Binary Bears win three first-place awards
Natalie Yaeger, Lead News Writer
November 23, 2019
The Binary Bears computer programming team had their first competition at the Small College Contest held at Auburn University Oct. 26. They placed second overall after Bob Jones University.
Mercer Police Blotter: Hit and run, theft by taking, domestic violence and sexual assault
Natalie Yaeger, Lead News Writer
November 21, 2019
This semester, Mercer Police responded to numerous incidents on and around campus. Kyle Sears, director of media relations at Mercer University, provided redacted police reports.
SGA Fiscal Affairs Committee changes procedure for funding student organizations
Kylie Brown, Contributing Writer
November 21, 2019
More discussions will happen behind closed doors in Fiscal Affairs Committee meetings and in executive member meetings that are not open to student attendance.
Slower enrollment growth halts plans to build additional upperclassmen housing
Lars Lonnroth, Contributing Writer
November 7, 2019
Plans for a 300-student residence hall geared towards upperclassmen were drawn up last year, but lower freshmen enrollment and other variables indicated that there was likely not enough demand to justify building the facility for the fall 2021 semester, administrators said.
Former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal appointed Distinguished University Professor at Mercer
Samantha Homcy, Contributing Writer
November 5, 2019
Deal will not serve as a traditional professor. He will instead deliver a series of lectures every year open to the entire Mercer student body, according to President Bill Underwood.
“Our priority is to keep you safe”: Campus parking restrictions possible after five tickets
Natalie Yaeger, Lead News Writer
November 5, 2019
There are currently 21 students who have been barred from parking on Mercer’s campus. Mercer’s Chief of Police said that students can be restricted from parking in certain places on campus after accumulating too many parking tickets in a single semester.
Mercer’s Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program receives training grant
McKenna Kaufman, Contributing Writer
November 4, 2019
Mercer University’s College of Professional Advancement received a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education this past October. The grant will finance students in the Clinical Rehabilitation program who are training to become vocational rehabilitation counselors to address statewide and national personnel shortages.
“Being black in America is a constant pain”: Meeting held to address professor’s denial of systemic racism
Elizabeth Tammi, News Editor
November 1, 2019
A meeting to address statements made by economics professor Antonio Saravia during an Oct. 23 debate was held in the Medical School auditorium on Oct. 28. The debate, titled “Is Social Justice Just?,” was organized and hosted by Students for Liberty and the Center for the Study of Economics an...
Mercer’s delayed recruitment policy is here to stay
Emily Rose Thorne, Digital Editor
October 27, 2019
Mercer switched to delayed recruitment in 2017 to improve Greek numbers, GPAs and safety measures. Three years later, students generally disapprove of the policy, but administration says it's been positive for the school.
Coffee and Culture: New international program emphasizes a broader perspective of the world
Natalie Yaeger, Lead News Writer
October 24, 2019
“It’s basically a way for international students and professors to share their home countries’ coffee and culture with students and perhaps faculty and staff from around campus,” said Rebekah Anaya, Mercer’s study abroad coordinator and the creator of Coffee and Culture.
New Mercer organization seeks to spark interfaith dialogue
Mandi DeLong, Contributing Writer
October 13, 2019
Bears Engaged Across Religion aims to reach students with religious and nonreligious backgrounds to participate in an interfaith dialogue about faith traditions.
Mercer Green Coalition pushes for sustainability at campus strike
Jacob Lugenbeel, Contributing Writer
October 13, 2019
“The biggest thing is that we hope that people make changes in their personal lives and their habits, but obviously we would like to see a change in the way that Mercer itself is structured and how it handles sustainability issues,” said Emily Harvey, a Mercer Green Coalition member.