Killing the Messenger
May 18, 2014
Filed under Cup Of T
Marketing gurus will tell you that customer service is a product. And if you really think about it, they are absolutely right. A slow or sassy waitress has just as much potential to disappoint as the side of runny eggs she is serving up. Lucky for her I’m the benefit of the doubt type--the 'don’t...
It’s too early for a cat fight…how about some controversy?
Taylor Ryan, Features Editor
April 17, 2014
Filed under Cup Of T
Every Tuesday morning starts like a bad dream. I routinely hit snooze on my alarm clock three times and debate on whether today school is a need to go type of situation before hitting it a fourth time. Around the ten minute mark, the one that decides whether I’ll catch the train or a cab to my ...
Taking Away My Anxiety
Taylor Ryan, Features Editor
March 21, 2014
Filed under Cup Of T
The ones who normally recognize the unforgiving speed of life are normally ones who have lived through most of theirs. They have gray hair and children. They've paid a few bills and can shed some light on the importance of living in the moment. We’ve heard it a million times. “Live for now.”...
Is it Worth the Wait?
Taylor Ryan, Features Editor
February 3, 2014
Filed under Cup Of T
I don’t care what Billy Madison says, peeing your pants is not cool. It wasn’t in fourth grade, and it isn’t now. I’d love to be reassuring in that wetting yourself is a weakness you grow out of like your favorite pair of pants, but I can’t. Sure, your level of tolerance increases but the adolescent...
Father of the Year
November 16, 2013
Filed under Cup Of T
I think a parent’s love is one of those things you won’t understand until you are one. It is like this visceral switch that flips on and suddenly your child is your whole world, a perfect, beautiful gift that the universe has just given you. It will be a while before I flip that switch, if ever,...
Mr. Carter And Next Year’s Best Seller
November 16, 2013
Filed under Cup Of T
I have a tendency of sharing too much. My filter has always seemed to be a bloated bag full insecurities, insults, confessions, and odd facts that I regrettably leak to both acquaintances and friends whether they ask for it or not. I wish I could say it’s a trait I have recently come into, but truth...
We’re All Self Conscious, I’m Just The First To Admit It
Taylor Ryan, Features Editor
October 22, 2013
Filed under Cup Of T
Insecurities are a funny thing, and by funny I mean little devious lice, itching at your subconscious and reminding you that you are somehow inferior. They manifest. They multiply. They crawl deep into your ears with hopes of making you feel helpless while reminding you that, no, you can't pull off...
School Heat Wave? Oh The Humanity
Taylor Ryan, Impact Staff
September 12, 2013
Filed under Cup Of T
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are changing and the parka is coming out, but don't be too hasty for fall just yet; the final rays of summer aren’t going down without one final singe. We’ve all come to know the start of school as the dreaded pinpoint to the end of summer. The summer...
Managing Editor
Nicole is from The Bronx and is a journalism major at Mercy College. Her hobbies include discovering new places to eat on a budget, photography, listening to every current album you could think of, and...
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Impact Staff
Daniel Johnston grew up in Oceanside, New York, and is a senior at Mercy College studying journalism. Daniel is an avid movie watcher and sports fan, even though all of his teams are always terrible. In...
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Associate Editor
Valerie Lopez is a small town Hispanic girl from upstate New York who has big dreams and endless potential. She is a journalism major going into her sophomore year, hoping to one day write for Time magazine....
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Impact Staff
Pj Gueye ( Pj Da Prodigy) is a senior Tv/ Radio Production major and minor in Music Industry and technology at Mercy College.In the summer of 2016, Pj founded the Band P.L.U.G. P.L.U.G stands...
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Adviser
Prof. Michael Perrota began teaching at Mercy College in 2005. Previously, he was a full-time reporter for North Jersey Media Group in the sports and news sections. After he began teaching, he worked in...
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Sports Editor
Jess Brandt is a Media Studies major specializing in Journalism. She is from the wholesome town of Folsom located in beautiful Northern California. She is a member of the Mercy College Women's soccer team...
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Impact Staff
Adriana Saad is from Ecuador. Her grandmother brought her over when she was 15 years-old for a better future. She jokes that her plan did not go as she wished because she became pregnant two years later....
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Former Associate Editor
Michael Dunnings, otherwise known by the Hungarian equivalent "Miska", is a native of Dobbs Ferry and a senior studying Journalism at Mercy College. Michael can either be found wasting countless hours...
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Staff Writer
The name is Loaiza, Andrea Loaiza. She is currently a junior in Mercy College on her way to getting her bachelors in Media and Journalism. She was the managing editor for her high school newspaper...