BREAKING: Eight Atlanta students, five Macon students test positive for COVID-19
Mary Helene Hall, Managing Editor
September 25, 2020
Fourteen people on Mercer’s Macon and Atlanta campuses tested positive for COVID-19 this week.
BREAKING: Mercer announces 36 new COVID-19 cases
Lars Lonnroth and Emily Rose Thorne
September 18, 2020
Mercer University announced 36 new cases of COVID-19 between the Macon and Atlanta campuses in its weekly testing summary posted Friday.
Student files lawsuit against Mercer over spring coronavirus response
Mary Helene Hall, Managing Editor
September 15, 2020
A Mercer University senior filed a class-action lawsuit against the school on behalf of all students who paid tuition for “in-person, hands-on educational services and experiences” in the spring 2020 semester.
BREAKING: Mercer reports 17 new COVID-19 cases
Mary Helene Hall, Managing Editor
September 11, 2020
Seventeen students and faculty have tested positive for COVID-19 across all campuses, according to Mercer’s weekly testing summary released Friday. The Macon campus makes up 15 of those cases, with 14 students and one faculty member testing positive.
Panhellenic bid day moving to virtual format
Mary Helene Hall, Managing Editor
September 10, 2020
The National Panhellenic Council made the decision to move all organization “bid days” to a virtual format Sept. 9.
OPINION: Labor Day should not be for labor
Macee Palmer, Contributing Writer
September 6, 2020
The sentiment the university is signaling to its students through the removal of the Labor Day break is appreciated, but recognizing the traditional holiday is the appropriate thing to do.
BREAKING: Forty-five students, two employees test positive for COVID-19
Lars Lonnroth, News Editor
September 4, 2020
Mercer University saw an additional 47 positive coronavirus cases during the week of Aug. 28 to Sept. 3.
Panhellenic recruitment to be fully virtual
Mary Helene Hall, Managing Editor
August 29, 2020
Mercer’s Panhellenic chapters—Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Alpha Gamma Delta and Phi Mu—will hold each of their three rounds of recruitment via Zoom.
UPDATE: 103 students, 15 staff test positive for COVID-19
Lars Lonnroth, News Editor
August 27, 2020
The Mercer University administration announced Aug. 21 that 118 people — 103 students and 15 faculty and staff — tested positive for COVID-19 across Mercer’s four campuses, coming on the heels of mass testing for Macon residential undergraduate students.
Mercer opens COVID-19 testing lab on campus
Emily Rose Thorne, Editor in Chief
August 22, 2020
The lab, operated by Mercer’s School of Medicine and affiliated primary care practice Mercer Medicine, staffs three technicians and can conduct about 740 tests per day with results released within two business days.
Why college football might not happen in 2020, and what it could mean for the future of the sport
Micah Johnston, Sports Editor
August 22, 2020
While some players are in vocal support of playing, the threat of COVID-19 remains as important as ever when tackling this difficult season. Beyond the immediate concerns of 2020, however, the virus’ impact brings to light even more questions about the sport’s long-term future in a variety of ways.
BREAKING: 103 students, 15 staff test positive for COVID-19
Lars Lonnroth, News Editor
August 21, 2020
The Mercer University administration announced Friday that 103 students across Mercer’s four campuses tested positive for the coronavirus.