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Columbia University Marching Band Dissolves

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15 September 2020, 12:16 PM
jon-nyc
Columbia University Marching Band Dissolves
The marching band at was apparently “founded on the basis of racism, cultural oppression, misogyny, and sexual harassment.” This left the band no choice but to disband “unanimously and enthusiastically.”



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15 September 2020, 12:21 PM
wtg
More on the story:

https://www.columbiaspectator....and-after-116-years/

I haven't yet sorted out what's going on here....but apparently whatever it is has been going on for a while...


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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

15 September 2020, 12:34 PM
jon-nyc
How beautiful would it be if this were satire?


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If you think looting is bad wait until I tell you about civil forfeiture.

15 September 2020, 12:38 PM
wtg
That was my first thought; I decided to go looking to see what else might be going on.

There's a lot, as my brief trip down the internet rabbit hole uncovered in three or four articles linked from the one I posted.

Sadly, or perhaps not, I don't have any more time to catch up on the history.

Wink

edit: Meant to include this article from 2016.

https://www.columbiaspectator....ally-charged-legacy/

Could be the band kept its sense of humor till the end...


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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier