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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

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My Life Story

Laura Medina, Impact Staff May 10, 2023

During my teenage years, I got my first wig in October of 2014. While all the girls my age were trying to dress like cute cats and flirty foxes, I was really trying to be Dora the Explorer. I thought it...

A Binge-Watching Obsession

A Binge-Watching Obsession

Laura Medina, Impact Staff May 10, 2023

Everyone has a weird obsession. It’s okay and totally normal. My weird obsession is rewatching shows over and over and over and over and over again.  I remember my freshman year of Highschool when...

Stronger Than Ever: Muscle Mommies

Stronger Than Ever: Muscle Mommies

Laura Medina, Impact Staff May 10, 2023

https://www.tiktok.com/@hunlynfit/video/7107357959088278827 Have you heard about the new muscle mommy trend? Women are no longer doing diets or doing pilates they lifting heavy weights and and drinking...

The Illusion of Fit: How Vanity Sizing Distorts Body Image and Self-Perception

The Illusion of Fit: How Vanity Sizing Distorts Body Image and Self-Perception

Laura Medina, Impact Staff May 10, 2023

Do you know that feeling when you’re shopping for clothes but you can’t find your size on the rack? That’s how I’ve been feeling lately.  Shopping for clothes is stressful and exhausting I...

Breakups: What to Know and Avoid

Breakups: What to Know and Avoid

Laura Medina, Impact Staff May 7, 2023

Why are breakups so hard? What should you avoid after a breakup? Studies show that breakups can have the same feeling as death even though your ex hasn’t actually died. This is because you will have...

Shakira’s Breakup turns into a Diss Track

Shakira’s Breakup turns into a Diss Track

Laura Medina, Impact Staff February 1, 2023

Shakira is a well-known artist in the Latin music culture and worldwide. Her music has reached many people but so has her love life as well. Shakira has released a diss song to her ex-boyfriend Gerard...

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