New Mercer organization seeks to spark interfaith dialogue
Mandi DeLong, Contributing Writer
October 14, 2019
Bears Engaged Across Religion aims to reach students with religious and nonreligious backgrounds to participate in an interfaith dialogue about faith traditions.
Mercer freshman establishes new service club to help local students with learning differences
Zaira Khan, Contributing Writer
April 23, 2019
A new service organization, The Buddy Bunch, is coming to Mercer’s campus with a goal to serve local students with developmental disabilities.
Big Bear, Little Bear
Katie Atkinson, Staff Writer
March 30, 2016
What’s in a name? For senior Mercer Maniacs members Braden Brettin and Seth Thompson, it’s a symbol of an unbreakable friendship and years of shared memories. The two formed a strong bond while participating in the Mercer Maniacs during the football season of their sophomore year. Ever since...
Point B.L.A.N.K. to take on national competition in April
Elliot James, Staff Writer
March 17, 2016
When you think of poetry slams and spoken word, your brain may jump to images of multi-syllabic contortions in dark, hazy rooms. You may think of semi-ironic nodding and snapping. Bongos may come to mind. When spoken word becomes a competition, the rules change completely. The Mercer University s...
Fresh off the Docket
Megan Rosinko, Contributing Writer
November 19, 2015
Special committee for parking Vice President Jolly is spearheading the creation of a short-term special committee to investigate parking related concerns. The goals of this committee are to investigate student concerns, collect and gather data on the current parking situation, and develop solutions to...
MEEEP collaborating with student orgs, community
Katie Atkinson, Staff Writer
September 24, 2015
Mercer’s Entrepreneurship Engineering Education Program (MEEEP) is aiming to bring students together this year through collaborations across multiple fields. Junior and President of MEEEP Ben Kasson recognizes the lack of discussion occurring among students on campus. “We have so many groups all over Mercer...
The Society of American Military Engineers is Mercer's new kid on the block
March 3, 2015
The motion to make the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) a recognized Mercer student organization passed unanimously March 3. The group, headed by sophomore Matthew Long, is part of a national organization that has over 50 student chapters across the nation. They focus on “maintaini...