Every day in America, about 4,ooo young people between the ages of 12 and 17 smoke their first cigarette. Each day, about 1,000 young people become daily smokers. Can that person make the attempt to...

National Kindness Week made its way to Mercy this past month to encourage students and faculty to engage in acts of kindness to other people. To celebrate this event, students were able to write little...

Growing up in a religious family was a struggle for me. My mother’s family are Christians, while my father’s family are Catholics. My dad had me baptized as a Catholic before I was one. Every person...

Growing up, my mother has always been my support system. She’s been someone I can turn to if I needed help with anything. I would describe my relationship with her as strong. We care for each other....

So as many of you know, I’ve been listening to K-pop since the beginning of this year, and I’m stuck on it like glue. It’s the only type of music I will listen to, for now at least. But, I’ve been...

Yeah, the title of this week’s column says it all. I love being a black nerd. Yeah, I like anime, manga, reading and listening to K-pop. Is that a problem? Well, it shouldn’t be. These things make...

The NSCS Chapter at Mercy College held its annual New Member Induction Ceremony this month in the Rotunda. The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, or NSCS, is an organization that dates back to...

Growing up in a Nigerian household is a struggle on its own. Don't get me wrong, I love being Nigerian-American. But sometimes, trying to live a normal life is impossible. Nigerian parents have a different...

Ah the 90's. What a great decade to be born in. Even though I was born in 1993, I can still remember certain things that were around that time. The amount of television shows that were around, the fashion,...

Students can stand up and not be afraid to be who they are because friends and family will standup with them. Oct. 11 marked the 27th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. One of the reasons why...