Mercer students make the most of winter weather –

An estimated 2-3 inches of snowfall in some areas of Middle Georgia, the icy conditions left Mercer students without classes Tuesday and Wednesday.

The university initially announced a delayed start on Wednesday before canceling the rest of the day. The Macon campus resumed normal operations Thursday, asking students and faculty via email to communicate with their professors or supervisors individually if they are unable to make it to work or classes.

The snow began around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and didn’t stop until late in the evening, providing a blanket of snow for Mercer students to enjoy.

Fun in the snow

The Macon campus became a snowy battlefield as students enjoyed the snowy streets after a long day of anticipating a snowy campus.

Undergraduate students from all parts of campus flocked to 5-Star Stadium, Cruz Plaza and Black Field to throw snowballs at each other, slide down the University Center (UC) hill and even build snowmen, including one in front of a residence hall named Sally.

As the snow continued to fall, senior Lindsay Bell ’25 joined her friends on the soccer field to enjoy the winter wonderland.

“I feel absolutely phenomenal. I think it’s amazing that everyone is out on the football field right now!” Bell said.

Bell’s joy was shared by her friend Avery Hallam ’25, who sat on the ten-yard line laughing and joking in the snow with her friends. As a senior, Hallam says she has experienced many memories at Mercer, but the snow day might have topped them all as she felt “absolutely amazing!”

“This is my favorite day at Mercer University so far!” exclaimed Hallam.

Close to the UC steps, students like Micah Scott ’27, who experienced sledding for the first time on Tuesday, made new memories with friends.

“I love this! It’s the first time I’ve ever sledded! When I went down I actually tried to get back up and fell, but it was so much fun! I’m so glad we finally got snow. I haven’t seen it since primary school!” Scott said.

Addie White ’27 also enjoyed the evening teaching her peers how to slide down the UC hill and appreciate the weather.

“I feel like I’m in a movie. This is the most united Mercer has been over a shared moment of happiness,” White said. “This is spectacular and needs to happen more often!”

At the end of the night, Mercer students left the snowmen outside and went into their residence halls to warm up after a long day out in the cold.

How did the Cluster staff spend their snow day?

Megan Jackson ’25, co-editor-in-chief of the Cluster spent her snow day running around campus with friends, dodging snowballs in the Greek Village and sledding down the hill at Black Field. “I don’t think I’ve seen snow like this since 2017. I’m so glad I got to experience this before I graduate!” she said.

Gabriel Kopp ’26, co-editor-in-chief of Cluster says this is the first significant snowfall he’s seen in Macon since 2014. “This time I wasn’t sledding down the hill outside my house, but walking around. As the flakes fell , it was absolutely worth the 11-year wait,” he said.

HJ Hobbs ’28, a staff writer for the Cluster, said this was their first time seeing snow in person. “I was able to make snowmen and snow angels for the first time and it was probably one of my top three moments here at Mercer so far,” they said.

Nevaeh Wilson ’28, a staff writer for the Cluster, didn’t play in the snow, but drove the next day and “almost skidded off the road.”

Amélie Horace ’25, the cluster’s campus news editor, spent her time on the soccer field with her roommates having snowball fights, making snow angels and building snowmen. “It was so funny and heartwarming and honestly really childish. Definitely a top five Mercer memory!” she said.