Justice Was Blind, But Now Can See Wealth
Molly Stazzone, Staff Writer
April 2, 2014
Filed under The Reality Check
Life isn't fair. No one said it was, and it shouldn't be fair, because then there wouldn't be any competition, any winners and losers, any motivation and pure drive to do and be the best. Living in a world of unfairness is considered normal; however, I believe the Judicial Branch of Government in this...
Generation Y Do I Care
Molly Stazzone, Staff Writer
March 27, 2014
Filed under The Reality Check
I've never had anything handed to me in which, I didn't work hard for. I started working at age 15 at a dentist's office as an assistant. It was a summer job and I earned enough money for clothes, accessories, and food. After that job I worked at public swimming pools during the summer months from 2009-2012....
Losing Our Religion
Molly Stazzone, Staff Writer
March 6, 2014
Filed under The Reality Check
Religion, a long with politics are uncomfortable topics to discuss. However, in the aftermath of the Arizona LGBT segregation bill that was vetoed last week, I think Americans should be speaking out about these 'touchy subjects.' When I was in catholic grade school (Yes, I went to private school...
Guns & Race: A Fatal Attraction
Molly Stazzone, Staff Writer
February 20, 2014
Filed under The Reality Check
If you watched or read the news recently you know that once again a white man in Florida shot and killed a black teenage boy/man. Michael Dunn allegedly got into a verbal argument with four teenagers who allegedly were in a car playing loud music. Dunn then took out his gun and shot several shots into...
Living ‘Forever Young’ in 2050
Molly Stazzone, Impact Staff
February 7, 2014
Filed under The Reality Check
Alphaville's 1984 single "Forever Young" is about enjoying one's youth and how all of us should enjoy what we have right now, because you are only young once. New research and medical treatments about aging have come out and a study at Mayo Clinic Research in Minnesota found they would delay the onset...
The Highs and Lows of Legalizing Marijuana
Molly Stazzone, Impact Staff
January 25, 2014
Filed under The Reality Check
Marijuana has been a topic of discussion in news for a couple of years now. However, it became a "high"-raising issue when Colorado, Washington State, and other states later this year will legalized the drug for medical and recreational use. This occurred in January of 2014, and ever since then U.S....
I Want Equality; Men Have To Pay
Molly Stazzone, Staff Writer
June 9, 2013
Filed under The Reality Check
Ever since the dawn of time...or whenever humans started to go on dates the rule was men paid for the date. This meant the event, the car drive, and the meal. My dilemma is if women (and by that I mean women who don't work, feminist, women who want rich men, etc.) want to have all the rights as man,...
“It Won’t Happen To Me”
Molly Stazzone, News Editor
May 13, 2013
Filed under The Reality Check
I was speaking to my friend one day about what happen in Cleveland, OH. She told me it's a shame what these girls went through...their entire lives are ruined now, and for the rest of their lives. When she said their lives are ruined it didn't register immediately in my mind until she started talking...
I Will Survive
Molly Stazzone, News Editor
May 2, 2013
Filed under The Reality Check
Is it just me, or does the Spring Semester come and go at a rapid pace? It seems as if my college life is passing me by. However, I believe around the last week or so of this semester more finals, test, persentations and research papers are due all at one time. And yet students end up stressing,...
When I Think About Marriage…
Molly Stazzone, News Editor
April 13, 2013
Filed under The Reality Check
I think that marriage is a commitment between any couple, straight or gay. We all have rights, each and every one of us. And some people are rooting for Congress to not allow us to practice those rights. Now, I never have been married. From word of mouth, marriage is hard to obtain, but if you love...
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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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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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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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