Mercy College’s Mav Market Aims To Help End Hunger Across Campus
Jared Naut, Impact Staff
March 20, 2019
Do you ever sit in class and can’t concentrate because you are hungry, or do you ever skip meals because you can’t afford a meal? Well that is exactly what the Mav Market is for on the Dobbs Ferry campus. The Mav Market is a food and research pantry that is not only limited to students but...
Playing Pokémon GO on Campus
Brian Pineiro, Impact Staff
February 15, 2019
How is Pokémon GO in 2019? More importantly, how is to play on campus? I roamed around the Dobbs Ferry campus to find out the answers for myself.
Campus Safety Emphasizes Importance of ‘Mercy Alert’ System After Stabbing Incident Near Campus
Nicole Acosta and Steven Keehner
December 6, 2018
A recent Dobbs Ferry stabbing incident led Mercy College officials to appoint a temporary lockdown at its main campus. According to the Dobbs Ferry Police Department, the incident began on the Old Croton Aqueduct at Walnut Street around 3:35 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. The victim's injuries were...
Adapting to the College Lifestyle
Daniel Lederer, Staff Writer
October 3, 2018
For freshmen starting a new life at college, it can sometimes be a struggle to make new friends and find activities and organizations that suit their interests. Luckily, Mercy College Student Life hosts an array of year-round activities to help first-year students adjust to campus life and find new ...
Mercy’s Transgender Community Gain a Massive Victory Towards Gender-Neutral Housing
Steven Keehner, Impact Staff
May 22, 2018
In the ongoing struggle for better treatment within Mercy's Transgender community, three students have made the biggest push for change yet.
Is HipHop Done With Kanye?
Waheed Burns, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2018
It's that time of the year when Kanye puts social media in a frenzy. This time it wasn't for one of his famous drunk rants, not about his celebrity wife Kim Kardashian, or for his new album thats on the way. He was actually getting a lot of backlash for his support in President Trump. Many artist in...
Spring, Are You Coming? (Winter Takeover)
Waheed Burns, Staff Reporter
April 19, 2018
Spring is said to start March 20th every year. Its already more than half way through April and its still cold and ugly outside. This is the longest winter I can remember. Even though it's already past March 20th and technically considered Spring this weather feels like winter. Is Spring ever coming? This...
Do Internships Prepare You?
Waheed Burns, Staff Reporter
April 11, 2018
Internships are a huge deal in today's society. Most good paying jobs after college require a person to have internship experience. This is because they don't want to hire somewhere who has experience on paper but rather someone with experience in the field of their career. The more internships you've...
Winter Took Away Wednesday
Waheed Burns, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2018
This semester it seems as though Mother Nature did not get along with Wednesday’s. For a while students haven’t been able to attend their Wednesday classes this semester so to the winter snow falling and closing school. Wednesday just so happened to be the only recoccuring day of the week that snow...
This Can’t Be Life
Waheed Burns, Staff Reporter
March 22, 2018
Is our purpose in life really to work a 9 to 5 job for the rest of our lives? Or is there more to life that meets the eye? I can't imagine god creating us with the purpose to work all day to keep these large companies in business. For those who believe in evolution probably don't believe people evolved...
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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...
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