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Community Remember The Fire and Passion of Beloved Professor Perkins

Community Remember The Fire and Passion of Beloved Professor Perkins

Alexis Lynch, Impact Staff September 26, 2019

Twelve days after the semester ended, a beloved psychology professor at Mercy College passed away in his home in Bedford.  George Perkins, 58, died suddenly on May 27. Perkins obituary stated that...

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Losing Weight Sometimes A Matter of Fear

Randi Rooney, Impact Staff September 25, 2019
“Because I didn’t want to be seen as weak again.”  “Because the medicine made me so sick and I couldn’t stop losing weight.” “Because doctors told me I was too skinny.”

Packed Parking  Not From CNR Students

Alexis Lynch, Impact Staff September 15, 2019

As school started, the parking lot fills up and left a lot of students with no spots to be found besides far away from buildings in the R-Lot.  Mercy College is a school with eighty eighty percent...

Union Vote Results in Historic Victory for Adjuncts

Union Vote Results in Historic Victory for Adjuncts

Steven Keehner, Associate Editor May 14, 2019
In a historical landmark victory for Mercy’s adjunct professors, a union will be formed following the recent referendum, which saw a 400:100 margin of victory.
Mourning A First Love

Mourning A First Love

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor May 1, 2019

He wears a kind smile and a calm cool demeanor. He is in the latest Nike tech suit and Ugg shoes that match accordingly. He lights up the room with his witty sense of humor. One would never know the inner...

Humanitarian Society Promotes Bone Marrow Donation

Humanitarian Society Promotes Bone Marrow Donation

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor April 28, 2019

"Hey, do you wanna save a life?" Lauren Hero told Mercy College students as they passed by the Lecture Hall. On March 14, the Humanitarian Society teamed up with Be the Match, an organization that focusses...

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Her Agenda Attempts To Demystify the Home-Buying Process for Millennial Women

Nicole Acosta, Managing Editor April 25, 2019

Loan repayment, minimal job benefits, and food insecurity are some of the unwanted life factors that this generation's millennials have to endure. Commonly, these ceasing qualities can contribute to many...

Still Coping With Pain, Professor Turns To Her Students For Inspiration

Still Coping With Pain, Professor Turns To Her Students For Inspiration

Michael Panteleo, Impact Staff April 24, 2019

Melinda Corey has a once in a lifetime mind. Corey is from Baltimore originally but currently lives in Dobbs Ferry She currently is a teacherat Mercy College but she is much more than that.  In...

The Street Art of War

The Street Art of War

Brian Pineiro, Impact Staff April 23, 2019
While the debate whether graffiti, from the Italian word "graffiato" meaning scratched, is considered an art or vandalism rages on today, society has begun accepting the former. Work from famous graffiti artists such as Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and more have had entire exhibitions dedicated to them by various museums. The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art to name a few. Graffiti, while proponents are technically considered vandalism, is now widely accepted as art.
Expert Warns That Suicide Is A Silent Enemy

Expert Warns That Suicide Is A Silent Enemy

Adriana Saad-Vinza, Staff Writter April 19, 2019

Who could imagine that your ride home would be to the place where you remember your dead family member best? Or waiting for that ride would give you feelings to attempt against your life? Thousands...

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