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Movie Causes Waves Through Macon, GA
Macon has become a prime location for filmmakers and TV producers. With films being filmed in Macon and going off to have great success, Macon as well as other cities in Georgia is becoming quite the hub for the visual entertainment industry. “It’s been great to see the excitement of people seeing parts of our city in ‘Trouble with the[Read More…]
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Mercer Softball Team prepares for Southern Conference
With the start of a new semester now behind, spring sports are now coming out of hibernation and getting ready for their seasons to start. One such team, the softball team, hit the ground running with training and started practicing just as soon as they came back from the winter break. Its first game is only a month after the[Read More…]
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Taking Steps Toward A New You This New Year
“I want to lose some weight.” “I want to volunteer more.” “I want to get fit.” “I want to find love.” “I want to procrastinate less. “I want to be better with my money.” Sound familiar? They should, considering that you have most likely heard them or even said some of them yourself. These are just a few examples of[Read More…]
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Indie film ‘Not My Life’ documents reality of modern slavery
“Not My Life” is a wake-up call. There exists a reality about human trafficking that is largely unidentified by the majority of the population. It is ultimately a crime that stems from archaic social structures. Yet, the practice has survived and is substantially present every day, all around us. It was a shocking statistic to the attendees of the “Not[Read More…]
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Indie film ‘Not My Life’ documents reality of modern slavery
“Not My Life” is a wake-up call. There exists a reality about human trafficking that is largely unidentified by the majority of the population. It is ultimately a crime that stems from archaic social structures. Yet, the practice has survived and is substantially present every day, all around us. It was a shocking statistic to the attendees of the “Not[Read More…]
Mercer Opera premieres Handel’s ‘Alcina’ in Middle Georgia
Mercer University’s production of “Alcina” is the first time that this Handel opera has ever been performed in Middle Georgia, according to Mercer Opera’s music director, Dr. Richard Kosowski. Handel’s “Alcina” is an opera about a woman named Bradamante seeking her lost lover Ruggiero on an enchanted island ruled by the sorceress Alcina. Conflicts arise in the form of amnesia[Read More…]
Movie Review: Birdman
When first we encounter Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), star of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” we interrupt a meditative levitating act boding peculiar schizophrenia and pitiful self-doubt. Whilst floating in his dressing room, Thomson struggles with the voice of his past. This voice, strangely enough, is Birdman (ahem, Batman?), the masked Superhero icon that Thomson[Read More…]
Mercer students join community in Celebrating MLK
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and pursuit of unity, Mercer students spent their Monday off actively engaged with the Macon community at the 25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration and following march to the Government Center. At the breakfast, Mercer students greeted patrons at the door, doled out food from behind the counter and[Read More…]
Daniel Coursey continues his success in d-league
As the Mercer Men’s Basketball continues its success in the Southern Conference, a former member of the team is also continuing his success on the court. Daniel Coursey, a vital member Mercer team from 2010 to 2014, has been with the Erie BayHawks since he was drafted last November. This opportunity with the developmental league gives Coursey an ample amount[Read More…]
Mercer Softball Team prepares for Southern Conference
With the start of a new semester now behind, spring sports are now coming out of hibernation and getting ready for their seasons to start. One such team, the softball team, hit the ground running with training and started practicing just as soon as they came back from the winter break. Its first game is only a month after the[Read More…]
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