Essentia Water Recognizes Overachievers With Nationwide College Artists at Fire Within Event
Nicole Acosta, Managing Editor
November 10, 2018
Essentia aims to prove to be more than just one's new favorite brand of hydrating H20. The alkaline water company hosted a Press only event titled Fire Within, on Oct. 18 in the Meatpacking District of New York City. The engaging tone of the event allowed Essentia to commemorate overachievement by highl...
Bands FC: Bands as Soccer Clubs, Soccer Clubs as Bands
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
October 4, 2018
If you like two things enough, why not just put them together? For Founder Nick Fraser, he took that thinking to heart.
Higher Education Behind Bars: Inmate Heals Through The Arts
Liv Meier, Staff Writer
December 9, 2017
You walk into a room with a few dozen desks, sit down next to your fellow classmates, and face the dark green chalkboard. You pull out your notebook, write your name and the date at the top of the page, and wait for your professor. You’re eager to learn and hopeful that this week’s discussion will...
Former Sing Sing Inmates Offer Screening Of “Dramatic Escape” Documentary
Liv Meier, Staff Writer
November 1, 2017
It’s not uncommon for individuals to find sanctuary through the arts. Whether it be through painting, singing or writing – creativity becomes an escape. For former Sing Sing inmates who doubled as Mercy College graduates, acting was their creative outlet throughout their time incarcerated. Following...
Photo Manipulation: A New Age in Digital Art
Sasha Majette, Online Editor
February 20, 2013
The advancement of technology has brought with it a new art form called digital art. Beyond just animation and CGI, the genre has come to include digital photo manipulation. Photo manipulation combines photography and computer software to create a piece of art. Photo manipulation itself has been a part...
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Jared Naut is a junior majoring in journalism hailing from the town of Parlin, New Jersey. When Jared is not writing, you can catch him listening to his favorite acapella group, Pentatonix, or binge-watching...
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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...
Julianna Ilise is a 21 year-old. She grew up in Monroe, New York with her mother, father, sister, step-father and step-brother. She is currently attending Mercy college studying Radio and television production....