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Mac Party promises food, music and hypnotism

The Mac Party that was rescheduled from its previous date in early October is taking place Nov. 11. Scotty Rainwater provided a glimpse at the list of restaurants, businesses and activities that students will be able to explore at Rosa Parks Square during the event. “Dough Boy’s Pizza is coming, ...

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JC Thrift aims to sell threads, serve community

If you’re looking to snag some deals on clothing or furniture and want to give back to the Christian community in the process, head down to JC Thrift on New Street in downtown Macon. JC Thrift, standing for Jesus Christ, is a second-hand store that aims to offer affordable, gently-used clothing ...

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New feminist club and Mercer pro-life group to collaborate

Two Mercer University organizations established separately this year joined together in an unconventional collaboration. Mercer Students for Life and FORGE, which stands for “Fighting for Our Rights and Gender Equality,” represent contending sides of a larger national debate on reproductive rights. ...

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Campus political organizations prepare for presidential election

As the presidential election gets closer, both the Mercer Young Democrats and Mercer College Republicans are promoting their parties on Mercer’s campus. Both the student organizations have a greater opportunity to share their political views on campus since it’s a presidential election year. “Voting ...

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Homecoming 2016 preview: ‘Beareling through time’

Mercer students are taking a detour through the decades for homecoming this year with games from the ’90s all the way back to dance moves straight out of the ’50s. The Quadworks special events committee began planning this year’s homecoming week the day after spring graduation. Committee co-chairs ...

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Lt. Governor Casey Cagle holds book signing at Mercer

Roughly one hundred students, staff members and alumni gathered in the President’s Dining Room on Oct. 20 to see Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor, Casey Cagle, give a presentation about his new book.  The event was presented by the Mercer University Center for Leadership and Ethics. Cagle spoke ...

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Seven vehicle break-ins reported on campus in September

Seven separate vehicle break-ins were reported on Mercer University’s main campus during the month of September, according to reports obtained from Mercer Police. The incidents took place at various locations and parking areas across campus, including at the Lofts at Mercer Landing, Winship street ...

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Golden Bough has cats, books and Macon history

When you first walk into Golden Bough, a used bookstore on Cotton Avenue, you are struck with the nostalgia and historical interest that can only come from books. Eric Wakefield, the store owner, has done his best to preserve and improve the building that began as an antiquarian bookstore in 1989. Peter ...

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Debate team shines in recent competitions

The Mercer University debate team is off to a great start this season. In their most recent competition at the University of Georgia, they made it into the final rounds of the Georgia, British, and International Parliamentary Debates. They were the only institution to do so, according to a Mercer ...

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New group on campus looks to gather men against sexual assault

One in Four is a sexual assault awareness campaign for men on college campuses across America. Now, this program is coming to Mercer. Scottie Rainwater, director of Campus Life, wanted to bring One in Four to Mercer’s campus in order to help raise awareness of sexual assault at Mercer University. ...

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Mac Party moved to later date

The second annual Mac Party has been rescheduled: the event, which was supposed to take place on Oct. 14, has been moved to Nov. 11. Scotty Rainwater, assistant director of Campus Life, said this is because Rosa Parks Square, where the event was held last year, was not reserved quickly enough to secure ...

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Student starts Mercer photo series

Before Mallory Sammons’ first field trip, her father gave her a small camera. Its tiny reel could only hold 30 images at a time, but Sammons made the most of that space, filling it so often that her parents had to buy her something a little bigger. Sammons’ second camera was a Sony Cyber-shot. ...

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Business Spotlight: Robinson Home

Attention foodies: your search for a local gourmet kitchen store is over. Robinson Home in downtown Macon is here to satisfy your desire to shop locally in the community and to fulfill all your kitchenware needs. In the store itself, one can find a variety of coffee products, specialty spreads, chic ...

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Enactus aims to stimulate local business innovation

Enactus is an international organization present in 36 countries where it’s active in more than 17,000 universities. Now, they’ve made their way to Mercer University. Enactus — “En-trepreneurial, Act-ion, and Us” — is a community service based organization that implements entrepreneurial ...


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