Mercer class helps organize Take Back the Night march to support domestic violence survivors
Ian Henshaw, Contributing Writer
April 23, 2019
Mercer students combined efforts with the Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia to host a march in support of domestic violence survivors in Macon.
Penland and Jones elected SGA president and vice president
Kylie Brown, Contributing Writer
April 11, 2019
Student Government Association (SGA) announced March 27 that Adam Penland will serve as SGA president for a second term. Junior Michaela Jones was elected vice president. “I ran again because there is still more to be done,” Penland said. “I have a unique opportunity since I am a junior to co...
Novice division of Mercer debate team places first in national competition
Jacob Lugenbeel, Contributing Writer
April 10, 2019
The Mercer University debate team had a strong showing at The National Parliamentary Debate Association’s championship, with the novice team sweeping the competition to earn a first-place win. The tournament was held March 14-17 at the University of Utah. Mercer’s team, comprised of both the novic...
Mercer Police looks to clear parking confusion
Rylee Kirk, Lead News Writer and Advertising Manager
April 10, 2019
Mercer University Police, or Merpo, have responded to student concerns throughout the semester about parking rules and tickets on campus. In an email to students March 8, Merpo said that fines were being placed on students’ accounts in advance of course registration, which began March 11. “Many of these...
Common Ground hosts drag show on Mercer’s campus for the first time
Rylee Kirk, Lead News Writer and Advertising Manager
April 9, 2019
Several student organizations brought a drag show to campus on March 30. Common Ground, Campus Life, Project Equality and the Mercer University School of Medicine’s Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) teamed up for the show, said McPherson Newell, president of Common Ground. “The second annual Mercer University drag show featured an educational panel about the history of drag and its role in the LGBTQ+ community, five performances by Mercer students and two performances by Tangerine Summers, a legendary drag queen from Macon,” Newell said.
Intergenerational Housing Project to start next fall
Zaira Khan, Contributing Writer
April 9, 2019
After two years of planning, Mercer students are set to move into Carlyle Place to begin an intergenerational housing project. Carlyle Place is a “life plan community formerly known as a continuing care retirement community,” according to Chief Administrative Officer Thomas Rockenbach. They ...
Planning underway for new upperclassmen residence hall, parking deck on Mercer’s campus
Rylee Kirk, Lead News Writer and Advertising Manager
March 31, 2019
New housing will be coming to Mercer University by fall 2021. “We’re in the process of looking at plans and meeting with contractors for designs,” Jeff Takac, director of housing and residence life, said. The new building will house around 300 students and will be geared towards uppercla...
Opportunity Scholars program expands, increases role of student mentors
Rylee Kirk, Lead News Writer and Advertising Manager
March 28, 2019
Changes and expansions have come to the Mercer University Opportunity Scholars (OS) program this year. The program is catered to incoming first-generation college students, students with disabilities and students from low-income families to help them transition to college life. It originally lasted...
Bearstock 2019 to feature Aminé, Joywave, local artists and more
March 27, 2019
QuadWorks, Mercer University’s student programming board, will host its annual Bearstock concert on campus April 8. “Bearstock is an annual day of concerts for both the Mercer community and the Macon community,” said Mimi Nguyen, a member of the QuadWorks Special Events Team. The daytime ...
Interfaith vigil held on campus following Christchurch mosque attacks
Emily Rose Thorne and Thais Ackerman
March 27, 2019
The Muslim Student Association (MSA) at Mercer University hosted an interfaith vigil March 21 to remember those who were killed in the terror attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15. “We want to remind people that the place you worship should be a place where you feel secure, wh...
New accelerated nursing program coming to Mercer’s Atlanta campus
Zaira Khan, Contributing Writer
March 17, 2019
Mercer University Georgia Baptist College of Nursing (GBCN) will welcome its first class in the Accelerated Bachelors of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program in May 2019. The program was created in response to Georgia’s ongoing nursing shortage and is designed to be a cost-effective way for students with a non-nur...
Claudia May delivers keynote address at Beloved Community Symposium
March 14, 2019
Claudia May delivered the keynote address for the first installment of Mercer University’s fifth-annual Beloved Community Symposium Feb. 26. May is a professor at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she teaches reconciliation studies. The Beloved Community Symposium is an annual event founded by pa...