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A highlight of Mercer’s shoe culture
By Lux Corrona | April 24Unique style allows a passing stranger to catch a glimpse of who someone is without the exchange of conversation.
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The Grammys: A review and recap of the night
By Mallory Morgan | April 12Hopefully this recap of the major winners and losers of over 80 categories will condense the events of the night and shed some light on what actually happened at the ceremony.
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Oscars Recap: This year's wins and losses
By Mallory Morgan | April 8All of these wins deserve to be celebrated and recognized for the groundbreakers they are in diversity, and everyone who worked on any film or project nominated deserves to be recognized for their talent and craftsmanship.
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Harry’s House: Styles’s discography will never be the same “As It Was”
By Mallory Morgan | April 7“As It Was,” quickly broke barriers and became Spotify’s most-streamed song in a single day in 2022 with 8.3 million streams, as well as the most-streamed song in a single day in the US in Spotify history.
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Ramadan brings life changes for Mercer students and professors
By Dean Yusuf | April 2Some Muslim students at Mercer have also taken steps to take the month more seriously in an attempt to get closer to their faith even while taking their full course load.
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REVIEW: "Turning Red" addresses the reality of puberty and family tradition
By Mallory Morgan | April 2The idea of loving and embracing the parts of yourself that are “too big” or “different” is an amazing message.
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REVIEW: “The Adam Project” knows what it is
By Mandi DeLong | March 31While “The Adam Project” isn’t the best film of the film year, it is a good time and a fun film to watch.
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Mercer French Film Festival features classic, contemporary French cinema on campus
By Mandi DeLong | March 31“Your generation is more of a generation of the screen, so usually when you learn French as a language, as a culture, it’s through books, through literature, and so I thought it would be interesting to learn French language and culture through film,” Chauchois said.
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Small but "mighty": NPHC's impact at Mercer
By Eliza Moore | March 24“Being a Zeta means that I am representing what could be possible for a lot of young Black girls,” Ja’Diyah Shamsiddin said.
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REVIEW: “Elden Ring” is game design modern masterpiece
By Sam Tupper | March 23It is a game so great that it serves as the new gold standard that open-world action games should attempt to follow.
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REVIEW: Poet Hazem Fahmy’s new collection makes sense of complicated feelings through Frank Ocean’s discography
By Ivy Marie Clarke | March 15At the center of a swarm of poems grappling with family, identity, politics and existential meaning, Fahmy spins with readers to Frank Ocean’s records.
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Predictions for the 2022 Oscars: Will talent or money determine the victors?
By Mallory Morgan | March 14As the Oscars approach, many people have begun filling out their prediction ballots and starting conversations online about which films are nominated, which were left out and the film that will come away with the most awards.
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Retiring German professor reflects on 39 years at Mercer
By Eliza Moore | March 14“I love seeing students’ eyes light up when they hear or see something new, especially when it relates to the German language,” Edward Weintraut said.
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Creative writing professor finds inspiration in nature and artistic community at Mercer
By Mandi DeLong | February 26“So occasionally, it’s like the kiln is rejecting my work, you know," Johnston said. "I put these poems in there and then they come out and a tablet will sometimes be just blank, which is okay. It’s kinda cool to not know what you’re gonna get, to always have that element of surprise."
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Raveena touches into a variety of emotions with new album "Asha's Awakening"
By Chance Allen | February 25The album is more so a message and meditation on the fact that healing is non-linear, and that it’s perfectly okay that healing occurs in this sense.
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Photographer DSTO Moore gives local living legends their flowers through art
By Ivy Marie Clarke | February 25“The depth of Macon’s music history is undisputed. The different parts of town and people represented here showcases the breadth of this living legacy, too.”
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REVIEW: The Black Artist Showcase celebrates Macon's local Black artists
By Lidya Dereje | February 24In honor of Black History Month, the Macon Arts Alliance opened up Feb. 4 with “The Black Artist Showcase,” an exhibition intended to celebrate and share the work of local Black artists.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Mitski's “Laurel Hell” explores themes of romance, darkness and self
By Savannah Smith | February 17“Laurel Hell,” though its title refers to a beautiful entrapment, is a liberating experience for a listener. It invites one to question the systems around them, yet recognizes the importance of dancing amidst this constant thought.
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The importance of self-love during the Valentine's season
By Avni Trivedi | February 15Although the initial reaction to Valentine's Day is to think about love in terms of significant others and couples, one aspect that seems to get left out is self-love.
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Love is in the air this Valentine's with these Mercer couples
By Lux Corrona | February 14In celebration of Valentine's Day, staff photographer Lux Corrona captured the happy couples of Mercer and asked them about their relationships.
