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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

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...

News Overload: Doomscrolling and How to Stop

News Overload: Doomscrolling and How to Stop

Danielle Knight, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

In an era where breaking news and trending reports are just a click away and social media feeds refresh every second, it’s really hard to avoid the constant bombardment of headlines. We currently live...

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...

Secret Recipe for Being Ranked

Secret Recipe for Being Ranked

Thomas Melvin, Impact Staff March 13, 2025

After a first appearance in the Big East championship game, Creighton dropped their third matchup of the season to sixth-ranked UConn Huskies, 70-50, at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The Bluejays continue...

The Reality of Adulting

The Reality of Adulting

Danielle Knight, Staff Writer March 13, 2025

Adulting is hard and abrupt. You never really realize how fast life catches up to you when you move with the wind. You’re a kid one day, and your biggest worry is finishing your homework on time. Then...

Stepping Into the Unknown

Stepping Into the Unknown

Gabriela Jimenez, Impact Staff March 13, 2025

The summer of 2022 completely changed the way I see things. That year, I applied for an internship at the Apollo Theater not because I thought I had a real shot, but because I knew it’s always better...

One Foot In Front of the Other

One Foot In Front of the Other

Connor Abrahall, Impact Staff March 12, 2025

It hurt. Every step I took on that last loop hurt. Yet, I kept putting one foot in front of the other, knowing the eventual end was near. When I was finished, I was consumed with a sense of satisfaction...

Just Hit Play

Just Hit Play

Connor Abrahall, Impact Staff March 6, 2025

My escape from reality starts once I hit play.  Whatever is going on within my life, I can just forget about. Whether it is the assignment due tomorrow or how hell my Friday will be this week. I can...

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...

Ivy League Needs More Tournament Bids

Ivy League Needs More Tournament Bids

Thomas Melvin, Impact Staff March 1, 2025

Out of all the NCAA Women's Basketball conferences, the power 4 has the most teams bid to play in the March Madness that limits opportunities for other conferences. One conference that is overlooked...

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