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Aniya Watts founded The Buddy Bunch to help Mercer support special-needs students in the community. She was inspired by her sister, who lives with cerebral palsy. "How can one foster self-esteem and social skills if you're not interacting with the general population, if you're being left out or in ... isolated environments?" Watts said. "How are you going to grow and learn?"
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By Nathaniel Jordan | February 25Four contestants in the first annual Miss NSBWM Pageant applauded each other in Toney Auditorium February 22, 2026. “We are creating history," Kimora Williams, the pageant's winner, ‘27 said. "This is their first pageant, so we are the foundation. I truly believe that’s an honor in itself.”
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By Nathaniel Jordan | February 21Mercer’s bear statue catches the afternoon sun outside of the University Center Feb. 19, 2026. The university erected the statue in 2010, leading to mixed feelings on how the menacing face reflected the student body.
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By Nathaniel Jordan | January 22Elena Moro twirled a "mantón," an intricately decorated shawl, at the McEachern Art Center on Jan. 21, 2026.
