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Serena Golden

Serena Golden, Couric Fellow Intern

Serena Golden is a senior studying Journalism and International Affairs. Serena has previous work for GPB Macon and Cape Community Newspapers in Cape Town, South Africa. She also serves as Photography Editor for the Mercer Cluster. In the future, Serena hopes to work as a multimedia journalist with a specialization in video production.

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Paul Midkiff, president of Macon Pickleball, stands, surveying the first match of “Macon Love.” “This is really the first tournament we’ve run out here,” Midkiff said. “Last tournament, Habitat’s, we had 140, this one was 100, and we have, in April, the Cherry Blossom tournament, right now we have almost 200 people signed up for it, we hope to get that to 250.” Photo by Henry Keating

[Photo] “Macon Love:” Pickleball in Tattnall Square Park

Henry Keating
March 2, 2021

[Video] Cost of COVID: Campus Clubs

Serena Golden
November 30, 2020
Campus Clubs is a faith-based youth organization that serves students K-12 in the Pleasant Hill and Vineville neighborhoods of Macon.

“Some of this has been disastrous:” Local after-school program faces tough questions for reopening in the fall

Serena Golden
August 11, 2020
How did the world move on after the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic?

How did the world move on after the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic?

Serena Golden
August 7, 2020
Luis Elkhouri and Lichi Acosta with fellow students at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Photo courtesy of Lichi Acosta

‘Uncertainty keeps me on edge:’ International students respond to rescinded ICE policy

Serena Golden
July 15, 2020
Public hearing to discuss proposed Bibb school budget for 2021

Public hearing to discuss proposed Bibb school budget for 2021

Serena Golden
July 8, 2020
CBIRF Marines simulate a search and rescue in a collapsed structure at Guardian Centers on June 19.

How this Middle Georgia training center prepares Marines for duty

Serena Golden
July 7, 2020
Virtual town hall to discuss community support for schools reopening

Virtual town hall to discuss community support for schools reopening

Serena Golden
July 6, 2020
Bibb School District Superintendent Curtis Jones explains items included in the 2020 ESPLOST sales tax referendum to the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce at its September meeting.

Board of Education meeting to discuss 14 percent budget cut

Serena Golden, Couric Fellow Intern
June 15, 2020

[Video] How this Mercer graduate planned a peaceful protest for George Floyd

Serena Golden
June 11, 2020
Nishi Patel at Chapman's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa.

Preparing for the Peace Corps during COVID-19

Serena Golden
May 2, 2020
What it’s like to be a resident assistant during COVID-19

What it’s like to be a resident assistant during COVID-19

Serena Golden
April 27, 2020

[Video] COVID-19 Diary: Moving back home in a pandemic

Serena Golden, Student Journalist
April 24, 2020

[Video] How an essential worker is operating in a pandemic

Serena Golden, Student Journalist
April 24, 2020

[Video] How an isolation squad is staying connected during quarantine

Serena Golden, Student Journalist
April 21, 2020
Laurie Santos teaches The Science of Well-Being, an online Yale course.

Free courses and tours to try during quarantine

Serena Golden
April 16, 2020
Serena in the summer of 2019 at an internship in Cape Town, South Africa.

How COVID-10 could affect my career as a junior in college

Serena Golden, Student Journalist
April 6, 2020

[Video] Hutchings Academy hosts mock interviews

Serena Golden, Student Journalist
March 12, 2020
Princeton University history professor, Kevin Kruse presented the Byington lecture at Mercer University on Jan. 23. Photo credit: Serena Golden

[Photo] Visiting professor hosts lecture on white flight

Serena Golden, Student Journalist
February 20, 2020
Sierra Martin, a volunteer with the Little Free Library of Macon, hosted an “On the Table” discussion on Oct. 30 as part of the day-long event sponsored by the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. Photo credit: Serena Golden

The Little Free Library wants kids to have access to books

Serena Golden
November 14, 2019

[Video] Operation Lighthouse wants to prevent teen dating violence

Serena Golden, Student Journalist
October 24, 2019

[Video] Faye Alexander lost her son to gun violence

Serena Golden, Student Journalist
October 3, 2019
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