How the crime alert system works
Kyle Mullins and Laurel Huster
April 12, 2018
Filed under Campus, News, Showcase
After shots were fired in Mercer Village on a Wednesday night in January, it took about 45 minutes for Mercer students to receive an emergency alert via text message about the threat. Many students and parents took to social media to raise concerns about the delay in getting an emergency alert out. ...
First ever Flea Market coming soon to Cruz Plaza
Aliyah Dorsey, Staff Writer
April 11, 2018
Filed under Campus, News, Showcase
The Cruz Market, sponsored by the Student Government Association (SGA), will host a series of vendors on Friday, April 13 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Cruz Plaza. Last semester SGA Senator Michael Smith introduced the idea to have a market on Mercer’s campus that is similar to the Mulberry Market. T...
New organization to help Mercer go green
Aliyah Dorsey, Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
Filed under Campus, News, Organization Spotlight
A new organization called Greener Mercer hopes to educate students about being good stewards of the earth by being greener and cleaner. The club was created by Andrew Kelley from a former group called Students for Environmental Action, a group of passionate students working together on various pr...
New Neuroscience Organization hopes to strengthen community at Mercer
Chas Pridgen, Contributing Writer
April 4, 2018
Mercer University’s Student Government Association recently approved a new club on campus: the Mercer Neuroscience Organization. Two neuroscience majors, Keerthika Ravikumar and Manvi Manyam, founded the club with hopes to make a difference at Mercer. Ravikumar and Manyam, both sophomores, said ...
Mona Chalabi delivers Women’s History Month lecture at Mercer
Emily Rose Thorne, Lead Writer
April 4, 2018
Pubic hair grooming injuries, the KKK, pantyhose sales, affirmative action, left-handed people, the wage gap, cervical dilation, nepotism, third nipples, the Red Fox population, pizza, the niqab, flu viruses, nose jobs and the probability that your pet will die on a plane: these are all topics that Mona ...
Mail services for students moving soon to the UC
Aliyah Dorsey, Staff Writer
March 31, 2018
The mailing services in the Auxiliary Services building will be moving to the University Center (UC) where Management Services is currently. The move is expected to happen during the spring semester and the summer session, Vice President of Auxiliary Services Ken Boyer said. Mailing services is m...
Bearstock 2018: What you need to know
Emily Rose Thorne, Lead Writer
March 31, 2018
This year’s Bearstock will be held on April 7 at Tattnall Square Park from 1 to 6 p.m., said Mercer Live Committee Chair Sa’Haara Bryant. “Bearstock is Mercer University’s annual day-long music festival. Bearstock is the biggest event put on by QuadWorks, the campus event planning board at ...
SGA Campaigning Suspended After Breaches of Election Code of Conduct
Katie Atkinson, Managing Editor
March 28, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
The Student Government Association announced March 28 that campaigning for the presidential election has been suspended due to “multiple breaches” of election code of conduct. The candidates for this year’s SGA election are Adam Penland and his Vice Presidential running mate, Shruthi Vikraman ...
Higdon and May run for SGA President & Vice President on a platform of inclusivity, engagement and innovation
Emily Rose Thorne, Lead Writer
March 27, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
Brycen Higdon, current sophomore and Student Government Association recording secretary, and Ryan May, current junior and wide receiver on the Mercer football team, built their platform on three themes: inclusivity, engagement and innovation. Inclusivity They wrote in their platform that they hope to increase awar...
Penland and Vikraman run for SGA President and Vice President on a platform focused on funding, registration and transparency
Rylee Kirk, Staff Writer
March 27, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
Adam Penland, current sophomore and class president and Shruthi Vikraman, current junior and senator at large, built their platform on three main themes; funding, registration and transparency. Funding For funding Penland-Vikraman plan to re-allocate $8,000 to the Fiscal Affairs Committee budget ac...
Cherry Blossom Festival Parade brings Macon together [GALLERY]
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Marianna Bacallao, Photo Editor
March 26, 2018
Filed under City, Galleries, Multimedia, News, Showcase
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SGA Presidential candidates Higdon/May and Penland/Vikraman explain platforms in Q&A
Lindsey Farni, Staff Writer
March 25, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
On Wednesday the 21st, SGA Recording Secretary Brycen Higdon and SGA Sophomore Class President Adam Penland debated against each other for the SGA Presidential elections that open Wednesday the 28th and Thursday the 29th. Opening statements began with SGA Lead Senator At Large and Penland’s VP run...
