Sam Troester

The Echo Reporter

Sam is a sophomore studying political science with a minor in business. This is his first semester with The State Press.

Review: 'A Minecraft Movie' fails to impress critics, but returns long-lost charm to cinema

By Sam Troester

Audience involvement turns the 2025 blockbuster's mediocrity into magic.

April 14, 2025

By Sam Troester

Check out these heat-inspired selections from ASU's resident arts experts.

April 10, 2025

By Sam Troester

College students reflect on how short-form content is enabling the spread of harmful ideologies about ...

April 3, 2025

By Sam Troester

TL;DR: Carti debuts a new sound and flexes his versatility in a 30+ track experience, but in doing so ...

March 27, 2025

By Sam Troester

ASU's Bobby Hurley should stay with the program and exercise his recruiting talents instead of coaching. ...

March 24, 2025

By Sam Troester

The mid-2020s become the late 2000s in the return of this pop subgenre. 

March 6, 2025

By Sam Troester

Not caring has become the norm, and it's time to stop. 

March 6, 2025

By Sam Troester

The closing of an ASU institution signals a corporate takeover in a college town. 

February 20, 2025

By Sam Troester

Pickup basketball provides a foundation for community building.

February 19, 2025

By Sam Troester

A step-by-step guide to taking the stress out of solitude.

February 13, 2025