Gabriel Kopp '26 is majoring in Journalism and Law and Public Policy at Mercer University. He has written for The Cluster since he started at Mercer, and currently works as co-Editor-in-Chief. When he isn't studying, he enjoys going for runs and reading The New York Times or the AJC while sipping coffee.
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 ...
Mercer University crowned Dalton Loyd '25 and Alisha Mitchell '26 as Homecoming king and queen on Saturday. Droves of Mercer fans came to Macon to cap off Homecoming week and cheer on the Bears as they took on East Tennessee State University. Both Loyd and Mitchell are involved in Mercer's ...
Vice President Kamala Harris was “voted” into office in a mock-presidential election hosted by Mercer’s Student Government Association, the Mercer Votes organization and the university’s political science department last week.The election, which was held over the course of about two days, ended ...
In 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 ...
Mercer 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 ...
Mercer’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 football rolled to its fourth win of the season on Saturday, beating The Citadel, 38-21. The win improved the team to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 against Southern Conference teams.Mercer’s offense churned out more than 400 yards of offense and the defense, which is off to a strong start this ...
Neither rain, nor lightning, nor wind, nor a one and a half hour-long weather delay could cloud Mercer’s season-opening football game in front of a crowd of more than 7,000 fans. The Bears took on the Presbyterian College Blue Hose for the first time since 2019, beating the South Carolina team, 63-10.
SGA’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.
Mercer Baseball (19-16) toppled #8 Florida State University (30-6) on Tuesday, winning in Tallahassee, 13-6.
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