UC Davis Music Director files a lawsuit against the school

[Drako]

SF Chronicle article

Just how sad is this little man? He is just another example of the pussification of America.

 

[seemingly random]

No, he's right. Exuberance in marching bands needs to be stamped out. This could be a gateway to terrorism.

 

[bamacre]

Damn college kids and their desire to have harmless fun! :|

 

[Atomic Playboy]

"Brodkey also did a walk-through of the band room and ordered offensive "signs, pictures, condoms, etc." removed from the walls..."

Those damned offensive condoms all over the walls...

 

[Lemon law]

Originally posted by: bamacre
Damn college kids and their desire to have harmless fun! :|

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Harmless fun in a pigs eye, this in fact is the key to winning the war against terrorism in Afghanistan. We should immediately draft the entire UC Davis band and send them to Afghanistan.

Onward Christian soldiers, marching off to war, in the lead should be well endowed topless females tooting Tubas, at the mere sight of such a vanguard, the collective minds of Al-Quida and the Taliban would implode, causing the roofs of the very caves they hide in to collapse, and everyone would live happily ever ever. Due to the FCC, we may be unable to televise the event, but we could show the mini vans with the tape on the windshield. Janet Jackson will be so jealous.

 

[sactoking]

Well, if anyone wants some real dirt...... I was the Drum Major for the UC Davis band at one point in my life, so I have loads of stories...

 

[Born2bwire]

Suddenly being in the marching band has become far more appealing.

 

[GenHoth]

Jackson State University, Mississippi: Probation for forcing musicians who played their parts incorrectly to do push-ups, 2007.

WTF? Push ups! Oh no!

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Originally posted by: GenHoth

Jackson State University, Mississippi: Probation for forcing musicians who played their parts incorrectly to do push-ups, 2007.

WTF? Push ups! Oh no!

We did this in high school though it was always "optional" to do the pushups.

 

[AllWhacked]

Haha, my friend was in the UC Davis band and she had stories to tell. But after reading this article, I'm reminded of my stint in highschool marching band and how it was always the low-brass and the percussion section that caused trouble. I'm glad to see the tradition continues.

 

[Jeff7]

Meanwhile, Slabaugh is on stress leave and unavailable for comment, said his lawyer, Chad Carlock.

Awesome, can I get one of those? I've got a lot of homework and projects right now, and it's causing stress.

 

[Mursilis]

Originally posted by: Drako
SF Chronicle article

Just how sad is this little man? He is just another example of the pussification of America.

From the article

But on last year's road trip to the football game with Portland State, a trumpet player yelled "naked van!" and everybody in the vehicle - men and women alike - stripped to their underwear .

I'd be pissed too. That's just blatant false advertising.

 

[Mursilis]

Originally posted by: bamacre
Damn college kids and their desire to have harmless fun! :|

That's not harmless, that's a sexual harassment complaint waiting to happen. I'm not saying I'd complain, but college campuses are full of people easily offended. It's all fun and games until someone gets a judgment. After all, we are talking about California. That's not a legal system with which I'd want to be involved.