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Saving A Little Life Counts

Adriana Saad-Vinza, Staff Writter

December 5, 2019 • No Comments

About a month ago, we save a little dog from suffering. He will turn two years...

Brianna of all Trades

Francesca Simone, Copy Editor

November 29, 2019 • No Comments

She is one of a kind.

Getting Ready for the Holidays.. at the Mangini/Perez Household

Amber Perez, Impact Staff

November 27, 2019 • No Comments

I am half Puerto Rican and half Italian. My mom is 100% Italian, but because...

When Pineapple Meets Pizza

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor

November 24, 2019 • 1 Comment

All was running smoothly. Thanksgiving was approaching, and I was feeling grateful...

He Did It His Way

Jillian Simmons, Impact Staff

November 23, 2019 • No Comments

"The song ‘My Way’ by Frank Sinatra really felt like a perfect way to say goodbye to my grandfather, because his whole life he lived it his way.

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Entertainment

THE SCENE: Záire
November 22, 2019
Jack Seda-Schreiber
"I don't got no love right now... I've been so busy with everything... I don't even worry about love right now. So how's my love....? My love is.... uh.... (groans)... it's that right there."
Stairs in Bronx Are Now Social Media Famous
November 2, 2019
Amber Perez, Impact Staff
Thanks to the new Joker film, the Bronx is now famous for yet another attraction, this time being a set of steps. Joaquin Phoenix’s iconic dance moves to Gary Glitter's...
Salem: It’s Not Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus After All
October 28, 2019
Francesca Simone, Editor
It was the spring of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Teenage girls would gather in the wooded areas near their homes to dance and play. After some time, an unusual outbreak...
THE SCENE: RetroP
October 17, 2019
Jack Seda-Schreiber, Impact Staff
"Please, keep it real Retro." RetroP is one of the hardest working artists I know. He has two albums to his name, over two thousand followers on social media and even runs...
Joaquin Takes The Stairs As The Newest Joker
October 11, 2019
Francesca Simone, Copy Editor
The Joker has never seemed quite this mad.

Opinion

OP/ED: Rock Isn’t Popular Anymore, and That’s a Great Thing
November 6, 2019
Steven Keehner, Managing Editor
Who listens to Imagine Dragons, anyway?
OP/ED: They Love Me, They Love Me Not
October 5, 2019
Steven Keehner, Managing Editor
It's time to accept the singular they for what it is.
OP/ED: Are Your Eyes Open?
September 26, 2019
Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor
“Submit, Obey and Buy!” These are all subliminal messages embedded in advertisements to get people to buy their products. A subliminal message is a message to the subconscious...
The Impact Says Farewell to its 2019 Seniors
May 8, 2019
Nicole Acosta, Brian Pineiro, Caroline Newman, Michael Dunnings, and Stephen Lyons
As the last "Impact Thursday" of the 2018-19 year arrives, our senior staff members reflect on their time with The Impact. Though our seniors' journeys are coming...
OP/ED: The Concealed Fear of Riding in Cabs as a Woman
April 26, 2019
Nicole Acosta, Managing Editor
New York, the city that should also be known as the one with unreliable public transportation. This leads me, and many other city-goers without a driver's license, to spend...

News

Skaters Gon’ Skate
November 13, 2019
Francesca Simone, Copy Editor
Roller-skating: the grooviest of pastimes. It all began with a man named John Joseph Merlin in the year 1735. He wore his three-wheeled inline lady killers to a party in...
Students Walk In Central Park For Breast Cancer Awareness
November 7, 2019
Adriana Saad-Vinza, Staff Writter
According to the National Cancer Institute in 2019, roughly 1.8 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States. An estimated 268,600 women and 2,670 men...
Honors Junior Seminar Class Works with Hearts and Homes for Refugees
November 4, 2019
Jillian Simmons, Impact Staff
“Our voices are louder and actions stronger when we work together,” is a slogan written on the website of the Hearts and Homes for Refugees, who are partnered with Prof....
Transfer Student Killed West Windsor Remembered as Loving and Fun
November 4, 2019
Jillian Simmons, Impact Staff
Chelsea Celena Debidin, 21, was killed in her boyfriend’s apartment in New Windsor, New York on Sept. 21. Chelsea was born on Jan. 16, 1998 and had just recently...
Trump Looming Impeachment Leads To More Political Uncertainty
November 1, 2019
Steven Keehner, Managing Editor
What's happening with Donald Trump? Will he be impeached? What does that even mean? Find out that and more in this guide to Trump's potential impeachment.

