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(05/01/24 10:29pm)
A small crowd of students gathered on Cruz Plaza today, supported by faculty, to perform a "peaceful and educational" demonstration in solidarity with other students across America. The protest was organized by Tori Glazier '24, Matthew Simmerman '24 and Belle Hart '24 in order to ask once again for Mercer to respond, acknowledge or agree to their requests that have been publicly expressed since Mercer Police intervened on behalf of the University during a protest outside a guest lecture in April.
(04/26/24 4:00am)
Community members gathered in downtown Macon on Monday for the unveiling of bronze markers that display important pieces of Macon’s Black history. The project was organized by Macon200, a bicentennial campaign celebrating the city’s 200-year anniversary since its founding in 1823.
(04/21/24 5:02am)
On a bright Saturday morning in Tattnall Square Park, over two hundred people gathered to participate in Mercer's 2024 Out of the Darkness Campus Walk. Every spring, thousands of people all over the country walk in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) mission to bring hope to those affected by suicide.
(04/09/24 4:41am)
Hundreds of Mercer students and community members gathered on Cruz Plaza on Wednesday afternoon in order to witness a partial solar eclipse, an event most people only experience a few times during their lifetime.
(03/25/24 4:00am)
Mercer Village Pizza is set to join the lineup of restaurants in Mercer Village, becoming the fourth pizza establishment to occupy the space adjacent to Z Beans Coffee. The new restaurant is scheduled to open on April 10 and will serve Neapolitan pizza along with a range of other options including wings, sandwiches and a few surprises later down the line.
(03/16/24 12:24am)
As warm weather shines on Macon's hundreds of cherry blossom trees, visitors flock to Macon for the 42 annual Cherry Blossom Festival. The 10-day festival runs from March 15 to 24 and features a host of attractions that bring a whole new meaning to the city's local charm.
(03/13/24 4:00am)
For Tiphanie Yanique, her identity as a writer isn’t only determined by the time she spends on her craft, it’s also about the way she interacts with the world and her own community.
(02/25/24 6:25am)
With the South Carolina primaries now concluded, Georgia voters are cornered in a manner many have feared. A nationwide poll from Reuters last month said as many as 67% of respondents were “tired of seeing the same candidates in presidential elections and want someone new."
(02/22/24 5:00am)
Arsha Moorthy ‘24 is championing a new service project that is studying the role of chaplains in Middle Georgia. The research project will ultimately result in a guidebook to help communities in Macon better serve religiously diverse populations.
(02/01/24 4:05am)
All Fraternity and Sorority Program Executives were invited to a meeting in Willet Auditorium this evening regarding over $10,000 stolen from the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity (ATO) Camp for a Cause event in Spring 2022. According to ATO President Jacob Woods ‘25, who spoke on behalf of the Alpha Zeta chapter, the money was misappropriated by alumni Evans Hodges ‘22.
(01/18/24 5:27am)
As students returned to campus after the holidays this January, the construction on the College St. green space in front of Plunkett Hall was still underway. This was surprising for students, especially first-years living in the area, who were under the impression the green space would be finished when they returned from winter break.
(11/12/23 9:19pm)
Mercerians celebrated the university's largest homecoming in history this Saturday. Spectators braved the rain, donning ponchos and cheering as Benjamin Smith '24 and Ashton Mayo-Beavers '24 were crowned the 2023 Homecoming king and queen at halftime. Smith and Mayo-Beavers hugged and congratulated one another after the announcement.
(11/03/23 4:00am)
A small crowd gathered in the Plunkett Gallery on the evening of Nov. 1 to witness the opening of an exhibit titled “Mercer’s Integration: The Good, the Bad, and the Unfinished.”
(10/27/23 4:00am)
A team of Mercer students are working on a research project that aims to tell the story of Mercer’s queer history. The project is temporarily titled “We are Here!” and is a partnership between Common Ground (Mercer’s official LGBTQ+ and Ally organization) and the University Archives.
(10/03/23 4:00am)
A gnat infestation at the University Center is causing widespread complaints among students. The bug problem has persisted for over a week, causing several students to avoid the University Center altogether.
(09/22/23 4:00am)
The new Crisis Stabilization Diagnostic Center for middle Georgia broke ground on Sept. 20 in downtown Macon. The center will be the first of its kind in Georgia to handle behavioral health crises exclusively for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
(09/03/23 4:00am)
This summer, Mercer began construction on the section of College Street that runs through campus in order to create a new green space similar to Cruz plaza. The project is estimated to be finished by late December.
(12/02/22 5:00am)
As a math and political science student preparing to graduate from Whittier College in the '70s, Chester Fontenot Jr. told his professors that he wanted to bring America to its knees.
(09/15/22 4:00am)
Glitter, laughter and balloons filled Greek Village on Saturday during Fall 2022 Bid Day. The event marked the end of Mercer’s delayed formal recruitment, which started Sept. 5.
(08/26/22 3:45am)
The new Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number 988 is now active across the United States. The shorter three-digit number will make it easier for those in crisis to access free and confidential support.