Glad this is not our band of distinction

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Glad this is not our band of distinction

Unread post by NewApp » Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:32 pm

http://www.sacbee.com/news/news-service ... 40518.html

The notorious Stanford University band will be suspended through next spring after administrators found "a systemic cultural problem" in the student group that has "not been taken seriously by the band or its leadership."

The punishment stops all band activities, both on and off campus. Students who flout the order could be disciplined individually.

"Nothing more will be accomplished without extreme consequences," a Stanford Organization Conduct Board panel concluded, finding that the band has not reformed even after probation of more than a year.

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Re: Glad this is not our band of distinction

Unread post by AppinVA » Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:28 pm

Stanford's band needs to suffer the same ending as the UVA pep band did back about 15 years ago. I have no respect for scramble bands.
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