Campus News
Mercer students on edge after at least 20 vehicle break-ins
By Mary Helene Hall | March 23Students across campus are reeling after a "rash of car break-ins early Thursday morning."
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Campus News
Mercer's Bearstock 2023 lineup: Meet the rising-star artists
By Maura Rutledge | March 23The annual campus music festival is just a few days away.
Campus News
Mercer pod v. off-campus prices: What’s the cost of convenience?
By Sam Tupper | March 16Before deciding when and where to spend your money while in college, it is important to consider what you are looking for, where you can find it for the best price and how far you are willing to travel to acquire it.
Campus News
SGA makes moves toward efficiency, aid for new student organizations and campus security
By Henry Keating | March 15Over the past semester and a half, Mercer’s Student Government Association (SGA) has been supporting student organizations and creating opportunities for students to pursue their passions.
Local News
Local organizations perform downtown Macon revitalization projects near Mercer
By Gabriel Kopp | February 28Mercer sits on the edge of downtown Macon, reaching from College Street to Little Richard Perriman Boulevard to Ash Street in Beall’s Hill. These streets are major downtown connectors for students at Mercer, and they have each been redeveloped in recent years.
Campus News
University investigating "racial epithets" written in Dowell Hall custodian closet
By Mary Helene Hall | February 27Mercer is currently investigating a "racial epithet" discovered on the morning of Feb. 20 in Dowell Hall.
Campus News
How to do your “beary” best at today's Mercer career expo
By Maura Rutledge | February 22The Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) has created a list of tips for the Career Expo.
Campus News
The magic behind QuadWorks' full calendar of events
By Sam Tupper | February 7QuadWorks has existed for a little over 22 years and is responsible for organizing and carrying out a variety of events during the academic year.
Local News
ANALYSIS: Violence continues to rise in Macon. What can be done to fix it?
By Henry Keating | February 6According to Jones, Bibb County suffered 70 homicides and 61 murders, which was up from 55 homicides and 44 murders in all of 2021. As of Jan. 28, Bibb has already suffered an additional 6 homicides — almost two per week.
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Nervous about looking for internships? These tips will point you in the right direction
By Sam Tupper | January 9While the anxiety of having to stick with one career path can be daunting, Meredith wants to dispel two myths regarding careers: there is no one perfect career and a major does not equal a career.
Campus News
Mercer students "Building a Better World" by spreading awareness about consequences of e-waste
By Maura Rutledge | December 15Several Mercer students gathered in the Connell Student Center breezeway on Nov. 30 to spread an important message: there are consequences to e-waste.
Arts & Culture
Mercer hosts its second annual Gothic Festival featuring spooky cosplay and stunning visuals
By Loren Reddish | December 12Mercer's second annual "Gothic Festival" was held in Connell Student Center Oct. 26-29. Those curious about all things Gothic were able to participate in activities, discussions and displays of chilling visual arts and cosplay a mere few days before Halloween.
Campus News
Has the class of 2026 been patient zero for pandemic learning?
By Tyler Jones | December 8According to the AP, “an increasing number of high school students failed to meet any of the subject-area benchmarks set by the ACT — showing a decline in preparedness for college-level coursework."
Campus News
Letter from the Editor: Closing the door on The Cluster’s print edition
By Mary Helene Hall | December 5After 102 years of print publication, The Cluster will become digital-only starting in 2023. The Dec. 6 issue will be the final print edition.
Campus News
The making of a revolution: Research digitizes Black life in Middle Georgia
By Eliza Moore | December 2“I was talking about this with my students in class one day,” Fontenot said. “They asked, ‘Well, what happened to your revolution?’ I said, 'You're part of it.' I'm turning out revolutionaries. So this project is part of my revolution.”
Campus News
Mercer's Resident Hall Association addresses issues with laundry rooms, community building
By Ali Sulko | December 1At 6 p.m. on Nov. 17, Mercer’s Resident Hall Association, RHA, held their annual town hall meeting in Stetson Hall.
State News
What you need to know about the Walker and Warnock runoff showdown
By Henry Keating | November 29With only one big ticket on the runoff for most of Georgia, the election between Herschel Walker (R) and Raphael Warnock (D) will likely be just as harshly contested as it was in the November midterm.
Campus News
Annual Light More Homes fundraiser brings holiday cheer to Mercer Village
By Maura Rutledge | November 28For 15 years, Macon Area Habitat for Humanity (MAHFH) has organized the Light More Homes fundraiser in order to combat substandard housing.
Campus News
Imwe launches second year of Rwandan handbag sales on campus
By Gabriel Kopp | November 22“People aren’t buying it because it is new, people are buying it because they want it,” Drash said.
Campus News
McDuffie Center for Strings and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra feature Mercer musicians
By Maura Rutledge | November 22A line of people gathered under the glimmering lights of the Grand Opera House in Macon on Oct. 17 to see Mercer students, Mercer alumni and members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform in the Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra.
