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“Why Aren’t You Printing Anymore?”: An Open Letter About The Echo’s Move into the Digital Age
Since deciding to go digital last semester, a lot of people asked me why we did it. Maybe they were asking out of pure curiosity or maybe it was because they think it was the dumbest decision that the staff could have made for the student voice. Either way, here’s my explanation to The Echo’s…
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New Milford cemetery to kill woodchucks in organized hunt
Jordan A. Sprogis Editor-in-Chief Due to the recent damage by woodchucks in Center Cemetery, New Milford is conducting an unusual organized hunt to control its population. The Center Cemetery is privately owned and has stones dating to 1719. The woodchucks’ population has raised concern after they began to dig under the foundation of the headstones, causing them to…
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Is Johnny Back? I Think So!
Johnny Depp is far from Willy Wonka in “Black Mass”, a gangster film based on the real life James “Whitey” Bulger and his criminal activities. The movie was released by Warner Brothers on Sept. 18. http://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d7358_17537f8252b84c958f5c69e31a77ea34.jpg?dn=black+mass.jpg Whitey Bulger (Depp), prior to becoming a fugitive and one of FBI’s Most Wanted, was involved in organized crime occupying South Boston….
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The Problem With The Phrase “Netflix and Chill”
There are memes all over the Internet about it. You’ll find the phrase on Tinder and Yik Yak. Step onto a college campus during the weekend, and you’ll hear it in over-abundance: “Netflix and chill.” It usually goes like this: two people, who are most likely interested in each other, will begin talking. They may discuss…
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WCSU Football vs. Union Game + Interview with players Will Arndt and Mike Nicol
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyVo6fbAHTs]Interview conducted by Alex Giobbi.
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The Kim Davis Situation
You can’t browse through the internet without seeing another fucking headline about Kim Davis. She has gained notoriety in recent weeks for acting against the Supreme Court decision regarding marriage equality. Davis was a county clerk in Kentucky, located within Rowan County; part of her job was to provide marriage licenses for those who applied…
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Fall Movie Talk
http://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d7358_74549e75094e447cac752b8eed3739d0.jpg?dn=The+Danish+Girl.jpg Goodbye summer, hello fall! As the seasons change, so do the types of movies that we watch. The summer is reserved for comic book adaptations like the surprise hit Ant Man starring Paul Rudd, and big fun action flicks like Jurassic World, which unexpectedly made box office history. And during the fall, we get dramatic movies yearning for attention in any…
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