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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, ...
Sitting on a gravel driveway, squished between Betts Field, Mercer's soccer complex, and Auxiliary Services headquarters, a black Nissan Sentra with gold-coated rims was undergoing an inspection. Mercer graduate student Matthew Coburn exited the vehicle, waiting for his team to arrive in their souped-up Hondas and $60,000 Corvettes.
QuadWorks transformed the lawn of the Connell Student Center into a welcoming, autumn festival at Beartoberfest as the first chill of fall hit campus on Oct. 18.
QuadWorks hosted Cubstock, a talent show to discover the opener for Bearstock next semester. Kosher Pickle, a ska band formed months before, opened Cubstock with three pieces utilizing punk and reggae influences.
The event, beginning less than a month after this year’s Ducks for Decals competition, is another step in MerPo’s effort to connect with the Mercer community.
The Mercer Women of Minorities Empowering the Neighborhood organization hosted a domestic violence panel to raise awareness and support the Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia on Oct. 15. The organization aims to build community between minority women on campus while serving the neighborhood.
“When you get on an airplane, they point to the exits, right? You’ve got to know where you’re going in case there’s an emergency,” Reffitt said. “It’s the same sort of thing with the AEDs.”
Last school year, campus Fraternity and Sorority Programs embodied one of Mercer’s core values, service, by collectively raising over $126,000 for philanthropy, according to the 2024-2025 membership report.About one in five Mercer undergraduates is involved in a fraternity and sorority program across ...
For much of the fall 2024 semester, Pi Kappa Phi could exhibit only the letters by which they are best known around campus: Pi Kappa. “The first letter, the ‘Phi,’ was stolen by the Princeton marching band,” Morgan Kesler ‘25, the former president of the fraternity, said at the time.
The lengths of Oglethorpe Street, Tatnall Street and Monroe Street began to fill with pedestrians and residents of nearby neighborhoods around 2 p.m. on Sept. 28, some biking, some setting up tents. All were uninterrupted by the bustle of cars and trucks. Open Streets Macon had arrived in Macon, just a block from Mercer's campus.
Mercer hosted its annual family weekend on Friday and Saturday, welcoming parents, siblings and friends to campus. The weekend offered families an opportunity to see more of Mercer, complete with academic check-ins, informational meetings, a concert and the requisite tailgate before Saturday's ...
QuadWorks held its annual Cubstock event on Friday with a spot at this year's Bearstock opening act on the line. In addition to student bands competing to be selected as the opener, solo acts were a part of Friday's show.
The Student Government Association's Campus Safety & Improvements Committee (CSI) invited students to join them on a safety walk to explore the university's safety measures and hear concerns about campus conditions on Sept. 29.
QuadWorks transformed Penfield Hall into a plushy paradise as students lined up to stuff and customize their own bears on Sept. 27. With a line stretched all the way from the waterfall by the Cornell Student Center to the front of Penfield, the annual event attracts participants from across classes ...
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