During the 2018 On The Table Macon event, where community members gather to discuss pressing local issues, Maconites filled out surveys to assess the current issues facing our city. They came to the conclusion that the number one problem in Macon is youth violence. Local organizations hope to make ...
Mercer University kicked off study abroad week with the announcement of their newest study abroad financial aid, the Global Leader Scholarship. The scholarship will be offered annually to up to 10 students for up to $8,000. The scholarship will be available to those who have been accepted to one of ...
Crystal’s Call Walk of Honor, a walk fundraising for domestic violence, will be held on the streets of Macon Oct. 5.According to a report gathered by Lt. Mike Kinirey at the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, there were over 1,600 offenses of domestic violence in 2018. The walk hopes to decrease that ...
This semester, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors returned to find that the engineering building’s Provisions on Demand (POD) was gone. On the other side of campus, Which Wich’s meal swipe display no longer included salads. In an email to The Cluster, General Manager of Campus ...
Mercer’s Student Government Association met Sept. 9 for the newest members’ first time to discuss plans for this fall. Legislation was passed for six new organizations on campus: Relay for Life, Period, MUTouch3D, Georgia HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), Bears Engaged Across Religion ...
A study from the website LendEDU aims to show how American student loan debt has changed over the past decade. The study’s ranking statistics focus on three main objectives: the percent change of graduates with student loan debt, the change of the average student debt per borrower and how the percent ...
Two years after Mercer’s Greek-letter organizations switched to a delayed recruitment policy, nearly 140 women in Panhellenic chapters have signed a petition to reverse the decision. Savannah Lackey is a sister of Alpha Delta Pi, a global health studies major and a sophomore senator in the Student ...
Every year, Mercer University sends out emails with study abroad opportunities that students can apply for. For Mercer seniors, the Peace Corps and the Fulbright program are two of the more well-known postgraduate international opportunities. The Peace Corps According to the Peace Corps’ official ...
The fall semester of 2019 marks the 13th year that students from Mercer Law will participate in the Habeas Project. The Habeas Project was founded by Mercer Law’s current dean of students, Sarah Gerwig-Moore, and has since been taken over by Brian Kammer. This project gives Mercer Law students the ...
Over the past year, Mercer’s Office of Access and Accommodations relocated and rolled out changes in their services. The office has moved from the second to the main floor of the Connell Student Center, which is where the student post office used to reside. “Being on the main floor where a lot ...
Z Beans Coffee founders Shane Buerster and Carter Varga recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of their Mercer Village location’s opening. Buerster and Varga were inspired by a Mercer on Mission trip to Ecuador, and said they created Z Beans with the goal of supporting Ecuadorian coffee farmers ...
In 2013, 26.7% of children living in Georgia were recorded to be living in poverty, according to The Telegraph. Bibb County alone has seen an even greater impact — 44.6% of children were found to be living in poverty that same year. Further studies in 2016 have shown that the concentrated poverty ...
This summer, Macon joined several nationwide movements. Lights for Liberty Claire Cox, president of Georgia Women And Those Who Stand With Us, said her organization usually has to travel to Atlanta if they want to engage in national or global activism. In July, they participated in Lights for Liberty ...
Mercer University Athletics will be partnering with the Macon Beer Company to host a “bear” garden during football games. The garden will be located on Black Field, next to Five Star Stadium. Before football games, attendees over the age of 21 will be able to purchase a selection of Macon Beer ...
This year will be Mercer senior Adam Penland’s second time serving as the president of the Student Government Association (SGA). Before that, he served as the freshmen and sophomore class president. “I learned that no administration is the same,” he said. “Even that will be true with mine...it ...
Students and faculty at Mercer University can ditch their plastic IDs, known as Bear Cards, for a digital version this year — if they have an iPhone or Apple Watch, that is. A digital student ID can be added to Apple Wallet on the iPhone 6 and later versions or the Apple Watch starting at Series ...
Every summer, Mercer University budgets for new renovations while most students are off campus. “You have to think about how you renew your campus and make your investments wisely,” said James Netherton, the executive vice president for administration and finance. After looking into what facilities ...
Mercer students combined efforts with the Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia to host a Take Back the Night (TBTN) march in downtown Macon on April 11. Junior Emma Johnston, a women's and gender studies major, helped organize the event as part of a special seminar class titled Fighting Violence ...
A new service organization, The Buddy Bunch, is coming to Mercer’s campus with a goal to serve individuals with developmental disabilities. After being approved by the Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously last month, the club plans on working primarily with Woodfield Academy, a local ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) is already making plans for next semester. Adam Penland, current president of SGA, will be retaining his position next year. He plans to focus on mental health on campus. “That's something that we realize a lot of students on campus deal with, mental health ...
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