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"I don't agree with the marching
band sitting with the students because
as far as I understand it, one, we'll be
taking some of their front row seating,
and two, we won't even be facing the
students anymore so they won't be able
to hear us - which is absolutely ridic-
ulous," said marching band trumpeter
Brian Peck in an e-mail.
But Peck's fellow marching band
trumpeter, Aram Sarkisian, said he
is looking forward to sitting with the
other students.

"I'm delighted to see the band move
to the other side of the stadium,"
Sarkisian said in an e-mail. "Histori-
cally, the band always sat on the stu-
dent section side of the stadium, and
I'm glad to see us return to where I
think we ought to be. It provides us
with an opportunity to be more unit-
ed with the student body, and makes
that corner of the stadium even more
treacherous for our opponents."
Sarkisian said he is concerned that
the 2010 renovation project does not
address the young alumni and other
fans who don't have thousands of dol-
lars to pay for luxury box seating.
He does not see the luxury boxes as

a "pressing necessity," but he said he
understands the need for renovations.
"I think Michigan Stadium needs
to be brought into the modern era,"
Sarkisian said. "There's only so much
charm and ambience in being jammed
into a 10-inch space in November when
everyone is wearing their parkas."
Peck said he thinks the general con-
sensus of the band is that the luxury
boxes are unnecessary, but he also
sees a positive side.
"The only positive aspect of the
luxury boxes for me is that the sta-
dium should hopefully be louder and
make us (the band) louder, as well as
the students," Peck said.

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TREVOR CAMPBELL/Daily
Anti-Flag bassist Andy Flag leaps into the air during the band's
performance on the Detroit stop of the annual Vans Warped
Tour on Saturday.

Courtesy of the University of Michigan
The proposed renovations to the East Section include an expanded concourse with new restrooms and concessions
and new lobby areas at each end. The West Section will also have new lobby areas and revamped restooms.

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