A need to know basis: Amazon
Marianna Bacallao, Layout Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under News
Amazon has come under fire recently for the alleged poor treatment of its workers. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna have proposed a bill to address working conditions -- the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (Stop BEZOS) Act. The act riffs off of the name of Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO. ...
Mercer student threatened with gun near Stadium Drive Bridge
Emily Rose Thorne and Katie Atkinson
September 24, 2018
Filed under Breaking, Crime, News, Showcase
An earlier version of this article mentioned an armed robbery. This statement has since been corrected to reflect a robbery did not occur. This article has been updated to include information about the University’s policy on campus-wide alerts. A student reported being threatened with a gun n...
Ocmulgee Indian Festival
September 23, 2018
This past weekend, Macon held one of largest gatherings of Native Americans in the United States for the 27th consecutive time: The Ocmulgee Indian Festival. It boasted over 200 craftsmen and artisans showcasing their handiwork, engaging storytellers and gifted dancers. There were also living histo...
Mercer Graduate Publishing Second Non-Fiction Book
September 18, 2018
Filed under News
After two years, Mercer graduate Faiz Aly is now self-publishing his second non-fiction book. According to Aly, “One Humanity” is a self-help book containing philosophical ideas shown through essays, stories and dialogues, published through his own marketing agency, Aly Media. “It is a c...
SGA announces summer projects, plans for the year at first Senate meeting of the semester
Emily Rose Thorne, News Editor
September 16, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
The Mercer University Student Government Association (SGA) reconvened Monday and announced summer projects responding to student concerns from last year as well as plans for the upcoming semester. New changes in place include a 24/7 micro-market in Tarver Library, a Mongolian grill in the Fresh Fo...
Two Mercer fraternities prohibited from giving bids this semester
September 15, 2018
Filed under Greek Life, News
The Zeta Omega chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and the Eta chapter of Sigma Nu at Mercer University will not be allowed to invite potential new members to join this semester, according to an email Thursday from Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) Advisor James Hulett. “On behalf of the Office of Campus Life, I...
Mercer Athletics logo to be Corn Maze design
September 12, 2018
Filed under News
The Mercer Athletics department is partnering with Lane Southern Orchards to feature the design of the Mercer Athletics logo for the shape of the orchard’s annual six-acre corn maze from Oct. 3 to Oct. 31. "We're thrilled to partner with Lane Southern Orchards and their annual corn maze this upc...
Sigma Alpha Epsilon returns to campus
Rylee Kirk, Lead Writer and Advertising Manager
September 11, 2018
Filed under Campus, Greek Life, News
The Mercer University chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) has returned to campus this semester after being removed from campus in 2016 due to alcohol violations in three consecutive semesters. “Basically we had a group of seniors that graduated in the spring of 2017 who knew we were on social probat...
New class of Mercer Innovation Center fellows announced
September 11, 2018
Filed under News
Three new startups, Z Beans Coffee, Send Mammogram and Sound Collide, were named fellows at the Mercer Innovation Center (MIC) Aug. 21. Four more have been selected as companies-in-residence, granting them office space and other resources within the MIC. MIC Fellows are granted up to $20,000 cash f...
New certificate program on Applied Social Justice to be offered this spring
September 11, 2018
Filed under Campus, News, Showcase
Mercer students major in changing the world. While it’s a popular catchphrase on many of the signs across campus, here’s the real question: how do you change the world? That answer can be found in one of Mercer’s new certificate programs: applied social justice. Proposed by Natalie Bourdon to the...
Mill Hill Community Arts Center: Six Months Later
September 11, 2018
Just across the Ocmulgee River, at 213 Clinton St., sits the community of Mill Hill—home to the Mill Hill Community Arts Center that opened in March 2018. Mill Hill is the site of the first textile mill to come to Bibb County. Today, the Mill Hill Community Arts Center sits in a fully restored ...
Business Spotlight: Z Beans Coffee shop opens in Mercer Village
Rylee Kirk, Lead News Writer and Advertising Manager
September 11, 2018
Filed under Business, Showcase
Z Beans, a social entrepreneurship company founded by recent Mercer graduate Shane Buerster, now has a physical store in Mercer Village. The coffee shop replaced Jittery Joe’s and opened on Aug. 27. The line to enter the store spilled onto the sidewalk on opening day. “Our biggest reasoning ...
