Mercy’s Transgender Community Gain a Massive Victory Towards Gender-Neutral Housing
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
May 22, 2018
Filed under News
In the ongoing struggle for better treatment within Mercy's Transgender community, three students have made the biggest push for change yet.
I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar
Liv Meier, Associate Editor
February 27, 2018
Filed under Blonde & Brains
In an attempt to get to know me better during (what I thought was) a casual conversation, one of the editors at my internship asked me, “Liv, what has been your biggest accomplishment in life so far?” And I was automatically speechless. My mind wandered but there wasn’t anything memorable that...
Question(s) of a Lifetime – Part One
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
February 18, 2018
Filed under Tales of an American Redhead
Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? Is a hot dog a sandwich? These are all some of the greatest questions humanity has faced; here are some more.
Stop Telling Me What I Should Do As a Woman
Chelsea Renay, Social Media Editor
February 9, 2018
Filed under The Cultural Wildchild
Recently, everyone has seemed to have an opinion about what we as women should and need to be doing. From the Recording Academy all the way into the White House, women have been attacked from all sides. The music industry has seen its share of controversy over the course of the last couple of years b...
Staff Picks: Favorite Childhood Cartoons
Nora-Grayce Orosz, Liv Meier, Nicole Acosta, Matt Reich, Chelsea Renay, Steven Keehner, Andrea Loaiza, Stephen Lyons, Kristin Millard, and Dani Sarasky
February 8, 2018
Filed under TILT- The Impact List Takeover
Feeling nostalgic? This week the Impact gives us their Staff Picks for favorite childhood cartoons.
USL D3: Could Promotion & Relegation Come To American Soccer?
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
February 3, 2018
Filed under Tales of an American Redhead
With the new third division of American Soccer, United Soccer League D3, set to start play in 2019, I want to look at what this could mean for the future of promotion and relegation in the United States.
OP/ED: It’s Not Only a ‘Girl Thing’
Liv Meier, Associate Editor
February 2, 2018
Filed under NYPA Award Winner, Opinion
As I was waiting on a checkout line at my local grocery store, a young girl–about six or seven–turned to me and asked if I was a feminist. I replied that of course I am, and explained to her that it’s important for everyone to support equal rights for women. She then turned to an older gentleman...
How Fortnite: Battle Royale Has Risen Above All Expectations
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
January 27, 2018
Filed under Tales of an American Redhead
With the gaming industry at a point where micro-transactions have taken over and companies are moving away from the players' voices, Fortnite: Battle Royale continues to be an outlier. So the question that needs to be asked is: how did we get here?
The Dana Scully Effect in 2017
Nora-Grayce Orosz, Managing Editor
October 19, 2017
Filed under Concerts and Carbs
I want to believe we've made Scully proud.
A Manifesto for Women Everywhere
Nora-Grayce Orosz, Staff Writer
March 16, 2017
Filed under Entertainment
Gillian Anderson and Jennifer Nadel have published "We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere" to help women lead more fulfilling lives.
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