Mercy Plunges Right Into Winter
Alexis Lynch, Social Media Editor
December 11, 2019
Mercy College students attended the 50th annual Polar Plunge event on Glen Island in New Rochelle, New York to help support the New York Special Olympics.
You Better Cuff Your Chick, Cause Santa Clause Is Comin’ To Town
Francesca Simone and Steven Keehner
December 8, 2019
It's complicated...
Mercy Hosts Thanksgiving Dinner
Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor
December 5, 2019
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful. A time to share a good meal with dear family and friends. A time to count your blesses over a lovely meal of turkey, mashed potatoes gravy and cranberry sauce. And that meal can occur with "family" members that students have made while attending college. On...
Mercy College Hosts Events for Hunger and Homeless Week
Amber Perez, Impact Staff
November 25, 2019
Mercy College's Mav Market collaborated with Residential life and hosted a variety of events to spread awareness of hunger and homeless inspired by Hunger and Homeless week from Nov. 16 to Nov. 24. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual program where people come together across the country...
Mercy Confirms Retroactive Pay Raise for Adjuncts Following Initial Bargaining Sessions
Steven Keehner, Managing Editor
November 25, 2019
After successfully unionizing, bargaining sessions began on Oct. 17 between the adjuncts and Mercy College, which will see a retroactive raise to $3000 for all adjuncts, stated union representative, Katherine Flaherty.
Mercy’s Humanitarian Society Helps Homeless Shelter For Holidays
Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor
November 21, 2019
This Thanksgiving season, the Humanitarian Society collaborated with resident assistant Briyanna Hutchinson on a project called Hands For Homeless, where they organized an array of sanitary products to be donated to the Open Arms Men's Shelter in White Plains. The club was able to organize 63 bags,...
Living Life After Leukemia
Valerie Lopez, Associate Edoitor
November 15, 2019
"When I was 15, It finally hit me I beat cancer. I was so used to going to the hospital every week that I finally realized I was finally living a normal life," said freshman Tiffany Toro, who was diagnosed with leukemia at 10 and became cancer-free by 13. Meeting Toro, one would never know the hardships...
Skaters Gon’ Skate
Francesca Simone, Copy Editor
November 13, 2019
Roller-skating: the grooviest of pastimes. It all began with a man named John Joseph Merlin in the year 1735. He wore his three-wheeled inline lady killers to a party in London, and boy did he start a trend. James Leonard Plimpton decided to make more practical the concept of wheels on shoes by...
Students Walk In Central Park For Breast Cancer Awareness
Adriana Saad-Vinza, Staff Writter
November 7, 2019
According to the National Cancer Institute in 2019, roughly 1.8 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States. An estimated 268,600 women and 2,670 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer, which makes it the most common cancer diagnosis. Lung and bronchus cancer are the second most...
Honors Junior Seminar Class Works with Hearts and Homes for Refugees
Jillian Simmons, Impact Staff
November 4, 2019
“Our voices are louder and actions stronger when we work together,” is a slogan written on the website of the Hearts and Homes for Refugees, who are partnered with Prof. Patrick Fazioli’s Honors Junior Seminar class to collect winter clothing and donate it. According to the website for Hearts and Home...
Impact Staff
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...
Managing Editor
Steven Keehner is the Managing Editor of the greatest publication on the Hudson. Hailing from the mediocre Town of Oyster Bay, New York, he enjoys going to gigs, playing his guitar, and pizza. He...
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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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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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Alexis Lynch is a junior majoring in Media Studies with a focus in Journalism. Living in Westchester, New York her whole life she has been very focused on the entertainment industry as well as sports,...
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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...
Impact Staff
Amber Perez is a Journalist major here at Mercy College. She is currently residing at The Bronx, New York and enjoys listening to music and reading books about romance. Her current favorite writing...
Impact Staff
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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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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Dan is a VERY TALL person, a sports enthusiast that can't stop talking about FOOTBALL, HOCKEY, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, and MMA. Also, he's making jokes on anything 24/7. He is a junior Media Studies major...