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White Plains Campus Closing Its Doors

White Plains Campus Closing Its Doors

Kristin McGovern, News Editor March 29, 2012

Mercy College is opening one door and shutting another. The college’s White Plains campus, located on Martine Avenue in downtown White Plains, will be shutting down at the end of the summer 2012 term....

Andean Music Program Cultivates Mercy College

Andean Music Program Cultivates Mercy College

Vincent Roszkowski, Entertainment Editor March 29, 2012

Music is a storytelling tool used across the world that is universal to all cultures, as proven by the performance of Tahuantinuyo this month in Main Hall. The School of Liberal Arts, NEH Latino, and...

HIV/AIDS: Have We Lost Focus On Searching For The Cure?

HIV/AIDS: Have We Lost Focus On Searching For The Cure?

Larry Curtis Jr., Features Editor March 29, 2012

Gerald sat in the cluttered health department office awaiting the news. He could hear the muffled conversation of the counselor talking to someone outside the door about how she looked forward to trying...

The Online Alternative Is The Only Option For Some Students

The Online Alternative Is The Only Option For Some Students

March 29, 2012

“There’s no way I could have put my life on hold and move to New York to work on this degree. Without Mercy offering a degree completely online, it would not have happened for me,” says Adriana Free,...

ECC Conference Looks To Expand

Chayim Tauber, Sports Editor March 29, 2012

The ECC experienced its own form of manifest destiny this past year as the University of the District of Columbia became the ninth school to become a member. The expansion is a precursor of things...

OP/ED: Safe Sex Happens, And Now You Can Know Where!

Kristin McGovern, News Editor March 29, 2012

Just when you thought social media sites couldn’t get any less private…you can now ‘check in’ when you’re ‘getting it in’. Because everyone is dying to know when and where you’re doing...

OP/ED: I Might Have Tacos Tonight

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor March 29, 2012

“It one of the most inconsiderate and offensive things I have heard someone say and quite frankly, it makes me question both the respect and intelligence of those in our government.” Alexis Monserrate,...

Library Planning to Address Noise and Computer Concerns

March 29, 2012

  TO THE EDITOR: In response to the editorial that appeared in the January issue of The Impact, Lack of Computers and Noise Are Irritating Me!, I would like to inform Impact readers about...

Rising Transportation Costs Puts A Strain On Commuting Students

Larry Curtis Jr., Impact Staff March 29, 2012

In the early Wild West days, the horse was a primary source of transportation moving settlers across the country in the most economic way available to early American settlers. Fast forward many years...

College Students Struggling Nationally To Keep Up With Rising Tuition

Rita Acheampong, Staff Writer March 29, 2012

College has become the way to make in today’s world due to the  high demand of requirements and qualifications needed to choose a career of your liking. Yet the drastic rise in tuition rates has become...

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