Students often feel that what they major in is indicative of what they must do for the rest of their lives. But for one Mercer University senior, discovering his passion after he declared a major only opened up new opportunities. Micah Givens is a 22-year-old computer engineering major at Mercer. Initially ...
[gallery ids="19319,19323,19322,19321,19320"] As a soon-to-be graduate, Morgan Ingleright will be returning to Mercer University to pursue a master’s degree in organ performance. Ingleright, who majors in organ on the performance track, said she is excited to be moving on to a master’s degree. “I’m ...
With 12 movies and over nine billion dollars in worldwide gross, the Marvel universe cannot be stopped. It’s been eight years since the first Iron Man film was released to the world. With Marvel’s latest flick around the corner, there’s one question that needs to be asked: does Marvel still have ...
El Camino, touted as Macon’s first and only authentic taqueria and cantina, is a delightful deviation from the Moonhanger Group’s other popular establishments. The lively, tavern-esque Rookery; the farm-to-table fine-dining Dovetail; and the historic H&H have found their formidable fourth. Though ...
Soowhan Yoon, known around campus as Jack, went to the board and finished his masterpiece in less than twenty minutes — two math proofs that he had developed himself. The senior math major, however, also paints and draws as an art minor. He plans to go to graduate school for math and eventually become ...
The “Biggest Muscle DJ” came on stage and got the crowd hyped up, and then the horns blared. It felt like I was watching an episode of “Jersey Shore.” “How to be the man” rang out in the Cox Capitol Theater and the Peach Panther stormed the stage, singing along to his hit. The crowd ...
"Love" is a Netflix original that doesn't feel like any of their other content — and different from any show I have ever seen. The premise of the show revolves around two people who are in dead-end relationships or have just had their heart broken, depending on how you look at it. Mickey ...
The Mercer Jazz Ensemble of the Townsend School of Music will be hosting a concert entitled “Begin the Beguine” Friday, April 22. The concert will take place at Fickling Hall in the McCorkle Music Building from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. The ensemble’s performance will feature music from the big ...
This April, the Mercer Flute Choir is preparing for a performance that is sure to be nothing short of fantastic. The ensemble is presenting their “Flute Fantasy” on April 28. Kelly Via, the piccoloist with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and Macon Symphony Orchestra, will be conducting. Lilly Mauti ...
As the school year begins to come to a close, Mercer’s choirs are set to hold two of their last performances of the semester. One of the performances, “Voices of Spring,” will take place Sunday, April 17. The Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir will be featured in Fickling Hall with Stanley ...
You’ll be hard pressed to find a restaurant like Roasted anywhere. The cafe, lounge and venue space serves up fresh beats, sandwiches and now, a dinner menu highlighted by Mediterranean dishes that allow Roasted to flex a variety of muscles. We wanted to do this a little differently. So, Justin ...
Mercer’s playwriting class will put on six 10-minute student-directed and student-written plays this month, collectively entitled “An Evening of Original Works.” The show runs from April 14-17 at 7:30 p.m. with a 2:30 matinee Sunday. Annie Fair, a theatre major who took the class ...
Disney’s “Zootopia” beat out box-office hit “Frozen” with a $73.7 million in their U.S. opening weekend. The evil has been defeated. Maybe now, people will finally let it go. But if you need more than just a couple million dollars to convince you that you’re not going to see just another ...
Paintings by accomplished artist Kristy Edwards have been on display in the Plunkett Gallery since February 29. The art department hosted a reception for Edwards in the gallery on March 24 at 6:00 p.m., where she gave a gallery talk. Edwards is a graduate of the University of Georgia. Originally hailing ...
PlayStation just launched a new service that could change the way we “Vue” television. “PlayStation Vue” launched to select markets in places like New York and Chicago in 2015. On March 14, it went nationwide with a few minor tweaks. The major markets still have more features than the one ...
Students of Mercer’s Townsend School of Music are given opportunities throughout the year to hear musicians from around the world perform and attend master classes conducted by the visiting artists. This series, the Joan Stockstill Godsey Concert Series, is a result of one of many long-lasting monetary ...
Any pun I can make here isn’t fit for print, so I’ll keep it simple: Pho is delicious. I’ve had few encounters with the wonderful Vietnamese noodle soup, but I’ve loved every one. The mint and basil flavors poking through the meaty broth with hints of just a little bit of sriracha and hoisin ...
The Mercer Wind Ensemble is teaming up with Westside and Central High schools for a special concert Tuesday, April 12. The concert will be held at Central High School’s auditorium. It will begin at 7:30 p.m., and admission is free and open to the public. The concert has been titled “April Showers ...
The Mercer Brass Choir concert that is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 8 — titled Bear Day Brass — has been moved from the McCorkle Music Building patio to Fickling Hall inside the music building. This event is free and open to the public. “It will be bombastic,” said Douglas Hill, Mercer ...
Caleb Brown, a senior psychology major and art minor from Fayetteville, Georgia, came to Mercer University to study physical therapy and to play football. “I just decided to pursue art full time in January, and now in March I’ve already reached over half of my goals,” Brown said. Brown has been ...
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