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Students protest, Peer Advisors resign over Mercer’s pandemic reopening plan

A Mercer student attends the protest for online classes at the Godsey Administration Building on July 14.

July 22, 2020

After Mercer University declined to offer a distance learning option this fall, some students have responded by protesting or limiting their involvement on campus.

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OPINION: Mercer is making a big mistake re-opening in the fall

Caitlyn Patton, Layout Editor

July 22, 2020

What happens when a university opens in a pandemic? Apparently, Mercer University plans to find out.

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Mercer University announces changes to fall semester to combat COVID-19

Emily Rose Thorne, Editor in Chief

June 13, 2020

Mercer Bears have returned to campus for the fall, but the semester ahead will be anything but normal.

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