Mercy College Adjuncts Announce Intention to Unionize
Nicole Acosta and Steven Keehner
February 12, 2019
The adjunct professors of Mercy College have formally announced their decision to unionize following a gathering on Jan. 31 in front of Verrazano Hall in hope to receive what they consider "better working conditions." Over 20 faculty members came to show solidarity toward this movement in the brutal and...
Trump’s State of the Union Address Divides Students
Mark McCarthy and Kristin Millard
February 15, 2018
The State of the Union Address has shown that the Union is divided into two camps - both on Capitol Hill and on the Dobbs Ferry campus of Mercy College. On Jan. 30, the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, gave the annual State of the Union Address to an audience that had mixed ...
Mercy Senior Is All About Putting On A Show
Kayla Simas, Managing Editor
April 13, 2017
Standing on the tiny stage, Paul Santoli became overwhelmed with nerves as he did his first stand up comedy show. He looked out into the audience as he started sweating bullets. Before he knew it, he blacked out as the sound of laughter and the audience clapping. He knew he did his job. The senior,...
The Impact Travels To Trump Inauguration and Finds Support And Protest
Laine Griffin, Associate Editor
February 9, 2017
Donald Trump stood in front of our nation and was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Jan. 20 on the West Front of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The cool, hazy air was filled with cheers and hisses from a divided country. As Trump stepped up...
Clinton Wins Mercy Election; Stein Tallies As Many Votes As Trump
Laine Griffin, Associate Editor
December 5, 2016
To vote or not to vote, that was the question. On Monday, Nov. 7, just a day before America would choose their destiny for the next four years, The Impact staff held its own Mock Election in Main Hall. To say it was surprising that The Impact staff had to nearly pull students’ teeth to convi...
Fifteen Years Later, 9/11 Victims Still Surviving
Laine Griffin, Associate Editor
September 11, 2016
January 2002, he went on his first flight since surviving Sept. 11. Brian and his wife, Cyndi, were scheduled to take a vacation to Puerto Rico. The night before their flight, Brian attempted to back down. “If you don’t get on that plane tomorrow, you’ll never fly again,” Cyndi warned. “Or ...
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Michael Panteleo is a senior and studies journalism at Mercy College. He enjoys writing, watching, and playing football and basketball. He is a member of the Collegiate Scholars program at Mercy College...
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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...
Sedoney (Sid-Don-Knee) Henry was born in Jamaica but grew up in New York with a lifelong love for poetry. She's been writing poetry for years, as it always came naturally to her. She's a junior in the...
Maya Wiggins is currently a senior at Mercy College studying Media Studies. I love writing whether it is a song or a poem. Writing is my safe haven. She writes a column titled The Loner Galaxy