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Date Posted: 09:01:39 07/17/01 Tue
Author: THE TRUTH
Subject: Off season news...........

Associated Press

DEKALB, Ill. -- The players tried to take the field, but the marching band refused to yield.
By the time it was over, a few musicians had been knocked to the ground, a football player and a coach were under arrest and the school was apologizing.

The incident occurred when about 20 members of the Northern Illinois University football team arrived at their practice field Thursday to find it occupied by a drum corps.
NIU spokeswoman Melanie Magara said the drum corps from Columbus, Ohio, was practicing at Huskie Stadium for the Drum Corps Midwest, an annual event at NIU this weekend that draws 25 drum corps from the United States, Canada and China. Along with one dopey, unemployed, ex-pep band manager from Columbus, OH.

John Binkowski, 32, the school's strength and conditioning coach, approached the leader of the corps, but "the dispute did not get resolved," Magara said.
Details of just what happened are sketchy, Magara said. "But from what we know some members of the football team ran onto the field" while the drum corps was still practicing.

�I saw the whole thing happen.� said a witness that would only identify himself as X Band �01. �I have not seen abuse of this high level since high school when I was locked in my locker everyday for three straight years by members of the geometry club. Skip never would have let this happen. When I yelled at them to stop, they started chasing me, luckily they still had those drummers stuck to their feet and were unable to run very fast.�

"And two or three of the folks practicing were bumped into, knocked over by football players running from one end of the football field to another." The sobbing and screams for their mommies could be heard up to 2 1/2 miles away.

NIU police were called and Binkowski and a member of the team, 20-year-old Anthony Falbo, were arrested and charged with battery, Magara said. None of the drum corps members suffered injuries that would be considered serious to a "regular" person. Since these we band geeks however three still remain on life support.

The school is investigating the incident. Binkowski has been suspended from his job without pay and could be disciplined, Magara said. NIU officials also said the players involved will be disciplined based on the results of their investigation.

"I am deeply disturbed by this incident and want to personally apologize to members of the Corps and their families," NIU President John Peters said in a prepared statement. "There is no excuse for what happened, and I want to assure all involved that extremely serious measures have and will be taken to ensure that those responsible are appropriately restrained and disciplined. I take that back that X band fag deserved it, he is truly a loser."

NIU football coach Joe Novak echoed Peters' statements, saying he was "extremely disappointed that only members of the drum corps were injured and no ex pep band managers."

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[> Oh the humanity! -- NJ! NP!, 09:14:28 07/17/01 Tue

>
>
> Associated Press
>
>
> DEKALB, Ill. -- The players tried to take the field,
>but the marching band refused to yield.
>By the time it was over, a few musicians had been
>knocked to the ground, a football player and a coach
>were under arrest and the school was apologizing.
>
>The incident occurred when about 20 members of the
>Northern Illinois University football team arrived at
>their practice field Thursday to find it occupied by a
>drum corps.
>NIU spokeswoman Melanie Magara said the drum corps
>from Columbus, Ohio, was practicing at Huskie Stadium
>for the Drum Corps Midwest, an annual event at NIU
>this weekend that draws 25 drum corps from the United
>States, Canada and China. Along with one dopey,
>unemployed, ex-pep band manager from Columbus, OH.
>
>
>John Binkowski, 32, the school's strength and
>conditioning coach, approached the leader of the
>corps, but "the dispute did not get resolved," Magara
>said.
>Details of just what happened are sketchy, Magara
>said. "But from what we know some members of the
>football team ran onto the field" while the drum corps
>was still practicing.
>
>�I saw the whole thing happen.� said a witness that
>would only identify himself as X Band �01. �I have not
>seen abuse of this high level since high school when I
>was locked in my locker everyday for three straight
>years by members of the geometry club. Skip never
>would have let this happen. When I yelled at them to
>stop, they started chasing me, luckily they still had
>those drummers stuck to their feet and were unable to
>run very fast.�
>
>"And two or three of the folks practicing were bumped
>into, knocked over by football players running from
>one end of the football field to another." The sobbing
>and screams for their mommies could be heard up to 2
>1/2 miles away.
>
>NIU police were called and Binkowski and a member of
>the team, 20-year-old Anthony Falbo, were arrested and
>charged with battery, Magara said. None of the drum
>corps members suffered injuries that would be
>considered serious to a "regular" person. Since these
>we band geeks however three still remain on life
>support.
>
>The school is investigating the incident. Binkowski
>has been suspended from his job without pay and could
>be disciplined, Magara said. NIU officials also said
>the players involved will be disciplined based on the
>results of their investigation.
>
>"I am deeply disturbed by this incident and want to
>personally apologize to members of the Corps and their
>families," NIU President John Peters said in a
>prepared statement. "There is no excuse for what
>happened, and I want to assure all involved that
>extremely serious measures have and will be taken to
>ensure that those responsible are appropriately
>restrained and disciplined. I take that back that X
>band fag deserved it, he is truly a loser."
>
>NIU football coach Joe Novak echoed Peters'
>statements, saying he was "extremely disappointed that
>only members of the drum corps were injured and no ex
>pep band managers."
>
>THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE

