Mercer to commission permanent sculpture honoring school history of integration
Emily Rose Thorne, Editor in Chief
June 19, 2020
Underwood “believes it’s fitting to tell that story through permanent sculpture in a prominent location on campus to provide inspiration and a reminder that we still have much work to do in order to achieve racial justice. Now is the time to get this done.”
Mercer foregoes undergraduate tuition hike, adds six new degree programs
Emily Rose Thorne, Editor in Chief
June 19, 2020
Tuition will not increase for Macon undergraduates for the first time in eight years.
Mercer University announces changes to fall semester to combat COVID-19
Emily Rose Thorne, Editor in Chief
June 13, 2020
Mercer Bears will return to campus in the fall, but the semester ahead will be anything but normal. In an email to students June 11, Mercer University Provost D. Scott Davis announced changes to the 2020-2021 academic calendar intended to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. While the fall s...
‘Absolutely unconscionable’: Macon art community blindsided as Mercer University paints over Black history mural
Emily Rose Thorne, Digital Editor
April 30, 2020
Numina was invited to paint the mural in 2017. Now that it was destroyed without his consent, he plans to pursue legal action under the Visual Artists’ Rights Act.
Mercer launches The Den, a student-centric website promoting community and connection
Christian Watson, Staff Writer
April 18, 2020
A digital platform launched by Mercer University during the COVID-19 pandemic is bridging the divide between the Mercer community and the administration.
Breaking: Classes suspended until March 23, moving online until April 3
Mary Helene Hall, Staff Reporter
March 15, 2020
Classes have been canceled until March 23 to give professors time to transition online, according to an email from President Bill Underwood. After that, all courses will be delivered online until April 3.
Breaking: Mercer announces COVID-19 response, majority of students plan to move online
Mary Helene Hall, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2020
In an email from President Bill Underwood, it was announced that students have a choice between in-person and online instruction.
Breaking: Dean Pearson addresses coronavirus concerns on SGA floor
Marianna Bacallao, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2020
Pearson said he’ll be hosting a public question-and-answer session in the Connell Student Center lobby on March 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Students urge Mercer to switch dining service providers after confusion over meal plan sharing
Emily Rose Thorne, Digital Editor
February 14, 2020
A Mercer student created a petition asking administration to remove Aramark as its dining service provider following a recent incident involving both General Manager Janet Walker and Mercer Police.
‘Drive and passion’: University Honors Programs restructured to allow more student inclusivity
Natalie Yaeger, Lead News Writer
February 12, 2020
The Honors Program will be reinvented to fit incoming transfer students, and students who were not able to come to Mercer when Honors applications for freshman year were open.
Federal Judge, member of Mercer’s third integrated class selected to be Founders’ Day speaker
Lars Lonnroth, Contributing Writer
January 31, 2020
Sands attended Mercer for both his undergraduate and legal degrees,, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1971 and from Mercer Law School in 1974. During his undergraduate experience, Sands studied political science and music.
2020 vision: President Underwood reflects on his time at Mercer and plans for the new decade
Natalie Yaeger, Lead News Writer
January 29, 2020
Making more of these fond memories at Mercer and having students change the world is Underwood’s main goal looking into the new decade. “I want Mercer to keep doing more of what it is doing,” he said. “I want us to continue to do what we’re doing but even better. We have come so far in the level of student achievement that I hope to continue that. Mercer is Mercer because of its students. I can’t wait to see what all they accomplish.”