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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

Caps, Gowns, and Uncertainty

Caps, Gowns, and Uncertainty

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff March 19, 2025

Since we started pre-k at 4 or 5 years old, all we have known is waking up and going to school. It quickly became our main routine. I went to a trade school for high school. I really wanted to study...

Jodi Hildebrandt (left) and Ruby Franke (right)

Horror Under One Roof

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff March 2, 2025

As a true crime junkie, I have watched so many of the documentary films and docuseries. I have become so desensitized to them that it takes a lot for one to make me feel physically sick. There is one...

Unwanted Advances

Unwanted Advances

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff February 16, 2025

When I sat down in the eerily quiet room, the officer shut the door behind me and took a seat across from me, hands folded. It became a night I could never forget. No matter how hard I tried. In...

What I’m Tired Really Means

What I’m Tired Really Means

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff February 15, 2025

Recently saying "I'm tired" has become a hot topic and a misconception in my life. But in reality, being tired does not just mean I lack sleep anymore. That is something not many people understand....

The Other Side of the Call Button

The Other Side of the Call Button

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff January 26, 2025

It takes a very specific type of person to be able to work at an assisted living community. I am very lucky to be one of those people. Though it is an absolute blessing, it is a curse at the exact same...

The Haunting Files

The Haunting Files

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff January 23, 2025

For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to the unknown. I was intrigued by the idea of something or someone having the ability to continue existing beyond us. Unlike most, I skipped the skeptic...

The Art of Freelancing

The Art of Freelancing

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff November 15, 2024

This year was the year where I decided to throw myself into a bunch of different hobbies and find out what is something I am truly passionate about and can see a future with. I began dabbling into social...

Tate McRae - The Woman That You Are

Tate McRae – The Woman That You Are

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff November 6, 2024

Pop music has always been such a breakthrough genre. We grew up with icons like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, and Kesha, just to name a few. Now our generation has another strong female artist bringing...

"Her" Brought Out The Worst In Me

“Her” Brought Out The Worst In Me

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff November 5, 2024

Many movies have left me feeling on top of the world after I watch them, and some have left me confused. But there are the movies that make me hate that it is one to two hours of my life that I will...

Life With A Chronic Condition

Life With A Chronic Condition

Brianna Nicotina, Impact Staff October 24, 2024

Coming to terms with the fact that one of the biggest obstacles in my life is something that I can't necessarily fix has been a journey. Eight years ago I was diagnosed with Scoliosis, a deformity of...

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