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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

Rave Like Nobody's Watching

Rave Like Nobody’s Watching

Christian Arriaga-Flores, Staff Writer September 20, 2016

Music blasting through the speakers. Everybody smiling, screaming, jumping in the air and singing to the beat of the music. Now wait for it. The artist is about to drop the beat. More screaming and...

What It's Like To Be An International Student

What It’s Like To Be An International Student

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writer September 19, 2016

College is the time to get away, to move somewhere new and experience life away from your family. Well, I just decided to go a little further than most people, 2493 miles to be exact. Moving is always...

YouTube is Consuming My Life

YouTube is Consuming My Life

Britney Hoobraj, Staff Writer September 18, 2016

Every day at a certain time, a new video is posted. I watch everything from the SacconeJolys vlogs to Shane Dawson creating a black pizza. How many hours of YouTube I consume a day, is a very good question. You...

When Life Gives You... A Torn Ligament

When Life Gives You… A Torn Ligament

Laine Griffin, Associate Editor September 18, 2016

It was an indescribable feeling. To say I was in agony was a complete understatement. My leg was throbbing so hard I swore I could feel my heart beating inside it, and there was a sheer striking pain shooting...

Gone But Never Forgotten…Fifteen Years Later

Gone But Never Forgotten…Fifteen Years Later

Weronika Raczek, Digital News Editor September 11, 2016

Fifteen years ago, the unthinkable happened. Two airplanes hit the World Trade Center - the Twin Towers. It was the most shocking moment in American history. It’s insane to think it happened fifteen...

Breaking Bad Habits

Breaking Bad Habits

Kimberly Franco, Staff Writer September 8, 2016

It's easy to get caught up in a routine; humans are creatures of habit. Your morning coffee may have started off as one cup on a hard day, where you needed an extra pick me up. Somehow, that one cup...

Entering My Roaring Twenties

Entering My Roaring Twenties

Kayla Simas, Sports Editor June 9, 2016

As of tomorrow, I will be a new honorary member of the roaring twenties brigade. But today, as I live my last day as a teen, it has finally hit me. For the first time, I’m beginning to feel dread...

What Almost, But Never Truly Was

What Almost, But Never Truly Was

Kayla Simas, Managing Editor May 9, 2016

Boy meets girl, girl meets boy. Simple story, right? I liked him. He liked me. It was a ‘puppy love “romance,”’ you can say. Everyone we knew thought we were dating secretly, some even referred...

Destination Addiction

Destination Addiction

Shantal Marshall, Associate Managing Editor May 5, 2016

Ok, so you're probably thinking, “What in the world is Destination Addiction?” “Is it airborne?” “Another disease?!” “Have I already contracted it without knowing it?” Before...

Zodiac Signs

Zodiac Signs

Brittany Lee, Staff Writer May 5, 2016

Depending on where the earth is when you're born, your personality is influenced by 1 of 12 signs. Zodiac signs aren't meant to be taken seriously, but surprisingly reflect on your actions and behavior,...

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