Soon To Be Graduates Celebrate At Senior Toast
Estefania Salinas, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2020
As all the seniors raised their glasses up high, one can hear their loud cheers. It as a rallying cry to say: “Wow, this is it. We are almost done.” There is no turning back, just to keep pushing forward and end the semester strong. Set goals and accomplishments both academically,...
The World Actively Responds to Australia’s Tragic Fires
Francesca Simone, Copy Editor
February 18, 2020
For months, Australia has been suffering a great deal of loss because of bushfires that are said to have originally been man-made. While they were supposedly not started with malicious intent, the fires have burned through millions of acres of land - destroying homes and killing handfuls of people and...
“He Asked Me to Be His Valentine, How Could I Say No?”
Francesca Simone, Copy Editor
February 14, 2020
There are about a million clichés used to describe love, and they all sound so cheesy until it happens upon you.
New Esports Team Debuts With A Split
Chevaughn Hurst, Impact Staff
February 13, 2020
The Mercy Esports team split their first games by losing to Southern New Hampshire University and defeating Saint Thomas Aquinas College to launch the inaugural season. The rise of competitive esports has finally made its way to Mercy College with the emergence of an Esports Club. The headquarters...
J31 Protests Wreaks Havoc Throughout NYC Subways
Alexis Lynch, Social Media Editor
February 12, 2020
At 5 p.m. Grand Central Terminal was filled with many protesters. They were protesting the increase of police in the subways, the alleged racial profiling coming from the police, and the want for free public transportation.
Kobe Bryant: More Than a Basketball Player
Alexis Lynch and Michael Panteleo
February 12, 2020
On the morning of January 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant passed away at 41. Bryant was a basketball legend on the court and an even better father and husband.
“Good Faith” Paves Initial Adjunct Bargaining Sessions
Steven Keehner, Managing Editor
February 12, 2020
MercyFacultyForward and college officials have completed their first wave of bargaining sessions, following a four-month process that has left both groups satisfied. Nearly a year after the initial protest in front of Verrazano Hall, where a group of adjuncts handed Mercy President, Tim Hall, a letter...
Mercy College Announces Upcoming Departure From CNR Campuses
Steven Keehner, Managing Editor
February 6, 2020
Mercy College will be no longer using the recently leased College of New Rochelle campuses as of this summer, an email from the school stated. In a story that dates back to nearly a year ago, Mercy has been heavily involved with the ongoing situation with CNR. After seeing dire financial issues that...
Save a Life, Humanitarian Society Promotes Bone Marrow Donation
Amber Perez, Impact Staff
January 31, 2020
The Humanitarian Society teamed up with Be a Match to promote Bone Marrow and blood donation during the first week of February. For over 30 years, Be The Match, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. They work to...
Coronavirus Continues to Spread Like Wild Fire
Amber Perez, Impact Staff
January 31, 2020
The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China, according to the World Health Organization. It was first reported on Dec 31, 2019 and first appeared on Dec 12, 2019. Coronavirus is a group of common viruses. It is a respiratory illness...
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Chevaughn Hurst is a senior majoring in media studies with a concentration in journalism. He grew up in Jamaica and migrated to the United States at the age of 6 years old. His friends and family call...
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Jared Naut is a junior majoring in journalism hailing from the town of Parlin, New Jersey. When Jared is not writing, you can catch him listening to his favorite acapella group, Pentatonix, or binge-watching...
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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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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....
Andrew Kim is a junior majoring in Journalism. Transferring and switching majors a few years ago was a big risk but it has been well worth it so far. Andrew is from Glen Rock and loves writing about his...
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Estefania Salinas is a senior majoring in Media Studies: Radio & TV Production with a secondary concentration in Journalism. She is a passionate news reporter. She loves to get out in the field interviewing...
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Three jobs, five college courses, a huge family, a binge-watching addiction, a deep-rooted passion for Halloween, a never-ending hunger for literally every edible thing in sight (bottomless pit, for sure),...
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Ellis is a Senior Media Studies major who is looking to become either a sports writer or sports broadcaster after he graduates. He has a passion for writing and loves watching basketball, baseball and...
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Randi Rooney is a person. "I enjoy long walks on the beach!" "6:30, eating dinner with myself; Seven o'clock wrestle with my self-loathing." I live in Rockland County and I've been encouraged to...
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Jillian Simmons is a junior studying Television and Radio Broadcasting, with a secondary concentration in journalism. She has a passion for video editing and writing, and after graduating hopes to get...