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Fall 2020: The Most Unusual Semester on Record

Fall 2020: The Most Unusual Semester on Record

Francesca Simone, Managing Editor September 8, 2020

The fall semester will officially begin on Sept. 9. in what could potentially be the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mercy College is diving faith-first into “the most unusual semester on record.” School...

Studying Abroad During a Pandemic

Studying Abroad During a Pandemic

Andrew Kim, Impact Staff June 1, 2020

When Coronavirus started to spread out of China, many people did not think much of it until it slowly crept up into the daily lives of everyone everywhere. Unlike some countries still dealing with the...

Mercy STEM Defies COVID-19 Limitations Through Educational Video Showcase

Mercy STEM Defies COVID-19 Limitations Through Educational Video Showcase

Francesca Simone, Copy Editor May 27, 2020

Despite the trying times and difficult circumstances that 2020 has presented thus far, a great deal of positivity continues to endure. Associate professor and co-director of the Mercy College Center for...

The Race For A Coronavirus Vaccine

The Race For A Coronavirus Vaccine

Chevaughn Hurst, Impact Staff May 19, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic has put the world in a crisis and it has affected millions of people. In order to fully control this virus a vaccine is needed to protect everyone. Companies like Mayo Clinic,...

NCAA Grants Eligibility For Spring Athletes

NCAA Grants Eligibility For Spring Athletes

Dan Rebain, Michael Panteleo, and Ellis Joshua May 18, 2020

The NCAA Division I Council Coordination Committee voted to grant spring athletes an extra year of eligibility after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shut down spring college sports in 2020. Student-athletes...

Coronavirus Testing Effects on Adolescents

Coronavirus Testing Effects on Adolescents

Alexis Lynch and Michael Panteleo May 15, 2020
As the month’s pass and lockdowns in states extend, the United States still hasn’t seen more testing for coronavirus being available.
Vacation at the Start of a Pandemic

Vacation at the Start of a Pandemic

Julianna Ilise, Impact Staff May 15, 2020

Every spring semester college students across the United States buy plane tickets, book hotel rooms and pack their backs in preparation for the best week of the year. Spring break is a time where students...

Experts Split on Whether Diamox Could be Used to Cure COVID-19

Experts Split on Whether Diamox Could be Used to Cure COVID-19

Jillian Simmons, Impact Staff May 9, 2020

E.R. and Critical Care doctor in New York City, Dr. Cameron Kyle-Sidell, posted a video on March 31 on Vimeo.com titled ‘FROM NYC ICU: IS COVID REALLY ARDS?!!!' Nearly 100,000 views later and the...

Baby Boom vs Divorce Doom! Statistics Uncertain of Future

Baby Boom vs Divorce Doom! Statistics Uncertain of Future

Maya Wiggins, Impact Staff May 8, 2020

Quarantine has really brought people together, but with all this family time is it really a good thing? Being that everyone is at home with their kids, partners maybe more, there could be a lot of disagreements....

OP/ED: Screen Time Is What You Make Of It

Julianna Ilise, Impact Staff May 7, 2020

Technology has become an everyday use in almost every household, from televisions, phones, laptops and gaming systems it is sometimes hard to get away from the screen. It is especially hard to get the...

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