OPINION: College students need and deserve longer breaks
When we were ten years old, week-long breaks felt like month-long breaks. When we got two whole weeks for Christmas, it felt to us like a second summer break.
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When we were ten years old, week-long breaks felt like month-long breaks. When we got two whole weeks for Christmas, it felt to us like a second summer break.
On Nov. 19, after a four-day jury deliberation, 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on accounts of first-degree homicide and other charges. The jury had controversially accepted that Rittenhouse had acted reasonably to defend himself during his interactions.
On Oct. 26, the Macon-Bibb Commission Committee came together to discuss a resolution calling for an "Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive World Class Community."
The Macon-Bibb County Commission designated $4 million from the American Rescue Plan to go towards an expansion of the Middle Georgia Food Bank (MGFB) during their meeting Nov. 16. The resolution passed unanimously.
Mercer's women's basketball team traveled to Athens Thursday to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The Bears came up short of the win with a final score of 52-67.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is filing a lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden after the announcement of a planned vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
Mercer Panhellenic held their annual Big Man on Campus event in Willingham Hall Wednesday with the proceeds going to the Circle of Sisterhood and the winning sorority's philanthropy.
The Bears' cross country team traveled to Florence, Alabama to compete in the NCAA regional tournament Nov. 12. The six men finished in 20th place out of 25 teams while the two women finished 133 and 198 respectively out of 231 runners.
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MerServe and QuadWorks are co-hosting a banquet simulation Friday to raise awareness about hunger, poverty and food insecurity on a global scale.
The Mercer volleyball team played their final four games, walking away with two wins and two losses against UT Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Samford and Furman.
When Mercer iced the win in front of a homecoming weekend crowd at Mercer’s Five Star Stadium, it was done with an onside kick. The Bears fell on the ball and with it secured their first chance at a conference title since the program was reinstated in 2013.
The Atlanta Hawks put up an impressive performance against the Milwaukee Bucks, winning 100-120 against the faltering Bucks squad.
This year's homecoming celebrations came to their peak during halftime at the Mercer v. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football game in Five Star Stadium on Saturday. Rylan Allen and Sheridan King, both representing Student Government Association, won the honors of homecoming king and queen, respectively.
This morning, nearly 60 runners woke up early to run Mercer University's homecoming 5K race. There were a total of six categories, where a total of eighteen medals were distributed.
Following a week jam-packed full of activities across campus, Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta have won the lip-sync large bracket for the 2021 Quadworks Homecoming competition.
After going 19-7 last season, women's basketball is starting the season with games against Wake Forest and Appalachian State.
Mercer's men’s soccer team dispatched Furman University 4-0 on Sunday in the Southern Conference Semifinals, gaining entry into the conference championship game this Sunday.
Homecoming has officially begun, and it looks like it is going to be “out of this world" with the return of the popular lip sync battle along with four other events for competing organizations.
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