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Mercy Senior Is All About Putting On A Show

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...

Mexican Photographer Karla Guajardo Shares Her Work At Mercy

Mexican Photographer Karla Guajardo Shares Her Work At Mercy

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writer April 12, 2017

Mexican photographer and photojournalist Karla Guajardo shared her work with Mercy students last April 5 during an intimate talk and exhibit titled, “Another Italy: Other reality”. This eye opening...

Snapchat Cashes In With IPO

Snapchat Cashes In With IPO

Abigail Smith, Staff Writer March 15, 2017

Snapchat was off to a fiery start on Mar. 2 during its initial public offering in which it was priced at $17 a share and valued at $24 billion. Demand was high; Snap Inc. started trading on the...

Bigs and Littles Bond: Not The Greek Life Type

Bigs and Littles Bond: Not The Greek Life Type

Abigail Smith, Staff Writer March 15, 2017

The school day is over, the bus loop is packed as a round of bells ring. But for a few public school students, their after school program is just beginning. Volunteers check in at the front office...

Fearless Girl statue standing up to the Wall Street Bull, an effort by asset management company State Street Global Advisors to encourage other companies to put more women on their boards.

Mercy Celebrates International Women’s Day

Christine Coleman, Staff Writer March 11, 2017

In February of 1909, a group of women from the Socialist Party of America gathered in New York City to rally and call attention to the labor and voting rights of women. Less than 10 years later, women...

The 18th International Film Festival Begins In April

The 18th International Film Festival Begins In April

Amanda Depew, Social Media Editor March 9, 2017

The International Film Festival began in 1999 as a way to promote cultural awareness and foreign language study. Mercy College is hosting its 18th International Film Festival. The festival was...

Therapy Dogs Relieve Stress at Mercy College

Therapy Dogs Relieve Stress at Mercy College

Amanda Depew, Social Media Editor March 9, 2017

Stella Bella Mozzarella and Harris Puppy came to visit Mercy College this month as students greeted the therapy dogs with love and affection.  Stella is a six and a half year old poodle who happens...

Vegan Lifestyle Becoming More Common

Vegan Lifestyle Becoming More Common

Alejandra Naranjo, Staff Writer March 9, 2017

A vegan diet used to be a foreign concept for the regular American in a regular household. It was more of the lifestyle someone who decided to move to the woods and be in hiatus  of the world would...

Gatumba Massacre Survivor Making Mercy Proud

Gatumba Massacre Survivor Making Mercy Proud

Weronika Raczek, Digital Media Editor March 7, 2017

The clock read 2 a.m. as Sandra woke up with the sweats, trembling in her mother and father’s arms. The nightmare she wished would go away was still lingering in her mind. She tried to close...

Music Freedom Day Is All About Offering A Voice To Artists

Music Freedom Day Is All About Offering A Voice To Artists

Christine Coleman, Staff Writer March 6, 2017

For musicians across the world who have been censored in their artistic views and voices, the right to freedom of musical expression, a right often taken for granted, is a crime. Created in 2007, March...

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