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Whats The 27 Club?

“What’s The 27 Club?”

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor December 13, 2019

On Sunday, Dec. 8, Juice WRLD, aka Jarad Higgins, died of a seizure from alleged Percocet overdose in an airport in Chicago. Supposedly, he did this to avoid a drug bust from the Feds who were awaiting...

OP/ED: Why Doesnt Anyone Talk About How Depression Causes Memory Loss?

OP/ED: Why Doesn’t Anyone Talk About How Depression Causes Memory Loss?

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor December 10, 2019

"Why doesn't anyone talk about how depression causes memory loss?" This tweet has been recycled dozens of times, phrased in different ways and even liked as much as 97.2 thousand times, specifically...

Thanksgiving Dinner Allows Mercy Family To Dine Together

Thanksgiving Dinner Allows Mercy ‘Family’ To Dine Together

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor December 5, 2019

Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful. A time to share a good meal with dear family and friends. A time to count your blesses over a lovely meal of turkey, mashed potatoes gravy and cranberry sauce. And...

When Pineapple Meets Pizza

When Pineapple Meets Pizza

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor November 24, 2019

All was running smoothly. Thanksgiving was approaching, and I was feeling grateful for our Friendsgiving celebration here at the Impact quarters. I have so much to be thankful for. My friends are amazing,...

Mercys Humanitarian Society Helps Homeless Shelter For Holidays

Mercy’s Humanitarian Society Helps Homeless Shelter For Holidays

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor November 21, 2019

 The Humanitarian Society collaborated with resident assistant Briyanna Hutchinson on a project called Hands For Homeless this Thanksgiving and holiday season, where they organized an array of sanitary...

Living Life After Leukemia

Living Life After Leukemia

Valerie Lopez, Associate Edoitor November 15, 2019

"When I was 15, It finally hit me I beat cancer. I was so used to going to the hospital every week that I finally realized I was finally living a normal life," said freshman Tiffany Toro, who was diagnosed...

A Mothers Keeper

A Mother’s Keeper

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor October 8, 2019

“Never put a bumper sticker on a Mercedes, that’s what she would always say.” Alyssa Pagano chuckles as she shows off her new tattoo dedicated to her mother, Jennifer Pagano, who passed on June...

Top 5 Halloween Movies

Top 5 Halloween Movies

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor October 7, 2019

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 is also a time to stay in and...

Me and My Lonely

Me and My Lonely

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor October 1, 2019

I have always feared abandonment. I suppose it was something I developed from my emotionally unstable parents. They would break up and make up every week. My father is an amazing person but really struggled...

OP/ED: Are Your Eyes Open?

OP/ED: Are Your Eyes Open?

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor September 26, 2019

“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 or the normal limits...

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