Nathaniel Jordan '29 intends to major in Journalism at Mercer and hopes to work as an investigative journalist. His hobbies include poetry, photography and home cooking, and you can probably find him around Macon shopping or walking through local parks with his wife and son.
Much of the East Coast and Midwest are preparing for a large winter storm that is predicted to begin this weekend and end by Monday, and some projections show that its impact may stretch down to Macon.
Photography enthusiasts at the McEachern Art Center snapped pictures of flamenco dancer Elena Moro during a workshop organized by associate professor of Spanish Alana Alvarez on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
Bragg Jamuary, an annual battle of bands, comes back to JBA, a bar and music venue on Cherry Street in downtown Macon at 9 p.m. Thursday for the third of four concerts. Fans vote each week for their favorite of three bands, and the four winners move on to a final vote for a $1,500 cash prize.
Mercer President Penny Elkins will host five public meetings this month to discuss her administration’s vision for the University and gather feedback from students, faculty and staff, according to an email sent Jan. 7. As one of Elkins' first moves as president, she said the discussions are just the first step in crafting her administrative strategy.
Macon residents caught their first glimpse of the newly renovated Rosa Parks Square during the annual Christmas Light Extravaganza after the green space officially reopened Nov. 28, 2025. While final touches are still being applied to the park, the city debuted the square early with a 40-foot-tall snowman for the extravaganza.
Rain pattered on the tarp roofs of the chicken coops as goats bleated and more than 150 hens rolled around in their freshly cleaned homes at Brave Meadows Therapeutic Riding Center on Nov. 22. MerServe volunteers drove 30 minutes to Brave Meadows for a workday at the farm where they cleaned and beautified the riding center and the animals’ living spaces.
MerServe's Hunger and Homelessness Committee hosted its first “Giving Thanks and Giving Back” from Nov. 21-23, a Thanksgiving-themed event with six separate community service opportunities.
Birds Georgia and Georgia Native Plant Society co-organized a program that taught 15 people from Mercer University and Wesleyan College how to remove invasive plant species from Wesleyan’s arboretum in the Fearsome Five Invasive Species Outreach Program on Nov. 15.
Between checking to see if a professor ever replied, scanning Bear Blurbs or killing a few minutes between classes, Mercer students opening their Outlook inbox over the past decade have seen a slew of newsletters with the following signature: David A. Davis, Ph.D, Director of Fellowships and Scholarships.
QuadWorks hosted more than 200 students at the Hotter Than 2000 Fashion Show in Toney Auditorium Thursday at 6 p.m., which matched this year’s Homecoming Y2K theme and coincided with its festivities.
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