centralight
spring 2013
on the cover
Grammy award-winning band fun.,
backed by keyboardist Andrew Dost, ���05,
jams at a sold-out show at the Fillmore
Detroit in January. Read our exclusive
interview with the rising star on page 24.
PHOTO BY MELANIE
MAXWELL, ���03
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features
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The story of us
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A visit from Colin Powell
Alumni share their candid stories of finding
The former secretary of state made a stop
love ��� and building family traditions ��� at CMU.
at CMU to share some words of inspiration
during Martin Luther King Jr. Week.
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Michele (May) Brannan, ���91, and Tim
Brannan, M.B.A. ���97, carried on a Brannan
family tradition of falling in love at CMU.
Treasures redefined
Cari Cucksey, ���01, star of HGTV���s ���Cash
and Cari,��� takes you behind the scenes
of her booming restoration and resale
headquarters in Westland, Mich.
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MS, in three acts
Three stories of people courageously
battling multiple sclerosis on many fronts.
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Setting the world on fire
Follow the trajectory of Andrew Dost, ���05,
of fun. who scooped up two Grammys for
Song of the Year and Best New Artist.
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