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Letter from the Editor: Closing the door on The Cluster’s print edition

By Mary Helene Hall | December 5

After 102 years of print publication, The Cluster will become digital-only starting in 2023. The Dec. 6 issue will be the final print edition.

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Diving into the 'cuffing season' Mercer dating app scene

By Maura Rutledge | December 5

As people pack away their pumpkins and bring out their Christmas trees, the annual approach of “cuffing season” means dating app usage is at an all-time high. 

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The making of a revolution: Research digitizes Black life in Middle Georgia

By Eliza Moore | December 2

“I was talking about this with my students in class one day,” Fontenot said. “They asked, ‘Well, what happened to your revolution?’ I said, 'You're part of it.' I'm turning out revolutionaries. So this project is part of my revolution.” 

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Mercer's Resident Hall Association addresses issues with laundry rooms, community building

By Ali Sulko | December 1

At 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, Mercer’s Resident Hall Association, RHA, held their annual town hall meeting in Stetson Hall. 

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Annual Light More Homes fundraiser brings holiday cheer to Mercer Village

By Maura Rutledge | November 28

For 15 years, Macon Area Habitat for Humanity (MAHFH) has organized the Light More Homes fundraiser in order to combat substandard housing.

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Imwe launches second year of Rwandan handbag sales on campus

By Gabriel Kopp | November 22

“People aren’t buying it because it is new, people are buying it because they want it,” Drash said.

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McDuffie Center for Strings and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra feature Mercer musicians

By Maura Rutledge | November 22

A line of people gathered under the glimmering lights of the Grand Opera House in Macon on Oct. 17 to see Mercer students, Mercer alumni and members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform in the Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra. 

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Bennett Cate and Michelly Pereira crowned Homecoming king and queen

By Mary Helene Hall and KC Wetherington | November 12

The court was composed of eight members who were voted on by the student body after their interviews with Mercer staff members. 

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2022 Homecoming Court announced after record-breaking student vote turnout

By Mary Helene Hall | November 12

The court's queen and king will be crowned at Saturday's Homecoming football game against Furman University during halftime. 

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Annual Homecoming Lip Sync Competition lively as ever despite weather

By Mary Helene Hall | November 12

QuadWorks continued its tradition of festivities leading up to Homecoming weekend that culminated in the annual lip sync competition Friday night in a Willingham Auditorium packed to the brim. 

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Mercer casts their votes in the 2022 midterm elections

By Henry Keating and Maura Rutledge | November 9

"I think there are a lot of issues right now that will affect our future, and I think it’s important to have a say in the decisions on those issues,” Haven Estabrook '26 said.

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2022 Homecoming Court nominees announced

By Jaidyn Bridgeforth | November 7

Voting takes place Wednesday on MyCourseEval via Canvas.

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"How our past shapes us": What was different about this year's Pilgrimage to Penfield

By Ali Sulko | October 31

Every year Mercer students make a Pilgrimage to Penfield. However, there were a few changes made to the experience in order to acknowledge and more fully teach students about Mercer's complex history.

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Music and Lyric Club releases collaborative album inspired by life at Mercer

By Ali Sulko | October 26

“This album feels like a family and how we made it was like a family,” said Moss.