All around Mercer’s campus, the leaves are changing, the breeze is starting to catch a chill and fall is coming in full swing. In spite of this beautiful change of scenery, students tend to spend more time indoors preparing for finals and completing course projects as the semester comes to a close.
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Opinion: Heartbroken but hopes intact after Greek recruitment
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The Bamberg Banner: Wrestling time
By Gabriel Kopp | May 17“We’re a third of the way through the semester now,” one of my professors announced at the start of class this week. This week also marked another sort of milestone: two months ago, I arrived at the airport in Munich with a long list of things to do and places to see, and with the surety that ...
The Bamberg Banner: Sunrise to sunet
By Gabriel Kopp | April 20Last Saturday afternoon, tutors for the international exchange and Erasmus students at Bamberg University led a hike to the city's Altenburg castle. Bamberg, which is known for its seven hills, among other things, is overlooked by the castle, and it has been for roughly 900 years now.On the way ...
The Bamberg Banner: Looming pollen and blooming flowers
By Gabriel Kopp | April 7A few weeks before I left for Bamberg, I switched my phone’s temperature gauge to display Celsius instead of the States’ favored Fahrenheit. Within a day, my browser was littered with entries like “14 Celsius to Fahrenheit” and other versions of that search as I struggled to understand what ...
Mercer percussion ensemble put on a concert, I am now a marimba lover
By Mel Silva | March 25Mercer percussion ensemble put on a concert titled "Songs of the Human Spirit" on March 14. It featured a collection of pieces played by some of the music students and directed by Marcus Reddick, a music professor at Mercer. The concert was held at the Neva Langley Fickling Music Hall inside the McCorkle music building.
The Bamberg Banner: Macon mobility
By Gabriel Kopp | March 22Since touching down in Munich on Tuesday morning, there has not been much rest for the wicked. From hiking with my cousin to leisurely walking the streets of Munich, and to hustling through the streets of Bamberg only to be late to my appointment, this week has felt like the longest of my life.
The Bamberg Banner: Goodbye, and good luck
By Gabriel Kopp | March 11To cap off 2024, I moved out of my Resident Assistant suite in Plunkett Hall and went home, leaving campus and many of my closest friends and connections behind. I won’t be back in a while. I didn’t fall out of love with Mercer, nor did I decide to take a gap semester - not exactly, anyway.On Monday, ...
OPINION: The Truth Hurts: Experiencing gaps in patient care and women's pain management
By Sarah Cooper | December 6Many women share similar experiences of their pain being minimized or dismissed in medical settings, leading to unnecessary suffering and trauma. Research indicates that women often report significant pain during procedures like IUD insertions and are less likely to receive adequate pain management.
OPINION: Apathy fills Mercer-Alabama watch parties
By Gabriel Kopp | November 22This is an opinion article. Any views expressed belong solely to the author and are not representative of The Cluster or Mercer University.Mercer’s Campus Life office sent out a list of restaurants near campus at which Mercer’s football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide was being televised. ...
OPINION: Changing the world begins by changing Mercer
By Eric Foreman | April 28Mercer University has the opportunity to pave the way for increasing the rights of students at private colleges across the country. Instead of shutting them down, Mercer University could propose a way to protect all students while also enabling students to peacefully protest. Additionally, the University can choose to show explicit support for its LGBTQ+ population. This is especially important since the rights of queer and trans individuals across our country are being stripped away as I write this.
OPINION: Pursuing all of your passions in college is possible
May 2Allow yourself the freedom to unconventionally blend your interests. It is the most satisfying choice that you can make as an undergraduate.
OPINION: Being a full-time student and a model is all fun and games until you sleep through class
By Rachel-Kate Bowdler | April 6As a 16-year-old, I did not know a thing about modeling and the modeling world.
My experience presenting at an academic symposium in Panama City
By Henry Keating | February 23Out of all the conferences I have presented at, I enjoyed the symposium the most. It felt a lot more like an academic presentation, even if the actual proceedings were a little less engaging than my experience with the Great Books conferences I had been to.
OPINION: Despite recent efforts, CAPS is not enough for Mercer students
By Cameron Hutchins | February 20Programs such as the Same Day Solution Sessions were implemented to help bridge this disconnect between students and counselors, however, it only works to perpetuate the same issues students were facing before.
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.



















