GLOWUP Hosts Women’s Health and Wellness Fair
Kristin Millard, Impact Staff
April 24, 2018
Filed under News
Mercy GLOWUP club hosted a creative and interactive event that empowered women while teaching them about healthy ways to take care of their bodies.
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...
#MeToo
October 23, 2017
Filed under A Fangirl's World
From a young age we’re taught to say no when we feel uncomfortable to tell someone. When we feel unsafe to get out as quickly as we can. When something bad happens we should tell someone. But, when we're put into the situation, a higher authority overpowers us. We are told to not say a word; we’re...
Keep Your Hands Off of My Birth Control
Liv Meier, Staff Writer
October 11, 2017
Filed under Blonde & Brains
Dear Men and the Trump Administration, Keep your hands off of my birth control, and keep your laws off of my body. Only a few days ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a change in Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate. These new rules will allow employers the opportunity to n...
OP/ED: Nevertheless, These Women Persisted
Kayla Simas, Managing Editor
February 12, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unwittingly became part of feminist history on Feb. 7 when he cut off Sen. Elizabeth Warren while she was reading a 1986 letter written by Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., during a debate over Alabama Sen. Jeff Session’s...
Mildred Pierce, She Done Him Wrong, and their Representations of Women in Film
Rashaan Pace, Impact Staff
May 2, 2015
Filed under True Story
Throughout this history of mankind, our oral, written, and more recently, visual stories, have assisted with the identifying of oneself in correlation with personal development as well as understanding one's place in society. 1933's She Done Him Wrong and 1945's Mildred Pierce, offer very different not...
The Man Of My Dreams..
Shalekiah Barton, Staff Writer
March 19, 2015
Filed under Real Talk
I think ive met the man of my dreams. First question I asked myself was, what took him so long? Then I remembered, timing is everything. My mother always told me that, people are placed in your life at different times for different reasons. Sometimes when you want something, it may not be...
I Want Equality; Men Have To Pay
Molly Stazzone, Staff Writer
June 9, 2013
Filed under The Reality Check
Ever since the dawn of time...or whenever humans started to go on dates the rule was men paid for the date. This meant the event, the car drive, and the meal. My dilemma is if women (and by that I mean women who don't work, feminist, women who want rich men, etc.) want to have all the rights as man,...
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Steven Keehner is a journalism major with an unhealthy addiction to coffee and the band Oasis. Hailing from the mediocre town of Oyster Bay, New York, he was the Editor-in-Chief of his high school paper, The Har...
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Kristin is a musician, audio engineer, and recording studio assistant from suburban Chicago. She is constantly attending local shows to support her friends, and hanging in the studio helping record an...
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Karen is dull and boring and that is why she can't write a bio. She lives in Connecticut. Or something. She edits videos fairly well. Rumor is she loves donuts. She can be reached at...
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Jess Brandt is a Media Studies major specializing in Journalism. She is from the wholesome town of Folsom located in beautiful Northern California. She is a member of the Mercy College Women's soccer team...
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The name is Loaiza, Andrea Loaiza. She is currently a junior in Mercy College on her way to getting her bachelors in Media and Journalism. She was the managing editor for her high school newspaper...
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Olivia Meier, most commonly referred to as Liv, is a journalism student at Mercy College. And while she loves New York, she is a true Jersey girl. If she’s not writing with a latte in hand, you can find...
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Nora-Grayce is a journalism major from Yonkers. She's a music and pop culture addict who lives for festivals and food. In her spare time she can be found binge-watching crime dramas, Instagramming her...
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Matt Reich is a guy constantly on the go who can't let a minute go unused. Born in a city in Texas, raised in rural Connecticut, and now he's trying to make it in New York. An avid comedy fan who follows...
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Dani Sarasky is a Media Studies major with a concentration in Television and Radio production. She is from a very small town on Long Island called Floral Park. She is a member and captain of the Mercy...
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Sandra Romero is a senior majoring in Communication Studies with a specialization in Public Relations. She is taking on many projects to end her college journey strong. From interning at an Integrated...