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The Wesleyan College Wolves made history when they tipped off as the first women’s hockey team in Middle Georgia Sept. 27. Up against Georgia Southern University’s Ice Eagles in their first match, the Wolves managed a 12-0 shutout, up 8-0 by the end of the first period.
Since the demolition of the Connell Student Center over the summer, dining options for students have changed drastically across campus. The Fresh Food Company moved to Penfield Hall, the Farmers' Market in the University Center expanded and The Drop moved to Tarver Library. With these changes have come mixed student opinions on both the efficiency and the quality of the dining options Mercer provides on campus.
Excitement filled Cruz Plaza on Friday, Sept. 11, as Mercer University students received their sorority bids and were officially placed into Panhellenic houses.
Macon residents gathered at Rosa Parks Square to protest the Trump administration on March 28, 2026. The organizers, Macon Rising, Macon Trouble and the League of Women voters hosted speakers and led the crowd in chants that echoed across in the roughly 3,000 other “No Kings” protests nationwide Saturday.
Sreeja Pandiri '26 won the Student Government Association special senior senator election on Jan. 16, 2026. The election was called to replace Brielle McLean '25, who graduated in December.
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda M. Colvin spoke at an annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance program, hosted by Mercer’s TRIO programs on Jan. 14, 2026. From 6-8 p.m, students, faculty and Maconites filled Willet Science Center's auditorium to commemorate King.
Chinekwu Obidoa hosted a screening for the film “Fire in the Blood,” directed by Dylan Mohan, as part of the African Film Series on Nov. 11. The documentary explores the impact of Western pharmaceutical companies blocking access to affordable antiretroviral drugs that treat HIV and AIDS in developing countries.
Mercer Archives revealed a new, ancient lamp exhibit through their “Let There Be Light” event on Thursday, Oct. 23. Hosted in Tarver Library, the exhibit featured 48 out of the 317 ancient oil lamps in the Holmes Holy Land Ancient Artifact Collection.
An instagram account with the handle umatch.mu began following students this month with the bio: “If you were followed, it means someone at @merceryou has a crush on you! Join Umatch and find out who’s interested in you.” The account description included a link that leads to a page with a code, prompting students to download the app, Umatch.
QuadWorks hosted Cubstock, a talent show to discover the opener for Bearstock next semester, on Oct. 3. Kosher Pickle, a ska band formed months before, opened Cubstock with three pieces utilizing punk and reggae influences.
Students and professors took up the challenge of answering questions while eating hot wings at a QuadWorks event on Sept. 19. The event was based on the popular interview show “Hot Ones,” in which celebrities are asked questions about themselves and their careers while downing hot wings and, subsequently, glasses of milk, Chloe Jay '27 said.
Chinekwu Obidoa, a Global Health and Africana Studies professor and creator of Mercer's Africa Film Series, hosted a screening of Justin Chadwick’s “The First Grader” in collaboration with QuadWorks Thursday, Sept. 18. The film tells the true story of Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge, an 84-year-old Kenyan Mau Mau freedom fighter who attended primary school following a new free education decree. Throughout the film, he struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder and social struggles as people from school were unwelcoming as a result of his age.
“This film from Wes Anderson features big names such as Greta Gerwig, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Murray,” Sydney Gray ‘26 posited at the Film Society’s first meeting of the year, which featured a game of Jeopardy on Sept. 11.
Since its reincarnation in January 2024, finding space and equipment has been the biggest challenge for Mercer’s wrestling club. However, an "open mat" event the club held on Aug. 28 using borrowed equipment showed just how far the team has come since reforming.
Solutions by The State News