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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

Controversy Over GLEE's Transgendered Character

Controversy Over GLEE’s Transgendered Character

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor May 7, 2012

GLEE is at it again. But this time the hit FOX television show is being hit from within it’s own confines. On Tuesday, April 17, fans tuned in from coast-to-coast to watch Season 3, Episode 16: “Saturday...

"Hunger Games" Fans Upset With Casting

“Hunger Games” Fans Upset With Casting

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor April 30, 2012

When it comes to adapting a book to a movie, people are bound to be upset. There are always the fans who except their favorite scenes to be portrayed a certain way and are saddened when it’s not the...

NCAA to NBA

NCAA to NBA

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor April 30, 2012

The NFL Draft has come and gone, with many fans both thrilled and displeased about the upcoming prospects their teams have gained. Now that the event has taken place, basketball fans everywhere are...

Give It Your All or Nothing At All?

Give It Your All or Nothing At All?

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor March 22, 2012

I must admit, although MTV has several raunchy and unappealing shows, to me at least, their competition shows, Real World and Road Rules, have always held my attention. Well maybe not the Real World...

Girl Scout Launches Cookie Boycott Campaign

Girl Scout Launches Cookie Boycott Campaign

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor March 8, 2012

Several months ago, I wandered upon a very intriguing video on my Facebook account. The headline read, “Girl Scout Launches Cookie Boycott Campaign,” which instantly caught my attention because,...

Chris Brown, from Smacking to Snatching

Chris Brown, from Smacking to Snatching

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor February 24, 2012

R&B, American Entertainer, Chris Brown, is at it again. The well-known singer/actor is once again in trouble with the law after being accused of robbery. According to a police report, Brown stole...

We Will Always Love You

We Will Always Love You

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor February 16, 2012

Unfortunately, this past weekend, one of music’s most iconic figures passed away from an undetermined death. The late, great, Whitney Houston, 48, was pronounced dead on Saturday, February 11.  Kristin...

Stereotypes about the Latin Culture

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor February 9, 2012

I can, without any resentment, admit that I am infatuated with FOX’s hit television show GLEE. When the show first broke ground in 2009, I wasn’t initially drawn in, but on September 21, 2010, when...

Jersey Shore Just Won't Wash Away

Jersey Shore Just Won’t Wash Away

Jasmine Williams, Managing Editor January 30, 2012

The IQ of many American viewers slowly began to decrease as of December 3, 2009 when MTV and 495 Productions decided to air the first season of the Jersey Shore. Two years, four completed seasons and...

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