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Overcoming My Shyness

Overcoming My Shyness

Tanisha Esprit, Staff Writer December 20, 2017

I was the mouse surrounded by the wolves, only when I was with my friends and we were alone did I transform into a parrot. My lips use to feel like it had crazy glue on it, hard for me to open it and speak...

The Dangerous of Getting Plastic Surgery

The Dangerous of Getting Plastic Surgery

Andrea Loaiza, Staff Writer December 20, 2017

There has been a point in your life in which you have looked in the mirror and didn’t like what you saw. Everyone has something that they don’t like about themselves physically and would want to make...

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Kaepernick Before Kaepernick, Curry Before Curry: The Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Story

Steven Keehner, Impact Staff December 18, 2017

“I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put themselves in harm's way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat...

Living with Asthma

Living with Asthma

Andrea Loaiza, Staff Writer December 14, 2017

Imagine someone punching you right in the chest but instead of removing their fist, they maintain it there. That’s what someone with asthma feels when they can’t breath. It’s hard to make people...

Im Over the Female Taboo, Period.

I’m Over the Female Taboo, Period.

Nora-Grayce Orosz, Managing Editor December 13, 2017
Once every few months, my body becomes victim to a viscous, unyielding attack that is perpetrated by its own natural chemistry.
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#MinnieHOF: The Tale of Minnie Miñoso

Steven Keehner, Impact Staff December 11, 2017

The Baseball Hall of Fame is an interesting place; on one hand, Cooperstown is supposed to honor the greatest to ever grace a baseball diamond, yet if you do something that is seen as “immoral” to...

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Stanton’s in The Bronx! Now What?

Steven Keehner, Impact Staff December 10, 2017

“We also have to account for what the Yanks would have to give up to gain Stanton. It’s one thing to deal with the money, but is it worth it to give up your best prospects as well? I don’t believe...

Jesse Rutherfords Debut Solo Album & is Here

Jesse Rutherford’s Debut Solo Album ‘&’ is Here

Nicole Acosta, Staff Writer December 10, 2017
Lead singer of alternative indie band The Neighbourhood has released his first solo project.
Dream Accomplished

Dream Accomplished

Jess Brandt, Sports Editor December 7, 2017

“Look around the room. Look to the person on your left, and look to the person on your right. Each and every single one of you will go down in history as probably the best team to ever play for Mercy...

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A Writer’s Dilemma

Steven Keehner, Impact Staff December 6, 2017

“All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One...

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