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.
Bearstock, Mercer's annual spring music festival, will take place March 29 and feature performaces from DJ "OHNOHEDIDNT," Mothafunka and Neon Trees.
While the Mercer University Botanical Society is still a seedling of a student organization, it has plans to reach its tendrils across Mercer and Macon.
Mercer announced the next location for its School of Medicine, which is currently on the southeast corner of the Macon campus, on Thursday, Feb. 27. The new location will face the Ocmulgee River, along Riverside Drive, between Second Street and Spring Street.The land is currently not developed, according ...
Members of the Mercer community gathered for a memorial service in Toney Auditorium on Feb. 19 to honor the memory and legacy of Mercer University Provost and Professor of Chemistry D. Scott Davis, who passed away from an apparent heart attack on Feb. 9 at the age of 61.
The Student Government Association fielded questions Monday night about the school's stance on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), according to multiple people at the meeting.Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Douglas Pearson started the meeting by saying he was "not ...
Mercer University is mourning the loss of Provost Scott Davis, who died on Sunday, Feb. 9 of an apparent heart attack, according to an email sent to faculty and staff by President William D. Underwood on Monday morning. Davis, 61, served the university and its community for 34 years, and he is survived ...
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller '91 spoke at Mercer’s Founders' Day ceremony as students, faculty, staff and alumni filled Toney Auditorium to take part in the celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Quadworks hosted a love-filled game of “Pop the Balloon” in Willet Auditorium on Feb. 1. The event, based on the viral “Pop the Balloon or Find Love” series hosted on the YouTube channel Arlette Amuli, had contestants lined up with balloons as a love interest presented themselves. If players ...
The Drop added three new menu options Monday, Jan. 6, for the start of the new semester: Queso, a Mexican Chipotle-style restaurant, Drop Zone Pizzeria, a pizzeria offering custom creations, and Botrista, a cafe spot offering boba and coffee.Student reactions to all three new additions to the menu have ...
The Mercer Student Government Association (SGA) finished its special election cycle this past Saturday, Jan. 25, electing two new senators: Kendall Ross ‘25 for senior senator, and Micah Scott ‘27 for senator at large.
The Macon campus became a snowy battleground as students enjoyed the snow-covered streets after a long day of anticipation of a snow-filled campus.
Classes and offices on Mercer's Macon campus will be closed until noon Wednesday in response to forecast icy roads, according to a press release emailed on Tuesday night.
Mercer is preparing for a bout of winter weather in its first week back from break. The National Weather Service told The Cluster on Thursday that the Macon area could expect to see a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet starting Friday at 7 a.m. and lasting until 4 p.m. the same day.
Mercer’s campus lit up on Thursday evening as hundreds of students attended the annual Christmas tree lighting and Winter Wonderland celebrations.
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