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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

Euphoria Is Messy, But So Was High School

Euphoria Is Messy, But So Was High School

Gabriela Jimenez, Impact Staff April 10, 2025

 I don’t care what anyone says Euphoria is one of the few shows that actually gets how confusing being young feels. Not just the drama people assume teens care about, but the stuff you don’t really...

Freshman Year to Now: Realistic Advice I'd Give to a Younger Me 

Freshman Year to Now: Realistic Advice I’d Give to a Younger Me 

Danielle Knight, Staff Writer April 10, 2025

Some describe freshman year of college as the “best time of your life,” but for me, it was more like a struggle to stay afloat. My first year at Stony Brook University felt like an emotional rollercoaster,...

It’s Not That Serious…Or Is It?

It’s Not That Serious…Or Is It?

Danielle Knight, Staff Writer April 10, 2025

This phrase, while short and almost effortless, has become my generation’s default defense mechanism. It’s how we deflect awkwardness, distract others from our insecurities, and downplay our or others’...

The Return to Glory

The Return to Glory

Connor Abrahall, Impact Staff April 9, 2025

When people think about the most iconic sporting events, most tend to say the Super Bowl, the World Series, or the Olympics. They are not wrong, to be fair. However, nobody ever throws The Masters in that...

Mission Complete

Mission Complete

Thomas Melvin, Impact Staff April 7, 2025

After five seasons in a Huskies uniform and four trips to the Final Four, Paige Bueckers is ending her college career as a national champion. UConn is back on the mountaintop, where they have not been...

Only Four Remain

Only Four Remain

Thomas Melvin, Impact Staff April 4, 2025

For the fourth time in NCAA tournament history, the Women's Final Four is back in Tampa for a star-studded doubleheader between the country's top elite programs. The matchups headline the reigning national...

Goodbye Impact

Goodbye Impact

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff April 4, 2025

I will always believe that writing is the greatest form of self-expression. I have felt this way since I first learned how to hold a pencil and form a sentence. Most kids in school dreaded writing...

I Wonder What My Innie Thinks About This?

I Wonder What My Innie Thinks About This?

Connor Abrahall, Impact Staff April 3, 2025

Within Hollywood, especially television, we as viewers very rarely see something unique or groundbreaking anymore. Something that makes you excited to check out next week’s episode. Something that makes...

Would I Actually Survive a Solo Trip?

Would I Actually Survive a Solo Trip?

Danielle Knight, Staff Writer April 3, 2025

It's 2 a.m., and I’m supposed to be writing this column. Instead, I’m scrolling through flight deals and daydreaming, convincing myself that a solo trip to Aruba might be precisely what I need to get...

Go Ahead, Ask Me Your Idiotic Question Again

Go Ahead, Ask Me Your Idiotic Question Again

Connor Abrahall, Impact Staff March 20, 2025

Someone once asked me, “What’s a show that was ahead of its time?” For the longest time I didn’t have an answer to that question. However, that all changed once I watched a classic Aaron Sorkin...

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