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...
Where You Spending Spring Break?
Waheed Burns, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2018
All around the country college students have been waiting to take a break from their studies and relax in the sun. Some colleges already started spring break while other schools are soon to be on spring break. This is the time of year people fly all around the country or out of it on vacation in search...
Has Hiphop Become Watered Down?
Waheed Burns, Staff Reporter
March 11, 2018
Its no secret that the state of Hiphop's well being is on the decline. Since hiphop's debut in the 1970's it has become more popular and has spread from the south Bronx to worldwide. Even though hiphop as a music genre has been very marketable and profitable, its core fans believe the lyrics to be watered...
Studying is For All
October 13, 2016
For years we’ve been taking exams and test essential to test what we have learned in school. To be honest not everyone are good test takers. Studying gives a huge advantage towards getting good grades over those who chose not to study because it’s a constant refresher on what was taught. Those who...
Back to School (College)
Waheed Burns, Staff Writer
October 6, 2016
Summer’s over and we’re already a month into the new school year. Summer sixteen was one to remember but now everyone is back to their regular schedules. Wake up, brush your teeth, get a small breakfast, and then hit class. Even though most people complain about waking up and going to class, most...
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