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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

The Massacre

Some Reading

A few that jumped out:



Marc Santora and Manny Fernandez on the loner: In Room 2121, Mr. Cho went to bed early for college standards, at about 9 p.m. He often rose early, but in recent weeks he had been rising even earlier, often before dawn, his roommate said.



Such was the case on Monday morning, the day of the shootings.



Mr. Cho woke up before 5 a.m., sitting down to work on his computer and waking up his roommate in the process. Mr. Grewal, who shares a room in the same suite, saw Mr. Cho in the bathroom shortly after 5 a.m.



As usual, Mr. Cho did not say anything to Mr. Grewal, an accounting major. No good morning, no hello, Mr. Grewal said. Mr. Cho stood in the bathroom,…

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