Letters to the EditorBitter note
Editor:I have been a loyal fan of the Daily Bruin for more than
two years, and
as much as I enjoy reading it, I have found an outstanding
discrepancy.
I have noticed that in several issues of the Daily Bruin over
the past
two years, the UCLA Bruin Marching Band has been severely
misrepresented,
if it has been recognized at all.
In the issue following the Homecoming ’95 parade, ("Homecoming
revelers
live in a `Bruin World,’" Oct. 30) there was a picture of a
shabby looking
man in a UCLA band varsity jacket with the caption reading:
"UCLA students
and the marching band appeared at the parade."
The man pictured, although holding a trombone, is not in the
marching
band. Do your editors know the difference between a uniform and
a blue wig
with street clothes? Did they do any research at all? Would they
recognize
a band if they saw it?
I was very upset by the fact that this disheveled man
(undoubtedly a
member of the Alumni Band, which has nothing to do with us)
should be the
universal representation of the Solid Gold Sound.
Most students probably see us as little more than a music box,
and still
may not get an accurate idea of how good we really are due to
the lack of
attention your paper gives us.
In another example, the Nov. 20 article on the Mike and Maty
show
("National talk show tour visits UCLA") had no mention of the
band,
although we did quite a bit of work marching and playing for
their show. I
am disappointed in your lack of interest and support for the
largest
(250-plus people) active spirit group on campus.
Please do better in the future.Connie Paquette
Second-year trombonist
Undeclared