toronto and created the "Designated Player Rule," allowing each...

New sports take aim at the average athlete

December 31, 2012

In addition to the promotion of Kristin Parnell as Director of Athletics, the department plans to introduce new intramural sports and update equipment and facilities.,A new administrator isn't the only...

Dear Celtics: Try again later

December 31, 2012

With the Green off to a 2-0 start and newcomers Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen putting up some pretty good numbers, expectations are high for a run at banner number 17. The Celtics are playing some solid...

Women#039;s soccer wins in overtime on Senior Day

December 31, 2012

For the first 70 minutes of the Emerson women's soccer team's game against the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, senior Alex Matthews watched her teammates from the sidelines, cheering them on as...

Pick of the Pride: Angela Jorgenson

December 31, 2012

For Angela Jorgensen, that philosophy has paid serious dividends.Jorgensen, a junior pitcher for the Emerson softball team, displayed great concentration in throwing a no-hitter on April 7 in a 2-0 win...

Suffolk tames Lions in tennis

December 31, 2012

Meena Ganesan

Lasell lasers Lions amid rain

December 31, 2012

Ian Tasso

Nothing fishy about trade

December 31, 2012

God knows it seemed that way when Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein declined to renew his contract last October. The golden boy was gone, the ship was rudderless and mentor-turned-madman Larry Lucchino...

Emerson blows Simmons Sharks out of the water

December 31, 2012

In the midst of a season full of nail-biting conference games, the Lions were able to catch their breaths on Jan. 24 as they blew out visiting Simmons College, 79-54. The team coasted to its largest margin...