Kendrick Lamar is a different breed. He has positioned himself among today’s most elite rappers due to his perfect blend of a jazz-like style and rap coupled with an amazing ability to tell a story through his songs. On April 14, Lamar released his fourth studio album, “DAMN.” His lyricism is ...
We’re finally here. You can’t say that it’s all over just yet, but you can say that you’ve made it this far. You’ve gotten to the point in the semester where you can see the finish line. But, you didn’t get here alone. It’s important to remember that there are instrumental people in ...
The dreaded finals week is here again. It's exciting because summer is almost here, but students have what seems like a million things left to do. However, here are some things you can do to make your finals week a bit more bearable. Playlists The right playlist can help you focus on studying a lot ...
The Mercer University Orchestra will have their final performance of the year April 28. The group will be performing Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” and “Divertimento for Strings” by Curtis Bryant. Amy Moretti, Director of the McDuffie Center for Strings, said in an email, “The Vivaldi ...
Spoiler alert: people die. Earlier last month, a lady was so bored in traffic that she started to host her own karaoke show on Snapchat. Before we could give her a standing ovation, the screeching of a car wheel sounded and the livestream abruptly ended. The next snap pictured the diva’s face adorned ...
2016 and 2017 have so far been the years of black film in cinema. After two years in which the film climate could be summed up in one hashtag — #OscarsSoWhite — the box office has been dominated by the success of predominantly black films and the nation can agree on one fact: It’s about time. Perpetually, ...
Clay Young graduated from Mercer in 2016 after studying music education. Now he’s back for a master’s degree in choral conducting with aspirations in singing and opera. Young is originally from Dublin, Georgia and has been interested in music since childhood. He got his start when he was around ...
The Mercer Singers will perform their final concert of the year on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. This concert has been a special yearly tradition started by the Townsend School of Music’s Stanley Roberts when he became the director of the Mercer Singers 22 years ago. “It’s the last concert for students. ...
The Director of Percussion Studies at Mercer University, Marcus Reddick, will be hosting and performing a faculty percussion recital on April 21 in Fickling Hall. Reddick said he used time as a theme for the recital. “This concert is going to be like a passage of time,” Reddick said. “There's ...
There are a little less than two weeks left until final exams. This isn’t a warning, nor is it to scare you. But because of this ticking timeline, every Mercer student’s schedule is about to look a lot different than it has all school year. This isn’t just because exams are approaching, but ...
Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music will host a Jazz Combo concert on Tuesday, April 18. The concert will be held in Fickling Hall at 7:30 p.m. Monty Cole, director of jazz studies at Mercer, said that the Jazz Combo concert will include pieces such as “On Green Dolphin Street,” “Ecaroh” ...
Due to the natural texture I have, waves have always been a style I wanted. But whenever my hair was low, I let it dry out and almost never put on my du-rag. When I did decide to try and develop my waves, I was not nearly as consistent as I should have been. In January 2016, I began my journey to acquiring ...
With the beginning of spring comes the end of the semester and Easter season. If you’re not able to get home to celebrate Easter with your family this year, these ideas will help you still have a memorable holiday. Volunteer A good way to spend your Easter holiday would be to volunteer in Macon. ...
Although I always enjoy farm-to-table restaurants, European bistros and molecular gastronomy venues, I still love classic unpretentious food like wings and burgers. As it turns out, there is a new restaurant in Macon whose name practically says unpretentious. Located in the shopping center between ...
I’ve been to two lectures in the past month that have given insight to students about finding success in college and in their career. Each speaker, Timothy Slocum, vice president of system support services at Navicent Health Center, and career consultant Hugh Hunter, both said that one of the most ...
Like many rap fans across the world, I have been looking forward to the release of Drake’s newest project. On March 18, the artist released his first playlist, “More Life.” Drake continues to place himself in a multitude of genres while maintaining his own originality. Drake, born Aubrey Drake ...
With midterms just behind us and finals creeping closer each day, it is easy to get overwhelmed with all the school work that has to be done.That’s why spring is the perfect time to take a break and organize your life. Thankfully, when it comes to life hacks there is never a shortage of ideas. Here ...
The long-awaited live action version of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” came out on March 16, and the film is as magical as expected. Since the live action version of “Cinderella” was released in 2015, it was only a matter of time before Disney made another live action fairy tale movie. However, ...
For most families, the darkest secrets and conflicts are kept in the confines of the home. In Mercer’s production of “August: Osage County,” those secrets are being drawn from one family and displayed onstage for all to see. Mercer’s theatre department is performing “August: Osage County” ...
Marcus Reddick, the Director of Percussion Studies at Mercer University, will be hosting a performance by the Mercer Percussion Ensemble on April 8 in Fickling Hall. The concert will include a variety of pieces and styles of music, including two pieces written specifically for this event by Darren ...
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