LGBT students seek shift in campus climate
Henry Hicks was writing an e-mail blast in the Phi Theta Kappa office, part of his regular duties as vice-president of communications for the honors society, when he heard shouting coming from the Student Activities Hall. Soon, several students from various clubs were outside their offices, and it became clear that a conflict was escalating. [...]
The Trenton Thunder leads off the season with a double
The Trenton Thunder won their second home game of the season with a 5-3 win against the Richmond Flying Squirrels on April 12 at the newly named Arm & Hammer park. The game was called short by umpires at the beginning of the 8th inning due to weather conditions.On their home opener, the [...]
Mercer’s men baseball team win against rival Lakawanna College
The Mercer baseball team swept a doubleheader against rival Lackawanna College in West Windsor on Saturday, April 27. This was the first meeting between the teams since Lackawanna defeated Mercer in last year’s Region 19 Championship. In two tight games, the Vikings defeated the team ranked seventh in the nation winning the first game 6-4 [...]
Professor Otten retires after nearly five decades at Mercer
Anyone who’s visited the LA building and walked its hallway past room 173 has seen the table containing books and other literature. A sign posted above admonishes any would-be takers to refrain from being “greedy.” The books and the table that holds them belong to Professor Ted Otten of the English Department. The purpose of [...]
Mercer Rubber Company alleged pollution at Sayen Gardens is still debatable
The alleged pollution caused by Mercer Rubber Company at Hamilton’s Sayen Gardens is still under contention, despite years of community concern and government investigations. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) examined samples of water and soil from Sayen Gardens in October 2006, following recommendations by the Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [...]
SouperFest, hosted by the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, celebrated TASK’s 13th anniversary
The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) celebrated its thirtieth anniversary at the Trenton War Memorial on April 20, 2013 by hosting a one-day festival called SouperFest to thank the community for its support. SouperFest attendees donated 6,000 pounds of canned food to support TASK. People dropped off the goods into yellow buckets placed at the [...]
Gun violence in Trenton is cause of death of five Mercer students since last year
Five Mercer students have been murdered since September of 2012. All five lost their lives due to gun violence in Trenton. The dead include: Ruschell Fireall, 42, a former student, who was a Criminal Justice major through 2008, was shot multiple times outside of her car following a high speed chase by her attacker on [...]
Texas in July, metalcore band, returns to Trenton after two years
Texas in July, a five piece metalcore band from Lancaster, PA, played an explosive set to a sold out crowd at the Championship Bar and Grill in Trenton on Saturday, April 20, 2013. This marks the long awaited return of the band after they played their last set in Trenton exactly two years prior. The [...]
Ignorance breeds fear: More PATRIOT Act please!
Two deeply religious brothers born outside the US move to Boston, and after living there a while, they have a powerful religious experience that causes them to believe they are meant to act on behalf of the almighty, serving swift and righteous justice to people they consider “evil.” So, after arming themselves to the teeth, [...]
PROFILE: Ron Pierce: a man with many purses
A field of nine horses and all the pacers are at the post. It is the 2008 Meadowlands Pace. The audience is about to witness a world-record upset. Off they go. Mucho Sleezy, Somebeachsomewhere, World-Record then, and Art Official fight for the lead. After a quarter Art Official goes to the front on the outside. [...]
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LGBT students seek shift in campus climate
Henry Hicks was writing an e-mail blast in the Phi Theta Kappa office, part of his regular duties as vice-president of communications for the honors society, when he heard shouting coming from the Student Activities Hall. Soon, several students from various clubs were outside their offices, and it became clear that a conflict was escalating. [...]
The Trenton Thunder leads off the season with a double
The Trenton Thunder won their second home game of the season with a 5-3 win against the Richmond Flying Squirrels on April 12 at the newly named Arm & Hammer park. The game was called short by umpires at the beginning of the 8th inning due to weather conditions.On their home opener, the [...]
Mercer’s men baseball team win against rival Lakawanna College
The Mercer baseball team swept a doubleheader against rival Lackawanna College in West Windsor on Saturday, April 27. This was the first meeting between the teams since Lackawanna defeated Mercer in last year’s Region 19 Championship. In two tight games, the Vikings defeated the team ranked seventh in the nation winning the first game 6-4 [...]
Professor Otten retires after nearly five decades at Mercer
Anyone who’s visited the LA building and walked its hallway past room 173 has seen the table containing books and other literature. A sign posted above admonishes any would-be takers to refrain from being “greedy.” The books and the table that holds them belong to Professor Ted Otten of the English Department. The purpose of [...]
Mercer Rubber Company alleged pollution at Sayen Gardens is still debatable
The alleged pollution caused by Mercer Rubber Company at Hamilton’s Sayen Gardens is still under contention, despite years of community concern and government investigations. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) examined samples of water and soil from Sayen Gardens in October 2006, following recommendations by the Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [...]
SouperFest, hosted by the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, celebrated TASK’s 13th anniversary
The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) celebrated its thirtieth anniversary at the Trenton War Memorial on April 20, 2013 by hosting a one-day festival called SouperFest to thank the community for its support. SouperFest attendees donated 6,000 pounds of canned food to support TASK. People dropped off the goods into yellow buckets placed at the [...]
Gun violence in Trenton is cause of death of five Mercer students since last year
Five Mercer students have been murdered since September of 2012. All five lost their lives due to gun violence in Trenton. The dead include: Ruschell Fireall, 42, a former student, who was a Criminal Justice major through 2008, was shot multiple times outside of her car following a high speed chase by her attacker on [...]
Texas in July, metalcore band, returns to Trenton after two years
Texas in July, a five piece metalcore band from Lancaster, PA, played an explosive set to a sold out crowd at the Championship Bar and Grill in Trenton on Saturday, April 20, 2013. This marks the long awaited return of the band after they played their last set in Trenton exactly two years prior. The [...]
Ignorance breeds fear: More PATRIOT Act please!
Two deeply religious brothers born outside the US move to Boston, and after living there a while, they have a powerful religious experience that causes them to believe they are meant to act on behalf of the almighty, serving swift and righteous justice to people they consider “evil.” So, after arming themselves to the teeth, [...]
Innocence Lost
The guy tried to force his tongue in my mouth. “No,” I said, jerking my head away from his. “You can do that other stuff, but I ain’t gonna let you do that.” “Come on,” he insisted in strange irregular breaths, as he tried to strong-arm my slight fifty-six inch frame back towards him. “It’ll [...]
PROFILE: Ron Pierce: a man with many purses
A field of nine horses and all the pacers are at the post. It is the 2008 Meadowlands Pace. The audience is about to witness a world-record upset. Off they go. Mucho Sleezy, Somebeachsomewhere, World-Record then, and Art Official fight for the lead. After a quarter Art Official goes to the front on the outside. [...]