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Being The Best Damn Band in The Land comes with a price. This year, it came to the tune of $48,000 — the cost for the Ohio State University Marching Band to replace rundown and older instruments. Jon Waters, interim director of the band, said this year the band spent about $30,000 to purchase new brass instruments and about $18,000 on the percussion section. The band replaces some of its instruments every year, and Waters said this expense isn’t an increase compared to previous years. “Our instrument purchase this year is really no different than they have been for decades,” Waters said. Waters said last year the band spent about $50,000 on new instruments. Waters said the money to replace band instruments comes from private donations and the Alumni Club as the university does not have a budget for the band to buy new instruments. “We are very fortunate to have
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The Ohio State Marching Band spent $48K to replace instruments this year. The money was provided by the Alumni Club, as the university does not have a budget for the band to buy new instruments. the support of the alumni to help us to buy new instruments every year,” Waters said. One band member said that after playing in the band for four years, he knows it’s necessary to regularly replace instruments.
“They get used. We use them every single day. They are going to show wear,” said Ryan Patton, a fourth-year in industrial and system engineering. Patton plays the trumpet in the OSU band. “They take very good care of the
horns, clean them regularly,” Patton said. “We have our own fix-it staff and if our fix-it staff students can’t fix it, we send it away and have it fixed. So it’s not like we are throwing horns
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This is the fourth story of an 11-article series leading up to the Nov. 6 presidential election that will break down the issues dominating political debates. Check back next Thursday for our segment on energy and the environment. In the years following Sept. 11, 2001, national security has emerged to the forefront of political discussion. A society that has been dominated by wars abroad and threats at home, citizens and politicians alike have been passionate about military and defense spending. Tuesday, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, along with three other embassy employees, were killed by armed men. The incident occurred following a protest by locals who were angry about a U.S. film that insulted the prophet Muhammad. While the attack was initially described as a protest gone wrong, CNN reported that some suspect it was an attack planned by Islamic radicals. The attack occurred 11 years to the day of the
terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. The incident was met with backlash from many U.S. government officials, but the president made remarks Wednesday afternoon with secretary of state Hillary Clinton at his side. “We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act,” Obama said. “And make no mistake, justice will be done.” Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made remarks on the subject as well, and they have been criticized by many for blaming the administration’s reaction to the news. “I also believe the Administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in Egypt instead of condemning their actions,” Romney said. “It’s never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans, and to defend our values. The White House distanced itself last night from the statement, saying it wasn’t ‘cleared by Washington.’ That reflects the mixed signals they’re sending to the world. “America will not tolerate attacks against our citizens and against our embassies. We will defend also our constitutional rights of speech and assembly and religion,” Romney said. “We have confidence in our cause in America. We respect our
Constitution. We stand for the principles our Constitution protects.” Obama accused Romney of having a “tendency to shoot first and aim later” in an interview with CBS News. He said that it’s important to gather all the facts before making any statements as president. In their recent visits to Central Ohio, neither Obama or Romney talked about national security or defense. During a visit to Capital University last month, Obama focused on student loans, and during a visit to Powell, Ohio, last month, Romney focused on small business and the economy. When Obama took office in 2009, the United States was in the middle of two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since taking office, Obama has added, but eventually pulled many American troops out of Afghanistan. In a 2009 speech to U.S. Marines, Obama said he would have all troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011, a feat that has not yet been accomplished. The idea of pulling these troops out of the Middle East, and the thought of doing so prematurely, had many Republicans opposed to Obama’s proposed policies. They argued for a minimal amount to stay overseas in Iraq. During the 2008 election, Obama promised to
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The debate over early voting in Ohio continues, and the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has been asked to weigh in on the matter. At the heart of the issue is in-person voting, specifically the three days leading up to Nov. 6 Election Day. Over the past months, each of the 88 county boards of elections, made up of two Democrats and two Republicans, voted on what their county’s polling hours would be. Majority vote ruled, with ties submitted to Republican Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted for resolution. This led to different polling hours and an eventual directive, issued by Husted, standardizing them across all counties.
The directive did not include weekend voting hours between Oct. 2 and Nov. 2 and did not include any hours for the three days before Election Day. According to a Columbus Dispatch article, 100,000 Ohioans voted during those days in 2008. There is, however, one group still allowed to vote during this time period: UOCAVA (The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) voters. UOCAVA voters are U.S. citizens living overseas, including members of the Uniformed Services. Last July, Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and the Ohio Democratic Party filed a suit against Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. The suit contended that voting
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Debate over early voting in Ohio continues as the 2012 presidential election grows near.
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