Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Marching Through Ohio

"Ohio State marching band director fired" Associated Press   July 25, 2014

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University fired the director of its celebrated marching band Thursday amid allegations he knew about and ignored ‘‘serious cultural issues,’’ some involving rituals where students were pressured to march in their underwear or participate in sexually themed stunts.

Jonathan Waters had led the band since 2012 and his halftime shows were considered revolutionary and drew millions of viewers on YouTube....

Many of the activities were longstanding traditions that predated Waters’s tenure as director, the report said....

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Not like he killed anybody.

Also see: Cable on Ohio amusement park ride snaps, hurting 2

In SANDUSKY 

And the beat goes on....