A bittersweet moment : Mercer s Macon campus holds spring 2021 commencement
Marc Treadwell, the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, was the commencement speaker Author: Raynard Churchwell (13WMAZ) Updated: 2:26 PM EDT May 17, 2021
MACON, Georgia Some students turned the page on the college career Monday. Mercer University held commencement at Five Star Stadium and about 800 students received their degrees.
It was the last of Mercer’s five commencement in May; they typically hold their ceremonies at Hawkins Arena. On Monday, graduates, their families, and university staff were all masked up and socially distant. Graduates said it was a very important day.
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Andrew Whitley and the Bellarmine men’s lacrosse team have spent a lot of time thinking about time this spring. Ninety days since the team played its first game in 330 days, all they want is four more days together.
The Knights have even come up with a slogan to sum up the quest: Four months for 100 hours.
To get that, they need to make the SoCon tournament, a feat that’s within reach and that the program has only achieved twice in in its 15-year history. To get there and secure the fourth and final spot, Bellarmine (4-10, 1-4 SoCon) needs to defeat Mercer (5-7, 2-3) on Saturday in Louisville, a couple hours before the Kentucky Derby takes place at Churchill Downs five miles west of Owsley B. Frazier Stadium. Richmond, the top seed in the SoCon who will host the tournament next week, also has to take care of business against Air Force.