The buildup to, and results of the 2024 presidential election elicited various emotions from the student body, following the victory of former President Donald Trump announced in the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 6. To increase voter turnout among Mercer students, and to spur engagement with the democratic ...
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Mock-election held by SGA, Mercer Votes starts today
By Gabriel Kopp | October 24In a joint effort “to raise awareness and build excitement around the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election Student,” Mercer’s Student Government Association, Mercer Votes and the university’s Political Science Department are asking students to participate in a mock-presidential election this ...
Lambda hosts annual Pumpkin Bust
By Jacob Hossler | October 23Mercer’s chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity continued a years-long tradition this Sunday, Oct. 21 when they hosted their annual Pumpkin Bust. This year the event was in support of Feeding America, a non-profit dedicated to servicing food banks nationwide. The Pumpkin Bust consists of a pumpkin ...
Mercer Players presents: Zombie Murder Mystery
By Pariss Nicholson | October 21On Oct. 24, Mercer students can stop by the Tattnall Square Center for the Arts for a zombie murder mystery hosted by Mercer Players. This is the first year the theatre organization has thrown this event and the Mercer Players are hoping to make the murder mystery event an annual Halloween activity. ...
ATO hosts philanthropy powderpuff tournament
By Megan Jackson | October 18Four sorority teams faced off in a powderpuff tournament hosted by Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity on Thursday, Oct. 17. The tournament was hosted in order to support the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Research and Education Foundation (SCARE).SCARE raises money in order to donate automated external defibrillators, ...
Mercer publishes 2024 Security and Fire Safety Report
By Gabriel Kopp | October 5Mercer University released data from the 2023 calendar year in its annual campus safety report on Tuesday, Oct. 1.The data is aggregated from MerPo, the Title IX office, Student Affairs, Human Resources, Housing and Residence Life, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and the Director of Environmental ...
Vigil held for Mason Sells
By Gabriel Kopp and Alisha Mitchell | September 29Mercer’s Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity held a vigil on Sunday night to remember the life of Mason Sells, who died on Monday, Sept. 23 after collapsing while playing in an intramural soccer match.Among the crowd of about 250 students, Sells’ family, President Bill Underwood and Dean of Students ...
Mercer student Mason Sells passes away during intramural soccer game
By Megan Jackson | September 24Mason Sells ‘26 of Peachtree City died Monday night after collapsing during an intramural soccer game, according to Mercer University. Sells was transported by ambulance to Atrium Health Navicent, where he was pronounced dead. Macon-Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones told 13WMAZ on Tuesday that Sells ...
"Stuff a Bear" Event Brings Joy to Mercer Community
By Natalia Von Hennigs | September 23Mercer University's QuadWorks hosted its annual "Stuff a Bear" event on Sept. 7, bringing students together for a day of community spirit and excitement.This year, the event saw an large turnout with hundreds of attendees gathering outside in the heat. In a line that nearly wrapped around ...
Students express concern with The Drop
By Mia Kirkwood | September 23Returning Mercer students are expressing concerns surrounding The Drop for its prices, lack of meal exchange options and its replacement of Which Wich and Brewed Awakenings.The Drop, an on-campus dining option in the Connell Student Center, hosts various menu options from barbeque, açaí bowls and ...
Be a Good NeighBear sees success despite weekend rain
By Megan Jackson | September 17Despite the overcast skies and drizzly weather, more than 300 students participated in MerServe's annual Be a Good NeighBear event over the weekend.This year's NeighBear event included over 15 community partners and featured opportunities for students such as tutoring, trash pickup, assisting ...
Students and faculty gather for peaceful demonstration on Cruz Plaza
By Henry Keating and Eliza Moore | May 1A small crowd of students gathered on Cruz Plaza today, supported by faculty, to perform a "peaceful and educational" demonstration in solidarity with other students across America. The protest was organized by Tori Glazier '24, Matthew Simmerman '24 and Belle Hart '24 in order to ask once again for Mercer to respond, acknowledge or agree to their requests that have been publicly expressed since Mercer Police intervened on behalf of the University during a protest outside a guest lecture in April.
Amidst tensions and arrests across America’s universities, Mercer students plan a Dead-Day protest.
By Henry Keating | April 29In response to the university's address of the protest and arrest of a student following the interruption of the guest lecture hosted by Mercer's CSEL and Mercer Turning Point USA (TPUSA), students who addressed SGA two weeks ago have organized a demonstration for 11 a.m. on Wednesday on Cruz Plaza.
Asked and Answered: 14 Questions with President Underwood
By Megan Jackson | April 29Students asked and Mercer University’s President Bill Underwood answered. From dog names to policy changes, here are 14 questions the student body had for their president.
Students call for SGA action
By Gabriel Kopp and Henry Keating | April 22SGA’s gallery, which is typically only filled when organizations ask for funds from SGA, took a more combative tone as concerned students sought answers from the students in elected positions in regards to the recent uproar over the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event hosted on Mercer's campus last week.