By DIANA LE
Special to the New Era
Modest Mouse is back again with a vessel full of songs on their latest “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.”
The alternative indie rock band attributes its unique, funky sound to frontman Isaac Brock who, according to the Rolling Stone’s Rock & Roll Daily blog, described their lengthy […]

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By Brandon
Today the term ‘blockbuster’ is thrown around loosely and often where not deserved. In the case of the movie 300, there is no better description.
I recently saw this thrilling tale of 300 brave Spartans led by their king, Leonidas, to their selfless slaughter at
Thermopylae who would rather face insurmountable odds than see their people […]

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By Diana 
So Brandon plays hockey? Cool. I’m not into hockey as much I was before, but still. I also noticed New Era’s online journalist, Corey Clayton, is a Penguins fan. Now how about Teen Weekend editor Diane Bitting?
Anyway, today was Senior Community Day at McCaskey. (For those unaware of the tradition, it’s a day when […]

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