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My Week in the Mental Hospital

My Week in the Mental Hospital

Valerie Lopez, Impact Staff December 13, 2018

"I want to kill myself." Four words young people use so commonly when they are overwhelmed, followed by a soft chuckle. There was a point in my life where I meant those words, and even attempted to...

Hello To My Heritage

Hello To My Heritage

Abigail Smith, Staff Writer May 14, 2017

Blonde hair and blue eyes. Three sets of them. That is all you see if you are looking at a photo of my sisters and I, with three faces that mirror each other almost exactly. Oh, and when we’re sleeping...don’t...

The Tinder Tales

The Tinder Tales

Weronika Raczek and Kayla Simas April 6, 2017

A young woman sits on her dorm bed with her phone in one hand as the screen light on her phone brightens up the room. She opens Tinder and stares at a profile picture for a good minute before deciding...

The Challenges Of Black Hair

The Challenges Of Black Hair

T. Parisha, Staff Writter May 6, 2016

Black women in America have been brain washed for years into thinking that their natural hair is not beautiful because it is not straight like other race's hair. Feeling that they have bad hair, black...

Murdered Steps Behind Me

Murdered Steps Behind Me

Krystal Johnson, Impact Staff December 9, 2014

Be careful out there is the last thing I heard him say before I heard the gunshots. I woke up early June 30, preparing myself for a busy day because I had a date. I had been talking to a longtime friend...

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