Sports

Womens Soccer Falls to Molloy In NCAA Second Round
December 3, 2019
Dan Rebain, Impact Staff
Mercy opened the NCCA DII Tournament with a win. With two penalty kick saves from junior Melissa Torres, the No. 2 seeded Mercy College women's soccer team and No. 7 seeded...
Volleyball Falls to #1 Molloy In Mavericks First ECC Apperence Since 2008
December 3, 2019
Dan Rebain, Impact Staff
In Mercy's first ECC conference tournament appearance since 2008, junior Natalia Garcia recording her 1,000th career assist But the No. 4 seeded Mercy College volleyball team...
Men’s Basketball is in the Win Column for the First Time This Season
November 25, 2019
Ellis Joshua, Impact Staff
The Mercy Mavericks men's basketball team picked up their first win of the season on Saturday, Nov. 23, when they defeated Georgian Court 64-60. The redshirt junior, Bryan...
No. 6 Men’s Soccer Loses 5-0 To No. 3 Charleston
November 25, 2019
Michael Panteleo, Sports Editor
The Mavericks dropped a 5-0 decision to the University of Charleston on Saturday, Nov. 23. This was the second year in a row Mercy has lost in the NCAA Division II second...
Women’s Basketball Earns First Victory Against Holy Family
November 18, 2019
Michael Panteleo, Sports Editor
The Mercy College women's basketball team grabbed their first victory of the season with a score of 79-63 over Holy Family. Junior Forward Amber Brown was every where for...

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Top 10 Sports Teams I Hate The Most
November 7, 2019
Dan Rebain, Impact Staff
I've been in love with both professional and amateur sports since the day I was born. I follow and love many sports teams among the variety, so I've just as well grown up...
Top 10 Badass Horror Icons
October 31, 2019
Francesca Simone, Editor
BOO!
Top 5 Binge-Worthy Netflix Series
October 16, 2019
Estefania Salinas, Impact Staff
When I hear the word Netflix, I picture myself in my bed solo with snacks binge watching a show for days. Who can relate? Other people picture themselves watching it during...
Top 5 Halloween Movies
October 7, 2019
Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s right Halloween! Or as I like to call it spooky season. It is a fun time to go to a pumpkin patch or haunted house. It...
The New York Jets Five Worst First Round Picks
May 15, 2019
Daniel Johnston, Impact Staff
1) Vernon Gholston (OLB/DE 2008) Gholston was drafted by the Jets with the sixth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Gholston was a prolific pass rusher when he was at...

Impact Now

Alternative Education
May 17, 2019
Daniel Johnston, Impact Staff
High school can be extremely difficult and overwhelming, especially in a large school district. Students can sometimes be made to feel like they don’t matter at all. Certain...
FTK the Label Take On The Rap Scene
May 10, 2019
Valerie Lopez and Jared Naut, Impact Staff
The colorful lights shine throughout the stage and the beat drops, the crowd sings and raps along to lyrics of a piano beat they seem to know like the back of their hand....
Make a Difference and Volunteer with Feeding Westchester
May 9, 2019
Michael Panteleo and Ellis Joshua
The county of Westchester has about 200,000 residents that are food insecure and about 60,000 children who are food insecure Hunger has an effect on a large amount of...