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December 8th

By: Michael Albanese, Fall Editior & Public Relations Manager
December 8, 2014

On this day in 1980, music and cultural icon and Beatles frontman John Lennon was shot and killed in New York City by Mark David Chapman. The above picture of Lennon’s bloodstained glasses was taken by Yoko One, his wife.

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Michael Albanese
Michael Albanese, Fall Editior & Public Relations Manager
Michael Albanese is a senior at Colonia High School, and he has been a resident of Colonia, NJ his entire life. He enjoys secular courses like history and reading/writing, rather than math classes and is interested in sociopolitical culture. Albanese likes to write about society and entertainment and hopes to make a career in media. Michael enjoys travelling, and there are few places he wouldn’t want to visit. The internet and social media are a big part of Albanese's life, but he also enjoys time spent with family and friends.
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