The Echo

The Echo is home to journalistic stories that capture the vibrant, artistic and contemporary topics at the heart of modern living. Expect to find thoughtful commentary, criticism, trend pieces and narrative nonfiction writing covering campus and local art scenes, lifestyle topics and whatever makes students tick.

An illustration of a super hero with disapproving and approving audiences.

Where the 'main character' complex crosses the line

Alexander Skarsgård crouches in front of a jail cell for a scene of The Stand.

Review: 'The Stand' (2020) is a better-than-average pandemic thriller

WandaVision playing on an old tube TV.

Review: 'WandaVision' blew my expectations out of the water

An agenda filled with music notes of each day of the week.

The best songs titled after days of the week

A photo depicting the many faces and expressions of depression.

Insight: How to best cope with depression during the pandemic

Vaughan Jones practices playing guitar in a recording studio.

Playing a new tune: How musicians and recording artists are adapting to the demands of the pandemic

An illustration of a child being scolded by her parents as her friends watch

Insight: Having strict parents hurt my social skills

Insight: What it's like living with post-COVID symptoms

An illustration of Ivy League students excluding an ASU students from their group.

Insight: Dealing with ASU's party-school reputation as a freshman

An illustration of a person with an invisible disability that can't climb stairs.

Insight: How my disability has affected my time in college

An illustration of Pierre looking at the Great Comet as it rises over the stage.

Insight: How following The Great Comet changed my life

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Vampires, ghosts and ... plants? Where the horror genre will go post-Trump

A bunch of hands holding up different symbols of religion.

How students' relationships with religion change at college

An illustration of the author playing dress up, viewing herself in the mirror as Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada.

Insight: Miranda Priestly had a major effect on me as a young woman

Andrew Kurland posing with his guitar outside the Walter Cronkite Building at ASU.

Instruments are striking a chord with ASU community members

An illustration of a woman writing fan-ficition with images of her favorite characters.

Insight: Fanfiction isn't a phase, it's a community

A picture of Liam Boyd sitting and practicing for the role of Joseph in Light Switch.

Preview: 'Light Switch' brings attention toward representation in theater

The writer, Stefano Contreras, is pictured with a mix of aspects from his Mexican and American culture.

Insight: College made me find balance in my collectivist roots and individuality

The outside of Palabra in Downtown Phoenix.

Palabra: Phoenix's nerve center for artists, creatives

Two hats, one red and one blue, representing the two major political parties.

The friendships divided by politics