Tic-Tac-Tot

Bekah Fulton, Contributing Writer

February 18, 2016

I may be the only student at Mercer who does not have a picture with Toby the Bear, and this is no accident. Confession: mascots kind of freak me out. This mild fear may potentially be rooted in a repressed childhood trauma but go ahead and add it to the long list of things I cannot explain about...

New bear comes to the den

Sarah Pounds, News Editor

August 13, 2015

At the first football game, there will be a new feature that has already caused an uproar among some Mercer fans. It’s a bear. A big bear. The new bronze statue measures over 10 feet long and weighs 1,800 pounds. It’s a gift to the university from retired businessman Irwin Belk, who is...

Photos: Bear statue pranked Friday in middle of A-Sun tourney action

March 4, 2011

[singlepic id=66 w=300 h=height mode=web20|watermark float=center|right] [nggtags gallery=toby,wordpress,... ] Mercer's newly erected bear statue outside of the University Center was apparently pranked Friday after a styrofoam takeout cup was found attached to the mascot's outstretched claws short...