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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

The Emerson women's volleyball team celebrating senior captain Caroliine Davis's 1,000th career dig. (Photo courtesy of Ben Read)

Caroline Davis, Senior Volleyball Captain, joins 1,000 dig/kill & 2,500 assists club

By Merritt Hughes, Staff Writer / October 26, 2023

Imagine doing something you love by helping a “team,” whether that's your family, friends, or an actual sports team. This could be anything, from playing...

Senior middle blocker Jillian Kay scoring a kill against Smith College in the NEWMAC quaterfinals

Women’s volleyball season ends in five-set heartbreaker

By Leo Kagan / November 3, 2022

A final ball whistled past diving Emerson defenders, silencing a roaring crowd at the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym on Tuesday night, ending a tight...

The win bumped the women's volleyball team's record to 14-3.

Women’s volleyball secures 13th win of the season, defeating Salve Regina

By Leo Kagan / October 19, 2022

As the fans poured into the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym, the women’s volleyball team took on the Salve Regina Seahawks during Family Weekend,...

Women's volleyball player awarded Defensive Player of the Year

Women’s volleyball player awarded Defensive Player of the Year

By Jason Tulchin / November 11, 2021

Sophomore libero Caroline Davis was named the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the 2021 season. At...

Women’s volleyball team sweeps Colby College

Women’s volleyball team sweeps Colby College

By Charleston Fallon / October 21, 2021

The Emerson women’s volleyball team swept a doubleheader against Colby College on Saturday as a part of a doubleheader taking place on Family Weekend—improving...

Emerson student Jillian Kay on the attack

Women’s volleyball team have high spirits in defeat

By Tyler Foy / October 6, 2021

Babson College snapped the women’s volleyball team’s 14-game home win streak with a 3-1 victory in a rematch of the 2019 New England Women’s and...

A group of students walk down Boylston Street wearing masks.

As soft quarantine nears its end, students express frustration on heightened restrictions

By Alec Klusza / April 14, 2021

Four Emerson students said they felt stifled by the “soft quarantine” instated last week due to a surge in positive COVID-19 tests since March 31.  The...