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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

DC and Marvel, Enough Movies, Thanks.

DC and Marvel, Enough Movies, Thanks.

John Principio April 29, 2015

Every child fantasizes of attaining supernatural powers, fighting criminals and saving the day. Yet, over the past 10-15 years our infantile idols haven’t been presented to child audiences as much as...

NHL Playoffs: Round 1 Concludes and Leads to Promising Conference Semi-Final

NHL Playoffs: Round 1 Concludes and Leads to Promising Conference Semi-Final

John Principio April 28, 2015

The Stanley Cup is the most coveted trophy in all of sports. Only a small percentage of players in the game's history have ever had the privilege to hoist the cup over their head in triumph.   The journey...

The Last & The Curious

The Last & The Curious

John Principio, Entertainment Editor April 8, 2015

Almost fifteen years ago moviegoers around the world fell in love with a crew of underground street racers who perform high-speed heists. The gang was lead by Dominic Torretto (Vin Diesel) whose stocky...

Traditions

Traditions

John Principio, Entertainment Editor April 2, 2015

A short story: The church pungently reeks of oak as the aromas of the pews pierce my nostrils. Vibrant shadows illuminate the altar as the sun explodes through the stain glass windows. Bells ring ominously,...

Bieber Deservingly Roasted

Bieber Deservingly Roasted

John Principio, Entertainment Editor April 1, 2015

The Comedy Central Roasts are always an entertaining program on the beloved network. The concept is simple, compile a panel of comedians and pop-culture icons and publicly humiliate another celebrity,...

Zoolander 2 Announced to Release in 2016

Zoolander 2 Announced to Release in 2016

John Principio, Entertainment Editor March 10, 2015

While millions of people tuned into the coveted Paris Fashion Week this March, there were two runway-walkers who may have stolen the spotlight and the story of the entire event. Clad in pieces from Valentino...

SNL Looks Back

SNL Looks Back

John Principio, Entertainment Editor February 18, 2015

  Studio 8H is a regular production studio as much as it is a Mecca for every pop-culture icon over the past forty years. It has housed actors, comedians, musicians, and athletes of the highest...

Take A Seat, Kanye

Take A Seat, Kanye

John Principio, Entertainment Editor February 10, 2015

Over the past two decades there has not been a rock artist as prolific and eccentric as Beck. Bek David Campbell, or more commonly referred to as Beck, has been playing music since the mid 80’s; he...

Defining Power Pop

Defining Power Pop

John Principio, Impact staff December 4, 2014

Power pop is a confusing genre of music, its hard to define, there is a thin line between what classifies a song as power pop and what nulls it. Power pop is rooted from the boogie and jangle of classic...

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

John Principio, Impact Staff November 19, 2014

Another movie review…   “Nightcrawler” is a blood-boiling, pulse-pounding, modern thriller that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. This film tells the story of a persistent...

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