as a former member of the Herd of Thunder (for the 2003 football season, I quit due to academic reasons), I do agree that the band needs more funding. For as much work as members put into a season (whether it be f-ball, b-ball or both) they deserve more money thatn the 300-350? dollar stipend that they get per season. also, remember that the band is less than 10 years old, many other college bands are decades older, give our band time, i know they're in a slump now, but all teams (and bands) go through times like this.