By: BuckeyeAmy

BuckeyeAmy
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:33:52 +0000

I think both sets of fans, current and past band members are loyal to their director. That makes perfect sense. To AU, who asks us to quit trashing your director, I think Buckeye fans were just trying to be loyal to their own. However, calling the OSUMB shows "garbage" earns you as little respect as the people disrespecting your director. I am sure Dr. Spurlin is very good, and honestly I would be more concerned if you did not speak up on behalf of his abilities. Thus past year has been trying for all of us, as it basically amounted to a witch hunt by the board of trustees and others. When you see someone who is a gifted musician and kind human being get scapegoated by his employer and Alma mater, it makes all of us angry, and sometimes that anger comes out as being against one person when in reality it's just a reaction to something unfair. And, just to set the record straight, OSUMB is not a rape culture and I was never hazed once in my 3 years as a member. The article that spread those rumors has been disproved, so, as someone told me once, don't believe everything you read in the papers.