Mercer’s Chi Omega chapter, Psi Gamma, hosted their annual Oodles of Noodles event to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation on Tuesday, Mar. 19. This is Chi Omega’s seventh consecutive year putting on this event. Sophomore Melina McSwiggen organized the event held in Penfield Hall from 5 to ...
A student’s car was found broken into on Mar. 6 in the campus parking lot behind Greek row near the apartments. Kaitlyn Schmitt was on her way to a boot camp workout class with friends when she realized her car was in a state of disarray and the passenger door propped open. “I went to unlock the ...
The Student Government Association held the annual presidential debate featuring the president and vice president candidates. Sophomore senators Raymond Partolan and Melina Hettiaratchi are on one ticket and junior senators Austin Thompson and Kelsey Jones are on the other. Current SGA president Mollie ...
This March, there was a palpable sense of excitement as over 300,000 Yoshino Cherry trees began blooming in Macon, welcoming the 31st annual Cherry Blossom Festival on March 15-24. The festival honors realtor William A. Fickling Sr., whose deep passion for horticulture and fondness for Yoshino cherry ...
Bears beat Tennessee in first round, lose to BYU in second March Madness is in full swing and the Mercer men’s basketball team has made a push to make themselves known in the midst of it all. After failing to secure a conference championship and an NCAA tournament bid, the team received a bid to ...
Earlier this month, Mercer voice students from the Townsend School of Music represented the University by competing in the student auditions for the National Association of Teachers of Singing. NATS is the largest professional association of voice teachers in the world, with more than 7,000 members ...
Last Thursday, the African Student Association (ASA) held African Takeover Day. Students who are members of the organization, have African heritage or ties to the continent dressed in traditional garb to celebrate African heritage and cultural diversity. They planned the event for the final day of Black ...
On Feb. 20, Mercer University hosted their Spring Career Fair, the last career fair of the academic year, from 9:30 am to 2 pm in Heritage Hall of the University Center. The Assistant Director of Career Services and career counselor for Stetson School of Business, Mrs. Melinda Robinson-Moffett, says ...
Mercer’s Big Man on Campus contestants flaunted their skills for the pageant-themed fundraiser hosted by the Panhellenic Council last Tuesday, March 26. Each of the four sororities coached two contestants who participated in a four-portion competition, which portions included question & answer, formal ...
Mercer University hosted the 25th annual Southern Intellectual History Circle last week. The Southern Intellectual History Circle is a gathering of Southern scholars to discuss intellectual trends of the history of the south and its literature. The event began Thursday with a keynote lecture entitled ...
Mercer students who participate in Mercer on Missions feel a strong connection to the place and the people they visit. One such group has taken it a step further and has started collecting for those with whom they worked while traveling. All last week, students who participated in the most recent Mercer ...
Mercer University has hired a new dean for its Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics. The new dean is Dr. Susan Gilbert, a former faculty member and administrator of Rutgers and Emory Universities. She will become the new dean of the school of Business on April 1. Mercer Provost D. Scott ...
Mercer University is set to host the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships for the fourth year in a row at the University Center’s Hawkins Arena on March 6-9. After failing to make the tournament last season, the Mercer women’s basketball team is making an ...
In 2012, the overall crime rate for Macon and Bibb County dropped. The Macon Police Department reported that the past year had the lowest total in 19 years, dropping 13 percent in total crimes. The total number of crimes committed was 7,459, putting the area 1,100 crimes down from 2011’s 8,559. These ...
Dance Marathon is more than just dancing. It’s about staying active and on your feet for six hours to raise money and awareness “For the Kids.” The eighth annual event was held Feb. 23 to rase money for The Children’s Hospital in downtown Macon. Dance Marathon is a nationwide organization where ...
It was raining cats, dogs and beads in Mercer Village on February 12, a.k.a. Fat Tuesday. The weather was not in favor for celebrating Mardi Gras, but the festivities still occurred with a crowd of people. The businesses of Mercer Village hosted an array of specials for students and customers to enjoy ...
Robert McDuffie, founder of the McDuffie Center for Strings (MCS), collaborated with MCS faculty and students to deliver a packed concert Saturday, Feb. 9 in Fickling Hall. He played three pieces, two of which featured the Director of the Center, Amy Schwartz Moretti. Other faculty members Rebecca Albers ...
The Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity and the Student Government Association are preparing to host Business Week, a free event for students who are interested in learning more about the business world and the businesses here in Macon, from February 18-21. Through an initiative called Paint ...
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Jennifer Look and a collection of students will be studying the chemical make-up of neighborhoods around Mercer. Look received a grant from the Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation of $500, which was then matched ...
Mercer University’s baseball team hosted their annual First Pitch Classic event Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in the University Center to kick off the beginning of the season. Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves was the keynote speaker for the event. Murphy talked with many of the guests in attendance while signing ...
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