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Fall Sports Cancelled, Hopes to Pickup In Spring

Fall Sports Cancelled, Hopes to Pickup In Spring

Alex Wendling, Staff Writer October 6, 2020

The NCAA announced that Divisions II and III fall sports have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic last month. As Mercy College continues to carry out classes online, the college will not hold any...

Mercy College Aids International Students

Mercy College Aids International Students

Renae Morgan, Staff Writer October 5, 2020
Talk about a Maverick welcome!
Living On Campus Amidst a Pandemic

Living On Campus Amidst a Pandemic

Daniel Johnston, Impact Staff October 3, 2020

Living on campus can be one of the best experiences of going away to college. For many young college students, it’s their first time away from home, it’s their first time living alone, and it’s their...

My First Year Teaching is Not Even in A Classroom

‘My First Year Teaching is Not Even in A Classroom’

Valerie Lopez, Impact Staff October 3, 2020

"If I can conquer Zoom teaching, I can probably be prepared to do anything in my teaching career." Samiyyah Willams is a second-year grad student at Mercy College and a first-year second grade teacher...

A Professor Perspective on Returning to Campus

A Professor Perspective on Returning to Campus

James Tiedemann, Impact Staff October 2, 2020

“Once we were home and working from home, there was a lot going on. There was tremendous planning  between the deans, chairs and program directors. We were  asking each other: 'What should...

Quarantine 15 is real

Quarantine 15 is real

Daniela Baptista Haros, Impact Staff October 1, 2020

It seems that even when the society is experiencing a worldwide pandemic, the catastrophe that is seen on the scale has the same possibilities to capture attention. The lives of lockdown created the perfect...

How Will COVID-19 Affect Us in The Future?

How Will COVID-19 Affect Us in The Future?

Britney Guzman, Staff Writer October 1, 2020

As the new normal is setting in and many colleges are shutting down, many questions are still left in the air on how the future is going to look for the educational system. Transitioning to a different...

New COVID Policies Rise Up Seniors Mental Health

New COVID Policies Rise Up Senior’s Mental Health

Amber Perez, Impact Staff September 30, 2020

Seniors are preparing themselves for their last year at Mercy while experiencing one of their weirdest semesters yet. The COVID pandemic has resulted in increased loneliness, stress, anxiety, and depression. While...

Mercys Preparation for Re-Opening

Mercy’s Preparation for Re-Opening

Alexis Lynch, Associate Editor September 28, 2020
“We gotta look out for each other.”
COVID Preys; Music Stays

COVID Preys; Music Stays

Michael Cohen, Staff Writer September 26, 2020

Drive-in concerts, live-streaming, and private parties with masks and restrictions is how one local band continued to perform gigs throughout the pandemic. Hilltop NY, a groovy rock band that falls...

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