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The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

Op/Ed: Let's Wake Up In Regard To Racism, Oppression and Discrimination

Op/Ed: Let’s Wake Up In Regard To Racism, Oppression and Discrimination

Julianna Ilise, Impact Staff May 11, 2020

Racism is a prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.  You can read these definitions and simply...

OP/ED: Screen Time Is What You Make Of It

Julianna Ilise, Impact Staff May 7, 2020

Technology has become an everyday use in almost every household, from televisions, phones, laptops and gaming systems it is sometimes hard to get away from the screen. It is especially hard to get the...

OP/ED: If You Want Change, Don't Vote Biden

OP/ED: If You Want Change, Don’t Vote Biden

Steven Keehner, Managing Editor April 20, 2020

With the recent announcement that will see Bernie Sanders suspend his campaign for the Democratic nomination, it is impossible to ignore the similar narratives that plagued the DNC in 2016, albeit the...

OP/ED: 'We' Not 'Me'

OP/ED: ‘We’ Not ‘Me’

Steven Keehner, Managing Editor March 17, 2020

In my brief life, I can not recall living through such a surreal time. Within the COVID-19 crisis, it has left humanity vulnerable and bare. Perhaps it is growing up and watching people face the unknown,...

OP/ED: Why Are We Still Buying Sports Video Games?

OP/ED: Why Are We Still Buying Sports Video Games?

Steven Keehner, Managing Editor February 13, 2020

Sports video games were a vital part of my childhood. Emulating my personal heroes, such as Donovan McNabb, Amar’e Stoudemire, or Mariano Rivera, was just as important to my ongoing love of sports to...

OP/ED: Why Doesn't Anyone Talk About How Depression Causes Memory Loss?

OP/ED: Why Doesn’t Anyone Talk About How Depression Causes Memory Loss?

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor December 10, 2019

"Why doesn't anyone talk about how depression causes memory loss?" This tweet has been recycled dozens of times, phrased in different ways and even liked as much as 97.2 thousand times, specifically...

OP/ED: Rock Isn't Popular Anymore, and That's a Great Thing

OP/ED: Rock Isn’t Popular Anymore, and That’s a Great Thing

Steven Keehner, Managing Editor November 6, 2019
Who listens to Imagine Dragons, anyway?

Letter to Editor: Appreciating Adult Learners

October 10, 2019

It’s usually around 8:21 p.m. when my classmates’ head tilts slightly to the left as he struggles to keep his eyes open during the last hour of class. Not that the material isn’t engaging, but...

OP/ED: They Love Me, They Love Me Not

OP/ED: They Love Me, They Love Me Not

Steven Keehner, Managing Editor October 5, 2019
It's time to accept the singular they for what it is.
OP/ED: Are Your Eyes Open?

OP/ED: Are Your Eyes Open?

Valerie Lopez, Associate Editor September 26, 2019

“Submit, Obey and Buy!” These are all subliminal messages embedded in advertisements to get people to buy their products. A subliminal message is a message to the subconscious or the normal limits...

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