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A Letter To My Mother...

A Letter To My Mother…

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff February 2, 2015

It’s her birthday today, and I posted a picture of us on Instagram. It took me awhile to find a good one of us – you know, one where we looked happy. I didn’t want to write a crazy long paragraph,...

Learning How to Walk Again

Learning How to Walk Again

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff January 27, 2015

I was fifteen when I entered my first and only relationship. We met at fourteen and became inseparable from then on. What did I know about love? Everyone around me convinced me that I was too young to...

No Hab-low Es-pan-yol My Difficulties With Spanish

“No Hab-low Es-pan-yol” My Difficulties With Spanish

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff January 27, 2015

Being bilingual is a great advantage that I will never get to experience. My mother is African-American (amongst other races) and my dad is Mexican. I was about three-years-old when we left my dad in Georgia...

Four Things College Really Teaches You

Four Things College Really Teaches You

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff January 27, 2015

  Upon asking, many students will say that their ultimate decision to further their education and enroll in college was to ensure a decent income once they graduate. Isn’t that why any of us...

What Graduating With Honors Means To Me

What Graduating With Honors Means To Me

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff December 18, 2014

Academic achievements have always been important to me, since a young girl. My family would shower me with gifts and fancy dinners whenever I would receive an award or a good grade. This carried on up...

The Roommate Diaries: My Personal Experiences

The Roommate Diaries: My Personal Experiences

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff December 15, 2014

Before I came to college I never gave roommates much thought. In fact, I didn’t really give it any thought until I received my first of many roommates. It was the middle of August and I received a packet...

Friends Seek Lyrical Success In Band ODC

Friends Seek Lyrical Success In Band ‘ODC’

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff December 11, 2014

Two dedicated young men who share an interest in music took it upon themselves to create a hip-hip duo around the foundation of their friendship, so solid and promising that it has taken them from their...

Mercy Debates Who Picks Up The Check

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff December 8, 2014

When preparing for a date, some of the most common thoughts may range from what outfit are you going to wear, where are you going to go and maybe even what are you going to talk about. However, today a...

5 Things College Students Look Forward to During Thanksgiving Break

5 Things College Students Look Forward to During Thanksgiving Break

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff November 25, 2014

  Thanksgiving break is upon us and as college students we are looking forward to these simple things that bring us great joy!   1. SLEEPING IN I’m sure that students are...

Getting Waisted Is the Newest In Body Transformation Fads

‘Getting Waisted’ Is the Newest In Body Transformation Fads

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff November 13, 2014

Getting waisted seems to have a new meaning these days. There is a new non-surgical trend that seems to be rising quickly, allowing women to reshape their bodies and trim inches off of their waist in...

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