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[> NIU fired Binkowski yesterday. -- GMG, 10:24:21 07/17/01 Tue

>
>
> Associated Press
>
>
> DEKALB, Ill. -- The players tried to take the field,
>but the marching band refused to yield.
>By the time it was over, a few musicians had been
>knocked to the ground, a football player and a coach
>were under arrest and the school was apologizing.
>
>The incident occurred when about 20 members of the
>Northern Illinois University football team arrived at
>their practice field Thursday to find it occupied by a
>drum corps.
>NIU spokeswoman Melanie Magara said the drum corps
>from Columbus, Ohio, was practicing at Huskie Stadium
>for the Drum Corps Midwest, an annual event at NIU
>this weekend that draws 25 drum corps from the United
>States, Canada and China. Along with one dopey,
>unemployed, ex-pep band manager from Columbus, OH.
>
>
>John Binkowski, 32, the school's strength and
>conditioning coach, approached the leader of the
>corps, but "the dispute did not get resolved," Magara
>said.
>Details of just what happened are sketchy, Magara
>said. "But from what we know some members of the
>football team ran onto the field" while the drum corps
>was still practicing.
>
>�I saw the whole thing happen.� said a witness that
>would only identify himself as X Band �01. �I have not
>seen abuse of this high level since high school when I
>was locked in my locker everyday for three straight
>years by members of the geometry club. Skip never
>would have let this happen. When I yelled at them to
>stop, they started chasing me, luckily they still had
>those drummers stuck to their feet and were unable to
>run very fast.�
>
>"And two or three of the folks practicing were bumped
>into, knocked over by football players running from
>one end of the football field to another." The sobbing
>and screams for their mommies could be heard up to 2
>1/2 miles away.
>
>NIU police were called and Binkowski and a member of
>the team, 20-year-old Anthony Falbo, were arrested and
>charged with battery, Magara said. None of the drum
>corps members suffered injuries that would be
>considered serious to a "regular" person. Since these
>we band geeks however three still remain on life
>support.
>
>The school is investigating the incident. Binkowski
>has been suspended from his job without pay and could
>be disciplined, Magara said. NIU officials also said
>the players involved will be disciplined based on the
>results of their investigation.
>
>"I am deeply disturbed by this incident and want to
>personally apologize to members of the Corps and their
>families," NIU President John Peters said in a
>prepared statement. "There is no excuse for what
>happened, and I want to assure all involved that
>extremely serious measures have and will be taken to
>ensure that those responsible are appropriately
>restrained and disciplined. I take that back that X
>band fag deserved it, he is truly a loser."
>
>NIU football coach Joe Novak echoed Peters'
>statements, saying he was "extremely disappointed that
>only members of the drum corps were injured and no ex
>pep band managers."
>
>THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE

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