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COVID-19: Transformation of Westchester County Center into Temporary Hospital

COVID-19: Transformation of Westchester County Center into Temporary Hospital

Estefania Salinas, Staff Reporter May 7, 2020

The Westchester County Center known as the home of the Westchester Knicks, expositions, trade shows, and graduation ceremonies is expected to become a temporary hospital site for COVID-19 patients. The...

Sports Fans Will Not Attend Events Without A Coronavirus Vaccine

Sports Fans Will Not Attend Events Without A Coronavirus Vaccine

Dan Rebain, Impact Staff May 4, 2020

While sports commissioners along with government and medical experts debate when to reopen sports leagues, a majority of Americans would stay home because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). A  substantial...

How the Mav Market Continues to Help

How the Mav Market Continues to Help

Chevaughn Hurst, Impact Staff May 2, 2020

The Mercy College Mav Market is a food and resource pantry that is dedicated to making a difference during this difficult time. The pantries are located at the Dobbs Ferry, Manhattan and Bronx campuses,...

Former Pakistani Diplomat Speaks On COVID-19 at Mercy Event

Former Pakistani Diplomat Speaks On COVID-19 at Mercy Event

Amber Perez, Impact Staff April 30, 2020

As part of it’s International Speakers Series, the Center for Global Engagement featured a presentation by ambassador and former Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Ahmed Kamal. The...

The Ongoing Unemployment Crisis During COVID-19

The Ongoing Unemployment Crisis During COVID-19

Valerie Lopez, Managing Editor April 30, 2020

Within the past six weeks, a staggering 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment as of April 27, 2020 according to the U.S. Department of Labor since COVID-19. This has been the highest rate...

Walking Into The Nightmare

Walking Into The Nightmare

Julianna Ilise, Impact Staff April 26, 2020

Every morning, as she walks through the Emergency Room doors, she's fearful of what she is about to walk into. The patients. Herself. Her family. The act of risking it all stays on her mind while walking...

Whatever It Takes: How Mercy Moved Online

‘Whatever It Takes’: How Mercy Moved Online

Steven Keehner, Managing Editor April 25, 2020

Of all the industries to be shaken up from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, perhaps none has faced, or faces, a more confusing path than the education world. Going from a mostly in-person environment to an...

Learning in the Age of Loneliness

Learning in the Age of Loneliness

Steven Keehner, Managing Editor April 16, 2020

Seung-Hui Cho, in a little under three hours, would kill 33 and be responsible for another 23 injuries on April 16, 2007. Before police could confront the undergraduate Virginia Tech student, he would...

Mercy College Donates PPE Equipment To Montefiore Hospital

Mercy College Donates PPE Equipment To Montefiore Hospital

Chevaughn Hurst, Impact Staff April 16, 2020

The Mercy College School of Health and Natural Sciences recently donated around 20,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE), to Montefiore Hospital in Bronx, New York. After the state called on...

At War With No Ammo

‘At War With No Ammo’

Francesca Simone, Copy Editor April 13, 2020
In no time, masks have become entirely unobtainable, yet they’ve remained crucial for all people to have access to.
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