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Re: The Band is banned - CrazedZooChimp - 12-14-2016
(12-14-2016, 11:06 AM)TrumpCard link Wrote:They took away the street signs?!?!
Indeed, as nothing could be worse for gender equality on campus than a sign that says "Route 69"...
Re: The Band is banned - martyup - 12-15-2016
I wonder if losing the band, Tree, and Dollies will hurt recruiting. ::)
Re: The Band is banned - martyup - 12-15-2016
I wonder if losing the band, Tree, and Dollies will hurt recruiting. ::)
Re: The Band is banned - Nan3cy - 12-15-2016
A fairly measured column from this morning's Merc. Empathy for the Band from an old f**t
(i.e., about my age).
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/14/stanford-band-mend-it-dont-end-it/
Re: The Band is banned - Nan3cy - 12-15-2016
A fairly measured column from this morning's Merc. Empathy for the Band from an old f**t
(i.e., about my age).
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/14/stanford-band-mend-it-dont-end-it/
Re: The Band is banned - 82lsju - 12-15-2016
from the Daily
As a rape survivor, Band was my healing space
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/12/14/as-a-rape-survivor-band-was-my-healing-space/
Re: The Band is banned - 82lsju - 12-15-2016
from the Daily
As a rape survivor, Band was my healing space
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/12/14/as-a-rape-survivor-band-was-my-healing-space/
Re: The Band is banned - Leftcoast - 12-16-2016
Have Stanford athletes or coaches made any statements in support of the Band? The Band has had their back for 50 years - it's time for athletes to return the favor.
Re: The Band is banned - Leftcoast - 12-16-2016
Have Stanford athletes or coaches made any statements in support of the Band? The Band has had their back for 50 years - it's time for athletes to return the favor.
Re: The Band is banned - ceece - 12-16-2016
Maria Doelger Anderson has written in support of the band in the past. She medically retired from swimming (after being an All-American) and joined the band in the mid-80s, and was later on the band's alumni board. She signed the Stanford Daily letter published this week.
Re: The Band is banned - ceece - 12-16-2016
Maria Doelger Anderson has written in support of the band in the past. She medically retired from swimming (after being an All-American) and joined the band in the mid-80s, and was later on the band's alumni board. She signed the Stanford Daily letter published this week.
Re: The Band is banned - Spiny_Norman - 12-16-2016
God bless him, Ted Miller beautifully defends the Stanford band in the Friday mailbag on the ESPN Pac 12 blog.
Quote:Man, these are dark times of buffoonery.
Is this hell? Is it Iowa? Maybe.
The Stanford band is a wonderful part of the rich and diverse college football tapestry, something I've stated many times before. The one thing college football doesn't need is another band marching around and doing "Great Songs of the '80s!" when everyone bolts for the bathroom or gets a hot dog and refill on their favorite beverage.
No offense to bands that are full of talented, hard-working musicians but, well, there are literally hundreds of bands full of talented, hard-working musicians. There's only one band that does a tribute to capital punishment or celebrates great USC graduates like Joe Francis.
But, please, don't jump aboard my defense of the Stanford band with a "Another Example of Political Correctness Run Amuck" crud. People who want to be politically incorrect want to attack and mock the weak and disenfranchised. Stanford's band goes after the smug and powerful, which we need more of. Not less.
Is it edgy? Does it tip toe toward offensive at times? Have there been incidents of poor behavior separate from the formal skits? Yes, yes and yes.
But bad behavior is often a part of great art -- see Kayne West, Ernest Hemingway, Beethoven and Lord Byron. Was the preceding sentence a massive overstatement? Heck yes it was, but it's just the sort of ironic, yuck-yuck that someone who enjoys the Stanford band would completely understand.
I suggest folks who care about all that is right and good (and funny) should write their favorite Stanford administrator and tell him or her that you love the Stanford band as is.
http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/107252/mailbag-assessing-alabamas-place-in-history-defending-the-stanford-band
Re: The Band is banned - Spiny_Norman - 12-16-2016
God bless him, Ted Miller beautifully defends the Stanford band in the Friday mailbag on the ESPN Pac 12 blog.
Quote:Man, these are dark times of buffoonery.
Is this hell? Is it Iowa? Maybe.
The Stanford band is a wonderful part of the rich and diverse college football tapestry, something I've stated many times before. The one thing college football doesn't need is another band marching around and doing "Great Songs of the '80s!" when everyone bolts for the bathroom or gets a hot dog and refill on their favorite beverage.
No offense to bands that are full of talented, hard-working musicians but, well, there are literally hundreds of bands full of talented, hard-working musicians. There's only one band that does a tribute to capital punishment or celebrates great USC graduates like Joe Francis.
But, please, don't jump aboard my defense of the Stanford band with a "Another Example of Political Correctness Run Amuck" crud. People who want to be politically incorrect want to attack and mock the weak and disenfranchised. Stanford's band goes after the smug and powerful, which we need more of. Not less.
Is it edgy? Does it tip toe toward offensive at times? Have there been incidents of poor behavior separate from the formal skits? Yes, yes and yes.
But bad behavior is often a part of great art -- see Kayne West, Ernest Hemingway, Beethoven and Lord Byron. Was the preceding sentence a massive overstatement? Heck yes it was, but it's just the sort of ironic, yuck-yuck that someone who enjoys the Stanford band would completely understand.
I suggest folks who care about all that is right and good (and funny) should write their favorite Stanford administrator and tell him or her that you love the Stanford band as is.
http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/107252/mailbag-assessing-alabamas-place-in-history-defending-the-stanford-band
Re: The Band is banned - JJJ - 12-16-2016
(12-16-2016, 06:30 PM)Spiny_Norman link Wrote:God bless him, Ted Miller beautifully defends the Stanford band in the Friday mailbag on the ESPN Pac 12 blog.
