Similarly to Mercer's announcement to promote Dr. Scott from interim Dean to permanent Dean of the CLAS, Mercer has recently named interim Chief of Police Lt. Gary Mills as the permanent pick.
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New College Street Green Space opens between first-year dorms and CSC
By Isaiah Lyseight | March 21On Saturday, Mercer welcomed students to a new green space on College Street in front of Plunkett Hall. To celebrate its opening, Mercer hosted “Party on The Plaza” to bring in students to enjoy the new area.
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Ryan Ridder named next men's basketball coach
By Gabriel Kopp | March 18Ryan Ridder, formerly of UT Martin's Skyhawks, has been hired as Mercer’s Men’s basketball coach.
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Mercer seeks two new head coaches for coming season
By Gabriel Kopp | March 11Mercer's Basketball programs are looking for two new head coaches for their 2024/25 seasons.
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SC primary voters cast a shadow over Georgia’s March 12 primary
By Henry Keating and Eliza Moore | February 25While Nikki Haley was counting on winning “her sweet state of South Carolina,” where she ended up holding about 40% of the primary vote, many voters at precincts across Columbia were far from optimistic about her chances going into Super Tuesday on March 5.
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UPDATE: ATO alumni fully returns funds from 2022 philanthropy event.
By Henry Keating | February 1Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) Alpha Zeta President Jacob Woods '25 said that a new settlement had been reached with Evan Hodges '22.
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Israel-Palestine panel hosts a “conversation,” hears student voices
By Henry Keating | November 16Tonight's panel on the Israel-Palestine conflict garnered more attention than was planned, forcing the organizers to move from the Godsey 103 lecture hall to Willet Auditorium, which was so full that panel attendees filled the upper deck of the auditorium and sat on the steps between the rows of lecture seats.
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Benjamin Smith and Ashton Mayo-Beavers crowned 2023 Homecoming king and queen
By Eliza Moore | November 12Mercerians celebrated the university's largest homecoming in history this Saturday. Spectators braved the rain, donning ponchos and cheering as Benjamin Smith '24 and Ashton Mayo-Beavers '24 were crowned the 2023 Homecoming king and queen at halftime.
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Breaking the silence: student exhibit displaying Mercer's integration history opens on campus
By Eliza Moore | November 3A small crowd gathered in the Plunkett Gallery on the evening of Nov. 1 to witness the opening of an exhibit titled “Mercer’s Integration: The Good, the Bad, and the Unfinished.”
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Collaborative student research project uncovers details of Mercer’s queer history
By Eliza Moore | October 27“I'm hoping, at the very least, having this information available might make it easier to show that we've always been here,” Crabtree said. “This isn't just a new fad or something like that, this is part of Mercer's history.”
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5 of Macon's spookiest events to attend this October
By Cameron Hutchins | October 19As the temperature begins to drop and leaves become vibrant hues of red, orange and yellow, the city of Macon turns into a wonderland of Fall delights. There is a plethora of events lined up for this Fall season for anyone to enjoy. Grab a sweater and your pumpkin spice latte and prepare to explore the best Macon has to offer this season!
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Washington Memorial Library to celebrate a century of service to the Macon community
By Thomas Neely | October 11This fall marks Washington Memorial Library’s 100th anniversary. The library will kick off the celebration on Nov. 9 with an opening birthday party, followed by a year of monthly challenges ending in October 2024.
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Mercer debuts beer and fermentation class, encouraging school pride and responsible drinking
By Karisha Khadayat | October 10Behind the tap handles and frothy mugs, Ol’ Toby Easy Ale made its debut on Sept. 9 at Five Star Stadium. The beverage is now recognized as Mercer Athletics' official beer, carefully crafted with the expertise of Mercer alumna, Kaitlynn Kressin ‘15.
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The 2023 Campus Crime and Sex Offender Report
By Henry Keating | October 5On Sept. 29, in order to fulfill the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, Mercer University released to students a copy of the 2023 Campus Crime report, which covers statistics from the 2022 calendar year. The University also released information to help students access the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's (GBI) sex offender registry.
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Biology department announces substantial changes in curriculum, including new courses and programming software
By Aditya Vayalapalli | October 5Mercer’s biology department recently unveiled a new curriculum for the undergraduate biology major. The transition includes modifications of many introductory and intermediate level biology classes, the addition of new courses, the implementation of a programming component for several labs and changes in the course load for biology and biochemistry majors.
