QuadWorks and the Iota Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. showcased their southern flair at the Boots, Bears and Buckles event on Black Field on Friday, Sept. 5. Students were encouraged to decorate paper fans and mingle before the line dancing lessons began.
Mercer Police sent a campus-wide email announcing the second annual "Ducks for Decals" scavenger hunt on Sept. 3. Six winners will receive orange parking decals – a hot commodity at Mercer that permits students to park in any lot on campus.The department scattered 36 rubber ducks around ...
A free streaming service has been introduced for students to use while making campus their home away from home. The service allows students to stream free shows and movies while connected to the university’s Wi-Fi.Mercer Cinema, as it is called, is available on a variety of devices and includes a ...
Since its reincarnation in January 2024, finding space and equipment has been the biggest challenge for Mercer’s wrestling club. However, an "open mat" event the club held on Aug. 28 using borrowed equipment showed just how far the team has come since reforming.Huy Lam ’26, the club’s ...
Dozens of schools across the southeast have gone into lockdown in the past two weeks in response to reports of active threats.Mercer University notified students and faculty of a potential active threat on campus on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Central Georgia Technical College received a similar call a day ...
The Mercer Running Club hosted its first annual Milk Mile race in front of the Mary Erin Porter residence hall on Saturday, August 30 to raise funds for the young club. While the run had to be postponed from early Saturday morning to around noon due to rain, participants still showed up for the lactose-laden ...
Mercer students, faculty and alumni gathered on Black Field on Saturday, Sept. 30, for the first tailgate of the season as the Bears prepared to face Presbyterian College.The first home game of the season is a tradition for students as freshmen experienced the excitement of their new college football ...
The Mercer Maniacs hosted a paint up event last Saturday, August 30, in support of the football team before their home opener against Presbyterian College.The club, founded in 2012 as Hoffman's Hooligans, painted up willing participants during the tailgate on Black Field. Participants could opt ...
A revamped Roberts Hall opened its doors once again to new residents this August after being closed during the 2024-2025 school year for extensive renovations.In August 2024, Mercer's Housing and Residence Life decided to close down the freshmen residence hall because the incoming freshmen class ...
QuadWorks kicked off Labor Day weekend with WaterWorks, a summer-themed event on Cruz Plaza on Friday, Aug. 29. Students enjoyed inflatable water slides, a photo booth, water guns and free shaved ice.Organizers anticipated 100 to 200 attendees, but nearly 200 students filled the plaza within the first ...
Mercer police reported an "active threat" on Macon's campus at 12:15 PM on Aug. 27, 2025. By 1:25 PM, Mercer police ended the shelter-in-place orders.
Mercer Athletics and Macon-Bibb County announced on Tuesday that the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC will use Macon as its base camp leading up to the 2025 Club World Cup, which starts in mid-June.Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller heralded the news as a boon for the county and highlighted ...
The university announced Friday that President William D. Underwood intends to step down from his position at Mercer and return to teaching in 2026. A committee to determine the university's 19th president will be formed in the coming days, according to the university, and led by Board of Trustees Chair Thomas Bishop, a former executive at Southern Company.
Acknowledgement of student research into the history of Mercer's LGBTQ+ community and the university's long relationship with the Georgia Baptist Convention (GBC) has been removed from The Den, Mercer's media outlet, according to one of its authors, Bekhem Mohn '25.
The Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society’s Zeta chapter at Mercer hosted the fifth-annual Malcolm Lester Lectures last Monday and Tuesday in the President’s Dining Hall.
Bearstock 2025 started and ended with a bang as hundreds of Mercerians gathered on Cruz plaza for springtime fun, food and music.
The fifth annual BearFest celebration, previously known until this year as Diversity Day, was held Friday, March 28, on Cruz Plaza. BearFest allows students, student-led organizations and local diversity-focused collectives and groups to showcase their clubs and celebrate diversity on the Mercer campus.
Mercer's second annual Fresh Check Day checked in with Mercer students on Cruz Plaza on March 26, bringing with it opportunities to talk about mental health.
The Connell Student Center was home to the second-annual French Bowl on Thursday, March 20, where students from local high schools, Wesleyan College and Mercer met for a competition testing their pedigree with the French language and culture.
Alisha Mitchell '26 and Callie Lowery '26 won the nomination for the 2025-2026 presidential and vice presidential student government association election on March 20, resulting in cheers and claps as current SGA president Dalton Loyd '25 unfurled a sign in the Connell Student Center, announcing the pair's success.
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