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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

Emerson’s women’s basketball team got 22 points off the bench Wednesday night in its 71-48 loss to the MIT Engineers.
BETHANY HAMLIN / BEACON STAFF

Women’s BBALL drops third straight game against MIT

By Matt Case / December 7, 2017

Benefiting from a significant height advantage, MIT came into the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym and made quick work of Emerson, handing the Lions...

Letter to the Editor: Women’s basketball team responds to toxic masculinity op-ed

December 7, 2017

By The Women's Basketball Team In the Beacon’s most recent issue, our former teammate and close friend, Kenna McCafferty, added her voice to the #MeToo...

My concepts of self worth and degradation somehow became intertwined, as I felt disappointed if I did not receive unsolicited advances.

Off the court and on guard: The culture of sexual assault and toxic masculinity in Emerson athletics

By Kenna McCafferty / November 29, 2017

The first time I stepped foot in a party hosted by members of the men’s basketball team, I became distinctly aware that I was out of my depth. I was...

Freshman Sam Boyle joins junior Charlie.
COURTESY OF JOE JACOBS

Boyle sister reunion a no-brainer

By Jiwon Kim / November 29, 2017

In the Emerson women’s basketball season opener against Gordon, junior forward Charlie Boyle was out of the starting lineup and only saw five minutes...