The Problem of Misogyny in Rap Music
November 15, 2018
As of 2018, rap and hip-hop is the most consumed music genre in the United States, and a substantial portion of that consumption lies in the youth population, according to Business Insider. The music is often played at parties, fraternity houses and gyms. Streamed from smartphones and pick-up trucks, this music ha...
Opinion: Is Vibranium in your Cell Phone?
Supreet K. Raina and Tamera Lowe
November 14, 2018
Marvel’s latest hit, “Black Panther,” has inspired African pride and interest as thousands of moviegoers praised the film, yet irony doesn’t lurk far beneath the surface of the film. As children and adults fawn over the cinematic masterpiece, the film ingeniously comments on the social cli...
Opinion: Professional Football is better than College Football
November 6, 2018
One of our nation’s greatest pastimes is the game of football. For the last 100-plus years, weekends have been ruled by football, either at the college level or at the pro level. As a college student, I feel it is somewhat blasphemous to say this, but I stand by it: professional football is better...
Opinion: What is on or off campus?
October 18, 2018
As a freshman on Mercer University’s campus, you are brought into a mandatory meeting where various people of authority positions come to talk to you about a number of things. From club involvement to what times the caf is open, nothing is left out. Near the end of this discussion, freshmen are rem...
Opinion: The Atlanta Braves are back!
September 12, 2018
After years of rebuilding a team known for dominance, the Atlanta Braves have surprised many as they are in the thick of the playoff race as the 2018 Major League Baseball season enters the homestretch. So did the rebuild work? Did these young players become the stars they were viewed as when they...
Opinion: Graduation 2019 – a step in the right direction
Adelia Henderson, Copy editor
September 12, 2018
Graduation is the most important event in our time here at Mercer. It’s a pivotal point of transition, where we receive our degrees and march across the stage into the next phase of our lives. However, I’ve been hearing stories about graduation since I was a freshman. I’ve heard about how your f...
Opinion: Free Speech – The Key to Growth
September 11, 2018
When conservative commentator Ben Shapiro arrived at U.C. Berkeley on Sept. 14, 2017 he was greeted by a crowd of ravenous protestors, many of whom pledged allegiance to the left-leaning organization of Anti-Fascists (ANTIFA). According to the New York Times, $600,000 in security was spent on that event al...
A final farewell to a Mercer staple: Jittery Joe’s
Summer Perritt, Digital Editor
August 12, 2018
With a late Instagram post on July 24, the Mercer community said farewell to its long-standing coffee shop, Jittery Joe’s. The space will reopen with a new name and some familiar faces, but long-time customers like myself are more than a little heartbroken. For me, Jit Joe’s was more than a just a c...
Opinion: Stores closing in Macon affects the community
Suzanna Arul, Contributing Writer
May 2, 2018
On March 26, the Kroger on Pio Nono Avenue announced its closing due to profit loss. The store opened its doors in August 1994 and officially closed on April 20. For many Mercer students, this means now going a little farther to get the groceries a meal plan doesn’t cover, but what does this closi...
Opinion: Macon-Bibb Leaders Fail to Protect their Citizens
Jacob Lugenbeel, Contributing Writer
April 11, 2018
The Macon-Bibb County government is critically underserving the most vulnerable members of our community: those struggling with homelessness. An estimated 10,174 people struggle with homelessness in Georgia, according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. Nearly 500 people in Macon,...
Opinion: Is Spring Break Too Early?
Sachin Khurana, Contributing Writer
April 8, 2018
As several Mercer students envisioned their spring break having fun on the beach, reality made them wonder if they had started winter break. Students on group vacations at Florida beaches experienced unpleasant conditions of 60 degree temperatures in addition to constant wind gusts over 20 mph. Alt...
Opinion: Why you shouldn’t be a doctor if you want to help people
Blossom Onunekwu, Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
Are you majoring in biology? Do you love helping people? Are your parents immigrants? If so, you’re probably at this school to become a doctor. Becoming a doctor seems like every parent’s dream for their child. It sure was my Nigerian mother’s dream. Why would she leave her home country to ...