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.
“Being black in America is a constant pain”: Meeting held to address professor’s denial of systemic racism
Elizabeth Tammi, News Editor
November 1, 2019
A meeting to address statements made by economics professor Antonio Saravia during an Oct. 23 debate was held in the Medical School auditorium on Oct. 28. The debate, titled “Is Social Justice Just?,” was organized and hosted by Students for Liberty and the Center for the Study of Economics an...
Fresh Off the Docket
Sarah Pounds, News Editor
February 25, 2016
At the latest Student Government Association "Bear Forum," Senator Elizabeth McKay brought a student concern to the floor: is there any way to have quieter music for football practice at 7 a.m.? Junior Senator Drew Winslett, who lived in the Adams Winship apartments last year, was the first to agree...
Students elect two Freshmen to join SGA in a special January election
Sarah Pounds, News Editor
January 29, 2016
Two seats opened in SGA special elections that began Jan. 20.
Get to Know Your SGA Vice President
Taylor Jolly, SGA Vice President
September 11, 2015
When I stepped onto campus three years ago, I never imagined how much this university would pour into me. It seems like last semester I was meeting my freshman roommate, taking an hour to search for my classes on the quad and pretending to be cooler than I actually was. Now, here I am as a senior welc...