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inquirer.com Every so often during a sleepless night, Melody Romo searches online for the high school band teacher who lured her into a sexual relationship when she was 15. She rarely finds much. But in August, there was a cryptic post in a public forum: The teacher, Mike Stevens, had been let go by a … Continue reading “A Failure to Protect”

(cnn.com) (CNN) — A powerful group of players known as the ‘G-7’ has sparked tumult amid accusations of a hostile takeover attempt. This drama isn’t being played out in a corporate boardroom but on the football field, as marching groups converge on Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the Drum Corps International (DCI) World … Continue reading “Trouble at ‘Marching Music’s Major League’”

(dci.org) Sunday, January 27, 2008 – 10:30 AM On Saturday night at the Drum Corps International Annual Meeting & Conference Weekend, the instructors’ caucus voted to send on four proposals to be considered and voted on by the DCI Board of Directors. Those four proposals include for the allowance of water to be used on … Continue reading “Final 2008 DCI rules vote tallies”

(dci.org) Saturday, January 26, 2008 – 9:59 PM On Saturday night at the Drum Corps International Annual Meeting & Conference Weekend, individual brass, percussion and visual instructor caucuses met to offer their recommendations to the session of instructors’ representatives. One representative for each eligible corps voted on which proposals would be recommended to the DCI … Continue reading “Instructors recommend four rule proposals to board of directors”