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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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Lions roar: WPI win highlights historic week

Lions roar: WPI win highlights historic week

February 18, 2014

Emerson’s transition into the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference brought with it fresh challenges that were too much to...

Gross Gains

Gross Gains

February 13, 2014

When the Emerson men’s volleyball team played nationally ranked Massachusetts Institute of Technology earlier in the year, sophomore libero Jared...

Emerson women's basketball coach Bill Gould during a game in 2016. Photo: Evan Walsh / Beacon Archive

Gould leads from his post

February 6, 2014

Bill Gould has enjoyed a lifetime of basketball from the sideline spanning 27 years, and he said it all stemmed from an early decision to give up his career...

Boston's Jim O'Brien

Boston’s Jim O’Brien

February 6, 2014

When a sports fan hears the name “Jim O’Brien, Boston basketball coach,” it conjures memories of the former Rick Pitino assistant who...

Against stiffer competition, men's basketball begins to adjust

Against stiffer competition, men’s basketball begins to adjust

February 6, 2014

The Emerson men’s basketball team is now fully immersed as a member of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, which is...

Emerson sports roundup: Jan. 30 - Feb. 6

Emerson sports roundup: Jan. 30 – Feb. 6

February 6, 2014

MEN’S BASKETBALL Record: 10-9, 3-5 NEWMAC Feb. 1: Babson 77, Emerson 71 (OT) Player of the Game: Jon Goldberg Senior captain Jon Goldberg led...

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...

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...

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...

400th win just a number to O'Brien

400th win just a number to O’Brien

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Men's basketball players have big impact on Little Brothers

Men’s 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...

Men's basketball upsets reigning national champion Amherst

Men’s 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...

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...

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...