Mercer to commission permanent sculpture honoring school history of integration
Emily Rose Thorne, Editor in Chief
June 19, 2020
Underwood “believes it’s fitting to tell that story through permanent sculpture in a prominent location on campus to provide inspiration and a reminder that we still have much work to do in order to achieve racial justice. Now is the time to get this done.”
Mercer foregoes undergraduate tuition hike, adds six new degree programs
Emily Rose Thorne, Editor in Chief
June 19, 2020
Tuition will not increase for Macon undergraduates for the first time in eight years.
Mercer University announces changes to fall semester to combat COVID-19
Emily Rose Thorne, Editor in Chief
June 13, 2020
Mercer Bears will return to campus in the fall, but the semester ahead will be anything but normal. In an email to students June 11, Mercer University Provost D. Scott Davis announced changes to the 2020-2021 academic calendar intended to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. While the fall s...
Principal deals with both sides of distance learning
Phoebe Monsour, Staff Writer
May 1, 2020
Schools all over the country, including Teri Reed’s, have moved to digital teaching methods due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jefferson County Public Schools started distance learning on April 7, and students and teachers have had to adapt to the situation.
‘Absolutely unconscionable’: Macon art community blindsided as Mercer University paints over Black history mural
Emily Rose Thorne, Digital Editor
April 30, 2020
Numina was invited to paint the mural in 2017. Now that it was destroyed without his consent, he plans to pursue legal action under the Visual Artists’ Rights Act.
The Macon mayoral election will be different this year. Here’s how
Phoebe Monsour and Elizabeth Tammi
April 28, 2020
The deadline for voter registration in Macon-Bibb County is on May 11. As we gear up for the mayoral election, here are some things you might want to know.
Mercer launches The Den, a student-centric website promoting community and connection
Christian Watson, Staff Writer
April 18, 2020
A digital platform launched by Mercer University during the COVID-19 pandemic is bridging the divide between the Mercer community and the administration.
Mercer postpones 2020 commencement ceremonies
Samantha Homcy, Staff Writer
April 17, 2020
Students set to graduate from Mercer with bachelor’s, graduate or law degrees this May will have traditional commencement ceremonies in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Initiative for gender-inclusive housing takes off
Mary Helene Hall, Staff Writer
April 14, 2020
Gender-inclusive housing allows students to live with anyone they choose regardless of the gender they identify with.
New Mercer Village restaurant donates pizzas to first responders and hospital workers
Conner Hendricks, Staff Writer
April 13, 2020
JAG’s is offering curbside pickup and to-go orders to limit person-to-person contact. The dining room remains closed until further notice.
Breaking: Courses will remain online for duration of spring semester, first Mercer student tests positive for COVID-19
Mary Helene Hall and Emily Rose Thorne
March 28, 2020
Mercer University has made the decision to continue offering all courses online only, according to President Bill Underwood. Following Underwood’s announcement, Mercer announced that a graduate student on the Macon campus tested positive on Friday for COVID-19.
Breaking: Sen. Lackey clinches SGA presidency in nail-biting second round
Lars Lonnroth, Staff Writer
March 27, 2020
Savannah Lackey, rising junior, won Mercer’s Student Government Association’s presidential election by 16 votes on Friday, narrowly defeating challenger Genesis Cooper and clinching victory in the second round of the SGA presidential elections.