Once viewed as a healthy alternative to quitting smoking, the electronic e-cigarette Juul is now being viewed as a youth epidemic and health risk. The company holds between a third to three-quarter market...

She dreamed of dance since for as long as she could remember. And as she thought she was on her way to achieving her goals, she had a sharp pain in her leg. Then she got the cancer prognosis. “It...

It all started as just a few thoughts, but over time, I started having extremely bad anxiety and was becoming more depressed. School was using the little effort I had left. I gave up on writing, singing,...

The Impact won five New York Press Association awards for the second consecutive year, and earned the second most writing award in the state for the fifth year in a row. Associate Editor Valerie Lopez...

I was sexually assaulted when I was 6 years old, and again at 12.  A normal encounter with my sister’s friend suddenly turned to one of the worst days of my life.  It was abuse and it...

Dear Teenage Self,   Oh, how I wish you could see what I see now. When I look back, I see you as one person but I know there were two of you. There was the girl that the world saw and...

The Impact was awarded five journalism awards by the New York Press Association last week, earning the second most writing awards in the state for the fourth year in a row. This broke The Impact’s...

“I love you.” It wasn’t the kind of “I love you” that girls yelp in gratuity when their best friend convinces their secret crush to go on a date with them. Or the kind of “I love you”...