Dismissing Dr. White does not seem warrented, as the University President is more to blame for his lack of heeding Dr. White's information concerning the hazings. Dr. Whites' zero tolerance is meaningless when the University President sits back and does not enforce those policies from the highest authority of the school. Hazing is not confined to college campuses, it is in every institution and work place. The controlling factor IS the control/limits permitted by the owner/president/CEO, and not lower management positions. Although, it is the responsibility of lower management positions to notify the highest levels of management. And, Dr. White has fulfilled that requirement and made his personal position known to the students. I have to ask, where is the horse-power of the President of the University being exercised to control the students. Just because he is the president, he is NOT free of the responsibility or guilt nor, should he be permitted to take it out on Dr. White or other subordinates. Reinstate Dr. White and dismiss the president and establish enforcable policies to control all hazings by students. To admolish officials as inattentive and students as misguided, in the same sentance reflecting greater blame on Dr. White is gross negligence. If I am to believe 'students were misguided' is pure ignorance. The students are adults over the age of 18. They have the right to vote and need to be treated as adult criminals for their actions. If they are in fact 'misguided students', they are children until they are 21 years of age and need to have their right to vote along with other 'adult' rights and privledges taken away. Punish the 'real' guilty parties for negligence and criminal activity. The unwarrented death of a student is senseless and a loss to his family and our entire society.

Inattentive officials, misguided students are just as much to blame as director White. Perhaps this sad event will focus light on a shameful custom that has had its way even while a tradition and reputation was being built and now might collapse, at least in part. Lets face it, hazing is for dullards. If the drum major's death was,in any part, due to hazing, a rethinking of the whole system--top to bottom, officials to students--is needed. Meantime,may the victim's family find--by God's grace-- some peace and closure as they go.