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Hot action in the South

0The action in the bottom half of the
south bracket in Et cetera’s March Madness 2000 proved to be explosive,
both literally and figuratively! Here’s a recap of the action.
Illegal Fireworks (2) vs. Jalapeno
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EXPOSED: A clerk working midnights, all your fears are true

0It was Saturday night, and the air was thick with anticipation. Guys were putting on their best Tommy Hilfiger bar shirts, and girls were pulling those little black bar pants on with all of their might. I pulled on my polo shirt, tossed on my favorite ball cap, and stood before the mirror [...]

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ETC’s debut album full of popolicious fun

0ETC “No Punctuation Necessary”
**** out of 5
There comes a time when certain fads get so ridiculously popular that they simply cannot be ignored any longer. Another of those fads has found its way to Mount Pleasant. Ladies and gentlemen, CMU now has its own boy band!!!
In a world full of Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync [...]

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ETC: A must-see live experience that you will never forget

0I couldn’t help but feel some skepticism recently as I traveled down I-75 in search of the Knights of Columbus Hall in Toledo, Ohio.
CM LIFE had received a recent tip about a supposed “CMU boy band” that was opening for Jaime Walters. The show was down south, and after a lengthy round of “Rock, Paper, [...]

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Knickelshot an old school hard-working band

0The name may have changed, but the songs remain the same.
That’s the story of Knickelshot, according to guitarist Paul Dyer, Mount Pleasant sophomore. Tonight, the band plays Rubbles, 112 W. Michigan, and Dyer hopes to show that the band hasn’t changed a thing about its sound.
“The name change is really nothing too dramatic,” Dyer said [...]

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‘Tigger Movie’ is more than just that, it’s an experience

0While sitting in the theater watching “The Tigger Movie,” I couldn’t help but notice the little boy sitting next to me with tears streaming down his face. “Poor Tigger,” he said, saddened that his bouncy hero couldn’t find his family.
This scene was one that I really didn’t expect to see at a movie whose central [...]

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