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Walking Lost In The Darkness

Walking Lost In The Darkness

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff November 6, 2014

“The call of death must be really great,” says Mercy College English professor Melinda Corey when referring to the loss of her daughter Martha Corey-Ochoa, who committed suicide in August of 2012....

The Fear Of Success

The Fear Of Success

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff October 30, 2014

When I was in Jr. High I remember having a talk with my mom and she asked me what I thought at the time was a very bizarre and moronic question. She asked, “Are you afraid of success?” What? I laughed...

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff October 30, 2014

Do you ever find your self in situations where you are slowly drifting away from a childhood friend? Or maybe a person you met during your adolescent years and you thought you’d be B.F.F’s for well…...

Halloween Treats I Look Forward To

Halloween Treats I Look Forward To

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff October 27, 2014

The air is getting cooler; the leaves are turning from florescent green to a yellowish, golden brown color with hints of orange, and I’m dressing in layers just about everyday incase it gets too warm...

Look up - a Non Social, Social Epidemic

Look up – a Non Social, Social Epidemic

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff October 2, 2014

The other day a friend of mine, another Mercy college student, asked me to come by their hotel room where they dorm off campus. As we rode the shuttle bus from campus to the Hampton Inn, the bus took a...

Pack Life Hunts For Lyrical Success

Pack Life Hunts For Lyrical Success

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff September 25, 2014

The round, dimly lit Rotunda isn’t packed, but filled with enough people to block the front of the stage and continue all the way towards the center of the room. A few bodies are making their way back...

Working College Students: Are We Missing Out or Are We a Step Ahead?

Working College Students: Are We Missing Out or Are We a Step Ahead?

Maritza Velasco, Impact Staff September 18, 2014

As an on-campus college student I always thought that I was getting the college experience that pretty much every college student was getting away at school, big or small. And it didn't occur to me until...

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