In a joint effort “to raise awareness and build excitement around the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election Student,” Mercer’s Student Government Association, Mercer Votes and the university’s Political Science Department are asking students to participate in a mock-presidential election this ...
Mercer’s chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity continued a years-long tradition this Sunday, Oct. 21 when they hosted their annual Pumpkin Bust. This year the event was in support of Feeding America, a non-profit dedicated to servicing food banks nationwide. The Pumpkin Bust consists of a pumpkin ...
On Oct. 24, Mercer students can stop by the Tattnall Square Center for the Arts for a zombie murder mystery hosted by Mercer Players. This is the first year the theatre organization has thrown this event and the Mercer Players are hoping to make the murder mystery event an annual Halloween activity. ...
Four sorority teams faced off in a powderpuff tournament hosted by Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity on Thursday, Oct. 17. The tournament was hosted in order to support the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Research and Education Foundation (SCARE).SCARE raises money in order to donate automated external defibrillators, ...
Mercer University released data from the 2023 calendar year in its annual campus safety report on Tuesday, Oct. 1.The data is aggregated from MerPo, the Title IX office, Student Affairs, Human Resources, Housing and Residence Life, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and the Director of Environmental ...
Mercer’s Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity held a vigil on Sunday night to remember the life of Mason Sells, who died on Monday, Sept. 23 after collapsing while playing in an intramural soccer match.Among the crowd of about 250 students, Sells’ family, President Bill Underwood and Dean of Students ...
Mason Sells ‘26 of Peachtree City died Monday night after collapsing during an intramural soccer game, according to Mercer University. Sells was transported by ambulance to Atrium Health Navicent, where he was pronounced dead. Macon-Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones told 13WMAZ on Tuesday that Sells ...
Mercer University's QuadWorks hosted its annual "Stuff a Bear" event on Sept. 7, bringing students together for a day of community spirit and excitement.This year, the event saw an large turnout with hundreds of attendees gathering outside in the heat. In a line that nearly wrapped around ...
Returning Mercer students are expressing concerns surrounding The Drop for its prices, lack of meal exchange options and its replacement of Which Wich and Brewed Awakenings.The Drop, an on-campus dining option in the Connell Student Center, hosts various menu options from barbeque, açaí bowls and ...
Despite the overcast skies and drizzly weather, more than 300 students participated in MerServe's annual Be a Good NeighBear event over the weekend.This year's NeighBear event included over 15 community partners and featured opportunities for students such as tutoring, trash pickup, assisting ...
A small crowd of students gathered on Cruz Plaza today, supported by faculty, to perform a "peaceful and educational" demonstration in solidarity with other students across America. The protest was organized by Tori Glazier '24, Matthew Simmerman '24 and Belle Hart '24 in order to ask once again for Mercer to respond, acknowledge or agree to their requests that have been publicly expressed since Mercer Police intervened on behalf of the University during a protest outside a guest lecture in April.
In response to the university's address of the protest and arrest of a student following the interruption of the guest lecture hosted by Mercer's CSEL and Mercer Turning Point USA (TPUSA), students who addressed SGA two weeks ago have organized a demonstration for 11 a.m. on Wednesday on Cruz Plaza.
Students asked and Mercer University’s President Bill Underwood answered. From dog names to policy changes, here are 14 questions the student body had for their president.
SGA’s gallery, which is typically only filled when organizations ask for funds from SGA, took a more combative tone as concerned students sought answers from the students in elected positions in regards to the recent uproar over the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event hosted on Mercer's campus last week.
On a bright Saturday morning in Tattnall Square Park, over two hundred people gathered to participate in Mercer's 2024 Out of the Darkness Campus Walk. Every spring, thousands of people all over the country walk in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) mission to bring hope to those affected by suicide.
The Mercer Allergy Awareness Club (MAAC) recently proposed that the school equip Mercer Police, resident assistants and members of the Mercer administration with EpiPens. The suggestion comes a few years following the death of a freshman on campus who suffered a severe allergic reaction in their dorm.
Mercer students visited over a dozen booths on Cruz Plaza Wednesday for Mercer's first "Fresh Check Day," a new initiative organized by Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). The event provided student organizations with a platform to promote mental health awareness on Mercer's campus.
Similarly to Mercer's announcement to promote Dr. Scott from interim Dean to permanent Dean of the CLAS, Mercer has recently named interim Chief of Police Lt. Gary Mills as the permanent pick.
Mercer Students for Justice in Palestine (MSJP) organized a protest of a guest lecture by Turning Point USA (TPUSA) speaker Jennifer Grossman on Thursday. The lecture was sponsored by TPUSA and Mercer's Center for Economics and Liberty. A student identified as Finnegan O'Brien '27 was photographed in handcuffs outside of Willet Auditorium that night, and he has been charged with simple battery, according to an incident report from MerPo.
Once labeled by Time Magazine as India's "most vivid, joyous festival," Holi is a celebration traditionally celebrated in India and Nepal that is now observed in communities across the globe. One of those communities is Mercer Masala, a club focused on the celebration and campus education of south-Asian cultures.
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