Quote:Man, these are dark times of buffoonery.
Is this hell? Is it Iowa? Maybe.
The Stanford band is a wonderful part of the rich and diverse college football tapestry, something I've stated many times before. The one thing college football doesn't need is another band marching around and doing "Great Songs of the '80s!" when everyone bolts for the bathroom or gets a hot dog and refill on their favorite beverage.
No offense to bands that are full of talented, hard-working musicians but, well, there are literally hundreds of bands full of talented, hard-working musicians. There's only one band that does a tribute to capital punishment or celebrates great Under Stanford Control (again) graduates like Joe Francis.
But, please, don't jump aboard my defense of the Stanford band with a "Another Example of Political Correctness Run Amuck" crud. People who want to be politically incorrect want to attack and mock the weak and disenfranchised. Stanford's band goes after the smug and powerful, which we need more of. Not less.
Is it edgy? Does it tip toe toward offensive at times? Have there been incidents of poor behavior separate from the formal skits? Yes, yes and yes.
But bad behavior is often a part of great art -- see Kayne West, Ernest Hemingway, Beethoven and Lord Byron. Was the preceding sentence a massive overstatement? Heck yes it was, but it's just the sort of ironic, yuck-yuck that someone who enjoys the Stanford band would completely understand.
I suggest folks who care about all that is right and good (and funny) should write their favorite Stanford administrator and tell him or her that you love the Stanford band as is.
http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/107252/mailbag-assessing-alabamas-place-in-history-defending-the-stanford-band
Hear, hear! Thanks for sharing.
I have been told of a delicious response to a CS(?) dept email asking for donations to alums that elicited a very eloquent message about how Band was being treated. If anyone has it, please post.
Re: The Band is banned - JJJ - 12-16-2016
(12-16-2016, 06:30 PM)Spiny_Norman link Wrote:God bless him, Ted Miller beautifully defends the Stanford band in the Friday mailbag on the ESPN Pac 12 blog.
Quote:Man, these are dark times of buffoonery.
Is this hell? Is it Iowa? Maybe.
The Stanford band is a wonderful part of the rich and diverse college football tapestry, something I've stated many times before. The one thing college football doesn't need is another band marching around and doing "Great Songs of the '80s!" when everyone bolts for the bathroom or gets a hot dog and refill on their favorite beverage.
No offense to bands that are full of talented, hard-working musicians but, well, there are literally hundreds of bands full of talented, hard-working musicians. There's only one band that does a tribute to capital punishment or celebrates great Under Stanford Control (again) graduates like Joe Francis.
But, please, don't jump aboard my defense of the Stanford band with a "Another Example of Political Correctness Run Amuck" crud. People who want to be politically incorrect want to attack and mock the weak and disenfranchised. Stanford's band goes after the smug and powerful, which we need more of. Not less.
Is it edgy? Does it tip toe toward offensive at times? Have there been incidents of poor behavior separate from the formal skits? Yes, yes and yes.
But bad behavior is often a part of great art -- see Kayne West, Ernest Hemingway, Beethoven and Lord Byron. Was the preceding sentence a massive overstatement? Heck yes it was, but it's just the sort of ironic, yuck-yuck that someone who enjoys the Stanford band would completely understand.
I suggest folks who care about all that is right and good (and funny) should write their favorite Stanford administrator and tell him or her that you love the Stanford band as is.
http://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/107252/mailbag-assessing-alabamas-place-in-history-defending-the-stanford-band
Hear, hear! Thanks for sharing.
I have been told of a delicious response to a CS(?) dept email asking for donations to alums that elicited a very eloquent message about how Band was being treated. If anyone has it, please post.
Re: The Band is banned - 81alum - 12-16-2016
(12-16-2016, 12:03 AM)leftcoast link Wrote:Have Stanford athletes or coaches made any statements in support of the Band? The Band has had their back for 50 years - it's time for athletes to return the favor.
We need Toni Kokenis to take a stand. One of our more prominent student-athletes who actually joined the band. She is in law school now.
Quote:Band manager Ben Lasley said there have been a number of athletes in the band through the years, mostly wrestlers and some rowers. But this is the first time he can recall an athlete from a "major" sport participating.
http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/7156491/total-access-stanford-cardinal-toni-kokenis-dances-own-beat
Re: The Band is banned - 81alum - 12-16-2016
(12-16-2016, 12:03 AM)leftcoast link Wrote:Have Stanford athletes or coaches made any statements in support of the Band? The Band has had their back for 50 years - it's time for athletes to return the favor.
We need Toni Kokenis to take a stand. One of our more prominent student-athletes who actually joined the band. She is in law school now.
Quote:Band manager Ben Lasley said there have been a number of athletes in the band through the years, mostly wrestlers and some rowers. But this is the first time he can recall an athlete from a "major" sport participating.
http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/7156491/total-access-stanford-cardinal-toni-kokenis-dances-own-beat
Re: The Band is banned - French Rage - 12-19-2016
Interesting article on a similar thing happening to the Columbia band: http://deadspin.com/dispatches-from-the-war-on-marching-bands-1790139694
Re: The Band is banned - French Rage - 12-19-2016
Interesting article on a similar thing happening to the Columbia band: http://deadspin.com/dispatches-from-the-war-on-marching-bands-1790139694
Re: The Band is banned - JJJ - 12-19-2016
Op-ed in the SFChronicle:
http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Don-t-stop-the-Stanford-marching-band-for-10807009.php