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Metallica base player Cliff Burton died

By: Robyn Epstein, Co-Editor in Chief
September 27, 2018
Photo Credit: Photo via Wikimedia under creative common license
After his passing, Cliff Burton’s family and friends lay his body to rest.

September 27, 1984 base player Cliff Burton of Metallica was crushed to death after the bands tour bus crashed on him. This happened between Stockholm and Copenhagen . During this tour the band members decided to draw cards for the most comfortable bunk. Burton was the lucky winner with the card Ace of Spades. When he was asleep the tour bus ran over a patch of black ice and skidded of the road. Burton was thrown out the window. Unfortunately the bus fell on top of him and he was pronounce dead.

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Robyn Epstein
Robyn Epstein, Co-Editor in Chief
Robyn Epstein is a senior at Colonia High School. She has one older brother who is twenty one and his name is Craig. They both enjoy going to the movies together and playing sports such as baseball and football. Epstein has one dog name Bosco who is an American bulldog mix. They enjoy going for walks together and playing in the backyard.  In her free time, she likes to hang out with her friends, listen to music, watch T.V. and her favorite is to sleep. At Colonia High School, Epstein is on the bowling team and in color guard for marching band. Her favorite school subject is history because she loves learning about the presidents and what they did. When Epstein graduates High School her plans are to go to college, graduate and either become a broadcast journalist or a therapist. She also would like to travel the world and visit her dream location of Paris, France. Epstein super excited about being co editor-in-chief this year and can’t wait to see what the future holds.
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