This past summer, fourteen students had the opportunity to spend the summer in Cape Town, South Africa interning at different organizations. “It was a once in a lifetime opportunity that has shown me how important it is to treat people like people and not [like they are] inferior because of their ...
Having conversations on campus about social justice may become a little easier for students who are interested. The Sociology and Criminal Justice departments are in the process of starting a new student club, according to Assistant Professor of Sociology Laura Simon. “We really wanted to have ...
Mary Pinson has had her business, Mary Pinson Designs, for 15 years. Now she’s finally got a studio to call her own. Pinson is a floral designer, event planner and event designer. Her studio in downtown Macon opened on Sept. 7 and serves as the new workplace for her creativity. Before, she was working ...
For the past six years, the Fuller Center for Housing of Macon has worked to promote positive change in low income areas near Mercer University. Dianne Fuller, the center’s executive director, hopes to improve the Napier Heights community, which includes parts of Pio Nono Avenue and homes near I-75. ...
Macon’s Situation Room will be transforming their entertainment experience this October. The Situation Room in Macon has decided they are going to do a twist on the classic spiel during this Halloween season. Instead of being simply a traditional escape room, for 13 days only they will turn into ...
Instead of going back to classes this January, senior Kaitlyn Koontz will travel to Ethiopia as part of the Peace Corps. Koontz is a global health major with a minor in international affairs. She’s long been interested in nutrition and started researching Macon food deserts last year, in addition ...
It was the first home game of the year. Football fans sat in the stands, suffering through the 80 degree weather in order to watch Mercer face off against Wofford. During halftime, the band was getting ready to play “Georgia on My Mind” when the announcer interrupted to list the accomplishments ...
The Avengers, Wonder Woman and Thor. All of these movies were first comics. You can find these and many more comic books at a comic book store in downtown Macon. Comic Plus, owned by Will Peavy, moved to downtown Macon this summer. The store, which was previously on Northside Drive, isn’t a typical ...
Ampersand, the local Macon artist guild and art gallery, is transitioning into a new location due to expansion. The new guild hall and art gallery will be located at 382 Cherry Street in Downtown Macon. The guild will be moving into the old Children’s Museum, which closed in 2014. On Aug. 30, ...
After their initially scheduled meeting was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma, Mercer’s Student Government Association met for the first time this semester on Sept. 18. Newly elected senators and student correspondents were sworn in by this year’s president, Olivia Buckner. After the Dean of Students, ...
If you’ve been using your meal exchanges at Einstein's or Which Wich, you may have noticed some changes. Thanks to the communication between SGA and the on-campus dining locations, the options for meal exchanges have expanded. Adam Penland, sophomore class president, said the communication for ...
Mercer students are among those impacted by President Donald Trump administration’s announcement about the plan to terminate the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) order. Former President Barack Obama passed the executive order approving DACA in 2012. DACA gave 800,000 immigrants ...
Macon is once again going back in time with the Ocmulgee Indian Celebration on Sept.16-17. The celebration will take place at the Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, showcasing Native American heritage, arts and culture as it has for 26 consecutive years. According to Superintendent Jim David, over ...
The Counseling and Psychological Services office is hosting a Suicide Awareness Week that will be dedicated to promoting education about suicide prevention, how to get help and how to help others who may be in distress. Mercer’s Suicide Awareness Week will take place Oct. 9-13. The national Suicide ...
Beginning in August 2016, sophomores through seniors have received a button each fall with a saying on it that represents their year in school. The initiative is called Bear Your Button and is gaining popularity throughout campus this fall. Bear Your Buttons is a campaign that was started by the Office ...
One of Mercer’s newest campus organizations brings together students from various artistic disciplines for the purpose of bringing more art into the Macon community. The Mercer Public Art Coalition was founded during the spring of 2017, and this fall, founding member Anna Stallings now serves as ...
Growing Pains is a series that explores the changing campus of Mercer University. Over the years, Mercer has significantly increased in student population, and with that increase came concerns about parking, housing and crime on campus, along with other topics of interest. This series examines these ...
Several Mercer students spent their summer breaks at prestigious labs across the world, completing research relevant to their undergraduate majors. Here’s what a few of them worked on. ADAM CORN Adam Corn completed research at North Carolina State University. He worked in Melissa Pasquinelli's ...
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