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Weldon and Lowery crowned 2025 Homecoming royalty on Saturday

By Gabriel Kopp and Joslyn Hicks | November 15

Mercer University crowned Nathan Weldon ‘26 and Callie Lowery ‘26 as Homecoming king and queen at halftime of Mercer’s final home game of the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Mercer alumni, students and fans from all over came to celebrate Homecoming and cheer on the Bears as they faced the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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Bear statue signs bring humor and hype to upcoming Mercer gamedays

By Alexandria Harbin | November 15

Students walking past the University Center this fall have been greeted by sign draped around the roaring bear statue, standing around 12 feet tall, just outside of the University Center when there is a home football game.

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Runners race through campus for Y2K Homecoming 5k

By Gabriel Kopp | November 15

Students, professors, alumni and Macon runners gathered Saturday morning for the annual Mercer University Homecoming 5k that circumnavigates campus.

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Students sing into the night at Lip Sync Battle 2025

By Clara Kurczak | November 15

Mercer University blasted back to the early 2000s Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 as hundreds of students packed into Tony Auditorium for the annual Lip Sync Battle, one of Mercer’s most beloved Homecoming traditions. With this year’s theme, battlers went all out, sporting low-rise jeans, retro iPods and throwback classics that the crowd chanted, cheered and sang along to.

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Elkins elected to be next Mercer president

By Gabriel Kopp | November 14

Penny L. Elkins was announced as Mercer University’s 19th president on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 in the University Center’s Heritage Hall.

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QuadWorks hosts Hotter Than 2000 fashion show for Homecoming

By Nathaniel Jordan | November 14

QuadWorks hosted more than 200 students at the Hotter Than 2000 Fashion Show in Toney Auditorium Thursday at 6 p.m., which matched this year’s Homecoming Y2K theme and coincided with its festivities.

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'It tastes like Christmas': Chi Omega debuts limited edition drink with ZBeans

By Jacob Hossler | November 12

Mercer sorority Chi Omega is debuting two limited edition drinks this week with Mercer on Mission success story ZBeans. The collaboration, which organizers said will be available only until Friday, Nov. 14, features two offerings.

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UPDATE: Shelter-in-place lifted after bomb threat emailed into Mercer

By Gabriel Kopp | November 11

An active threat was reported on Mercer's Macon campus at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday, according to an email sent by Mercer Police. In the email, MerPo told students and faculty to shelter in place.

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‘This is like the movies’: Mercer’s Mexico partnership comes full-circle

By Nathaniel Jordan | November 10

After four summers of Mercer on Mission trips to Mexico, Mercer University hosted three students and two professors from Universidad Tecnológica de Izúcar de Matamoros for a weeklong cultural exchange last week, Nov. 1-7.

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‘An expensive undertaking’: Mercer Medicine moves downtown

By Casey Choung | November 9

A vacant patch of land off Riverside Drive and between Spring Second streets in Macon will be the new site of Mercer's School of Medicine.

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Vertigo Vinyl spins from freshman dream to record success

By Livvy Kerr | November 7

Vertigo Vinyl traded jump scares for Florence Welsh’s haunting vocals this Halloween, kicking off the holiday with a listening party on the day that Florence + The Machine released its new album, “Everybody Scream,” on Oct. 31. The shop regularly hosts listening parties for a variety of artists, as it did last week for the popular indie rock band from London. The album blared through the store’s speakers while attendees discussed their favorite songs.

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Mercer Players hosts ‘Whodunit’ style murder mystery

By Livvy Kerr | November 7

As Wood fell to the ground in a tragic death, clues spewed out of his pockets, leaving attendees to shout accusations and point fingers at one another while Wood circled the area as a ghost, unable to speak or interact.

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Hands that speak: BearSign teaches students ASL

By Precious Clark | November 6

Mercer University BearSign offered a space for students to connect to deaf culture and learn American Sign Language at their second meeting on Oct. 16. With a turnout of around 20 students in Stetson Hall, BearSign Vice President Eliza Penfield '26 guided students through signing the alphabet. Soon after, the executive team explained how to express emotions, majors and minors using ASL.

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Bonnamu raises thousands for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

By Nathaniel Jordan | October 30

Mercer's chapter of Phi Mu hosted its annual charity concert, Bonnamu, to raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Society Garden. The Miracle Network provides funding for around 170 children’s hospitals to assist life-saving treatments, research and financial assistance for patients’ families.

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Princess Peach and a posse of kids hit pre-Halloween Harvest Fest

By Gabriel Kopp | October 29

A sea of superheroes, villains and everything in between flowed into Heritage Hall on Wednesday evening for the annual Harvest Fest, where costumed kids decorated paper plates, fished for candy and played a supersized version of “Operation,” among other activities.

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Watching movies through an 'International Lense' at RA program

By Isabel Froula | October 28

Resident Assistant Kaylee Mixon is encouraging students to bring their friends to “International Lense: A Movie Night” to watch international films, promote diversity and create a relaxing environment for students in Connell Student Center 1 on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

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A scoop of culture: FSA hosts fourth Halo-Haloween

By Kristen Duncan | October 28

Mercer University’s Filipino Student Association is hosting their fourth annual Halo-Haloween on Friday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-8 p.m. in room 251 of Stetson Hall. The event’s name is a reference to a Filipino dessert, Halo-Halo, which translates to “mix-mix,” according to FSA President Sophia Petallar ‘26.

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'Let There be Light' exhibit unveiled in Tarver Library

By Nelson Daley | October 28

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.

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SGA Wellness Fair promotes student health and connection

By Alexandria Harbin | October 27

Cruz Plaza buzzed with activity as students visited booths run by campus organizations sharing resources on mental, physical and emotional health at the Wellness Fair on Cruz Plaza on Oct. 22.

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A match made at Mercer: New app sparks campus curiosity

By Nelson Daley | October 23

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, ...