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This is what’s happening with the Willet Science Center

Walking through the parking lot behind the Stetson School of Business it is nearly impossible to ignore the blue tarp surrounding Willet, the university’s former science center. James Netherton, executive vice president for administration and finance, said the university plans to renovate the building ...

Disabled students find it difficult to navigate campus

Mercer is made of a series of tall staircases that can make it difficult for disabled students to navigate the campus and participate in campus life. Everywhere you look there is a different set of stairs to get from one destination to the next. In fact, in some places, the stairs are the only way ...

Growing Pains: This is what the Mercer Village vendors think about parking

Mercer Village vendors, like Francar’s Buffalo Wings and Nu-Way, said they believe the parking situation in Mercer Village dissuades customers from coming to their stores. “We love being there, but parking not being available on the street or in the commercial spaces is hindering our business,” ...

Gain Experience and Find Direction at the Spring Career Expo

Are you looking for a job? Getting ready to graduate soon and have no idea where you’d like to head or what you’d like to do? Or maybe you’re just looking for some networking experience and future career options? Make plans to stop by Mercer University’s Spring Career Expo from 10 a.m. to ...

2018 Next Big Idea Competition registration now open

Registration for the 2018 Next Big Idea Competition, an annual event for Mercer students to pitch business ideas to investors, is now open. The competition is aimed at giving Mercer business students the opportunity to present their innovative business ideas and gain real entrepreneurial experience. ...

SGA President tells senators not to ‘showboat’ for votes about Founders' Day

Student Government Association President Olivia Buckner told senators that Founders' Day was not the time to gain votes from students by speaking out against the speaker, according to an email released to The Cluster. “I realize elections are around the corner for many of you, but this is not a time ...

SGA discusses Founders’ Day speaker and Common Ground protest, approves new organizations and funding requests

The Jan. 29 Student Government Association meeting began with President Olivia Buckner’s report. She said that executive members of SGA had heard from junior James Stair on his research regarding gender-neutral campus housing and will continue to work with him as he completes his project. Buckner ...

The Center For Collaborative Journalism adds three new staff members

With a new year commencing, Mercer’s Center for Collaborative Journalism adds three more staff members to its team. According to a press release from Mercer University, The Center for Collaborative Journalism, funded by a $5.7 million grant from the Knight Foundation and Peyton Anderson Foundation, ...

Students raise concerns about speaker selection for Founder's Day

Mercer’s Student Government Association announced today that they will meet with administrators to discuss Founders’ Day after hearing complaints on the selection of keynote speaker Jay Sekulow. Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice and a member of President Donald Trump’s ...

Mercer opens the doors to new opportunities with the Spearman C. Godsey Science Center

Students all over campus looked at their schedule to see a new building code for their classroom: GSC. “I was trying to figure out for the longest what it was,” said Alexandria Williams, a senior pre-medical student. Once she figured it out, Williams said she was excited to be in “the new building” ...

The Rainbow Connection Committee is open to applicants

Common Ground’s Rainbow Connection Committee is currently accepting applications to join their spring semester team. The committee’s goal is to allow professors and student leaders to become certified in conscious and empathetic communication with Mercer students within the LGBTQ community, according ...

President Underwood offering 10,000 reward after shots fired at students in Mercer Village

Mercer Police reported that gunshots were fired at students who were walking in the vicinity of Mercer Village on Jan. 10. Four students and a recent graduate were in the area when a man approached them and fired six shots. No one was harmed.   The shooter escaped, running towards the Huguenin Heights ...

Shots fired at students in Mercer Village

On Jan. 10, Mercer Police reported that six shots were fired at students in Mercer Village. The shooter escaped, running towards Linden Ave. Nobody was injured, according to an email from Mercer Police. In an email, President Underwood referred to the shooting as a "frightening and dangerous incident." ...

Mercer’s SOUL project equips students for intentional discourse

A new project has made its way into the heart of Mercer University. The Seeking Openness, Understanding and Learning (SOUL) Project was started this semester. “[The project was started] on campus to equip students, faculty and staff with the tools to facilitate intentional discourse on difficult ...

‘Daring Dialogues’ starts controversial conversations among students

Mercer University senior Catherine Crowe has a clear passion for activism. Last year, she held a strategic training session open to students entitled ‘Activism 101’. Crowe said she wanted to start a culture of activism on Mercer’s campus, and while a lot of students had passionate opinions, ...

Student research conducted for gender-neutral housing

Junior James Stair, chemistry and women and gender studies major, is the president of Mercer’s LGBTQ group, Common Ground. Stair is currently conducting research for his senior project. His research focuses on gender-neutral housing, the interest in this type of housing at Mercer and the effects ...

Faculty-led ‘Real Talk’ series seeks to connect professors to students

Every year, Mercer University’s Research that Reaches Out offices chooses a grand challenge theme. This past summer, when Emily Halstead heard that this year’s theme was personal well-being, an idea began to form. The idea she came up with: Real Talk. “Real Talk is a conversation series featuring ...

Growing pains: Mercer students share their opinions about parking on campus

The ability to find parking spaces on campus has been an issue for both commuters and on-campus residents at Mercer for many years, and these complaints have grown since the increase in the student population in the past five years. Many students have stated their frustration in finding a parking space ...

Rock out with fellow Bears at the annual Quadworks Battle of the Bands

Mercer students will have the chance to rock out and listen to talented artists on Nov. 10 on Cruz Plaza during Mercer’s annual Battle of the Bands. Sophomore Kimberly Gessner, a committee member of Mercer Live, said in an email that Battle of the Bands will feature several artists on Mercer’s ...