Stanford Removes Marching Band From Double-Secret Probation

by E Wayne Ross on June 19, 2007

The Chronicle News Blog: Stanford Removes Marching Band From Double-Secret Probation

No, wait, check that. Stanford has removed its marching band from “indefinite provisional status.” It earned that unenviable fate last year, when its members vandalized a temporary practice center to the tune of $50,000. Their excuse: They thought the facility was slated for demolition anyway. Based on that and other incidents in recent years, several band members were suspended, and the whole group was put on probation. And the band’s appearances were limited to home games, where it had to perform from the stands.