The Impact

Monopoly's Makeover

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

BLOG - 2/8 My jaw dropped when I saw on Yahoo.com that the ever-popular Monopoly is getting a makeover.

Growing up, my family spent many nights around the rectangular board arguing over who was going to be the thimble and who was going to be the boot. Who was stuck in jail, or who forgot to collect $200 when passing "Go" was the biggest of our worries.

WHAT IS A BLOG?

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

As of February of 2007, the Impact Staff will update its section entitled "Impact Staff Blogs" every Monday while Mercy Classes are in attendance. It is part of our new mission to keep you reading! (and keep us writing�)

So what is a Blog? A blog is actually a term derived from "Web Log" that was eventually merged into one word.

Why the NBA/MLB should have teams contracted

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As a fan, player or executive for a team, what should the primary goal of a season be? What should everyone hope for? A championship, no?

As simple as that sounds, with a large portion of teams in the MLB and the NBA, that simply is not the case. With some of them, the owners are incredibly stingy and would rather simply pocket the money as opposed to pumping it back into the team in an effort to make them better.

Deterioration of College Athletics

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

BLOG 2/8 - As a final year student athlete at Mercy College, I couldn't be more elated to depart.
Not only have I gotten worse as a player but the volleyball program at Mercy continues to deteriorate on a yearly basis.
I came to Mercy College from Jamaica just over two years ago with the intention of studying and playing at a prestigious college in the United States.