SGA announces summer projects, plans for the year at first Senate meeting of the semester
Emily Rose Thorne, News Editor
September 17, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
The Mercer University Student Government Association (SGA) reconvened Monday and announced summer projects responding to student concerns from last year as well as plans for the upcoming semester. New changes in place include a 24/7 micro-market in Tarver Library, a Mongolian grill in the Fresh Fo...
Student Government Association reveals new Freshman Senators
September 6, 2018
Filed under Campus, News, Student Government
The 2018-2019 Freshman Senator election had a high number of voter turnout and results were close. This year’s elected senators are Savannah Lacey (112), Morgan Prosser (106), Zariah Patterson (106), Sheridan King (105), and Harrison Ivine (104). Applications for the student correspondent committee will open s...
SGA President and Vice President planning to do exactly as they promised
Jayla Moody, Managing Editor
August 22, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
The Student Government Association wants to welcome students back with answers and results. Junior Adam Penland and Senior Shruthi Vikraman will serve as SGA President and Vice President for this school year. The duo’s election platform included getting more funding for student organizations, ...
Campus-Wide Clothes Swap
Julianna Tollett, Staff Writer
April 18, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
SGA’s External Relations Committee is working to organize a campus-wide clothing swap that will take place April 19 in Penfield Hall from 3-5 p.m. Rebecca Braun is a member of the committee that organized the event. She said that the committee decided to do a clothes swap because she was inspir...
SGA Campaigning Suspended After Breaches of Election Code of Conduct
Katie Atkinson, Managing Editor
March 28, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
The Student Government Association announced March 28 that campaigning for the presidential election has been suspended due to “multiple breaches” of election code of conduct. The candidates for this year’s SGA election are Adam Penland and his Vice Presidential running mate, Shruthi Vikraman ...
Higdon and May run for SGA President & Vice President on a platform of inclusivity, engagement and innovation
Emily Rose Thorne, Lead Writer
March 27, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
Brycen Higdon, current sophomore and Student Government Association recording secretary, and Ryan May, current junior and wide receiver on the Mercer football team, built their platform on three themes: inclusivity, engagement and innovation. Inclusivity They wrote in their platform that they hope to increase awar...
Penland and Vikraman run for SGA President and Vice President on a platform focused on funding, registration and transparency
Rylee Kirk, Staff Writer
March 27, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
Adam Penland, current sophomore and class president and Shruthi Vikraman, current junior and senator at large, built their platform on three main themes; funding, registration and transparency. Funding For funding Penland-Vikraman plan to re-allocate $8,000 to the Fiscal Affairs Committee budget ac...
SGA Presidential candidates Higdon/May and Penland/Vikraman explain platforms in Q&A
Lindsey Farni, Staff Writer
March 25, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
On Wednesday the 21st, SGA Recording Secretary Brycen Higdon and SGA Sophomore Class President Adam Penland debated against each other for the SGA Presidential elections that open Wednesday the 28th and Thursday the 29th. Opening statements began with SGA Lead Senator At Large and Penland’s VP run...
How is the Founder’s Day speaker chosen?
Lindsey Farni, Contributing Writer
February 26, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
In light of the Founder’s Day speaker controversy, many are wondering how the speaker is actually chosen and who exactly is behind the scenes orchestrating this annual Mercer tradition. So who is in charge of choosing the Founder’s Day speaker? According to Student Government Associati...
SGA talks senior housing and senatorial conduct, approves two campus organizations
Emily Rose Thorne, Lead Writer
February 20, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
The Student Government Association met on Feb. 19 to discuss campus housing for next year’s seniors and further issues regarding senatorial conduct as well as SGA bylaws. SGA also approved two new campus organizations and a special funding request. During Gallery Reports, Sen. Kaylen Long asked the Residence Lif...
SGA discusses senatorial conduct, approves new organization and funding requests
Emily Rose Thorne, Lead Writer
February 14, 2018
Filed under News, Student Government
The Student Government Association discussed the expectations for senatorial conduct in light of Founders’ Day and Freshman Class President Joseph Muldrew’s recent op-ed in the Cluster. In the op-ed, Sen. Muldrew expressed his disapproval of the speaker, Jay Sekulow, and of various SGA members’ ...
SGA President tells senators not to ‘showboat’ for votes about Founders’ Day
Jenna Eason, Editor-in-Chief
February 7, 2018
Filed under Campus, News, Student Government
Student Government Association President Olivia Buckner told senators that Founders' Day was not the time to gain votes from students by speaking out against the speaker, according to an email released to The Cluster. “I realize elections are around the corner for many of you, but this is not a tim...
