<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Mpz5F_1Gwz7hYI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Mpz5F_1Gwz7hYI00" width="1200" height="866" ><figcaption>Jack Johnson</figcaption></figure>The Panther Marching Band revealed updated uniforms at its concert Nov. 1 after going without new ones for 15 years.PMB Director David Boggs said the idea started three years ago when University President Jay Gatrell was going to play the sousaphone with the band at a basketball game. He said Gatrell made a comment about the bibs being itchy.“We were on 15 years of our uniforms. Literally last year, several times we were sitting over on the sideline sewing uniforms for kids to go out on the field because the uniforms had torn,” he said. “They were in bad shape. I mean bad enough. We really couldn’t wear them this year.”The PMB wore shorts, t-shirts, pants and hoodies as alternatives to the aging uniforms prior to receiving the new ones on Oct. 28.The uniforms cost about $750 each, and the total price was around $120,000 for 160 uniforms, Boggs said.Senior communication disorders and sciences major Nathan Kohn said the quality of the new uniforms is much better than that of the old ones.“These are the best uniforms I’ve had across my marching band career,” he said. “They’re more eye-catching and easier to put on. There are more buttons to this now, but honestly, that’s easier than the big zipper on the old ones.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0VHqxA_1Gwz7hYI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0VHqxA_1Gwz7hYI00" width="1076" height="1200" ></figure>Sophomore accounting major Kayce Wyatt, who attended the concert, said she was happy with the new uniform’s polywool design colored black, blue and silver with glinting buttons.“I think they made the concert so much better, and it was a good way to use them,” she said.Along with money to buy new uniforms, Boggs said the band got funds for new color guard equipment and snare drums.Yet, PMB is still limited on funding.“Right now, we’re short on funding for us to be able to do our preseason camp. We did not do that this year, and we felt that every single day of rehearsal this fall.” Boggs said. “When we miss that time, that’s equivalent of an entire month of rehearsals. We’re making it work because that’s what we have to do.”He said he doesn’t want to point fingers. He said needed funding could come from alums, self-fundraising opportunities and the state.“We must collectively find a way so that this organization has every opportunity that so many other organizations around campus, particularly in athletics, must have to perform at their highest level possible, and right now we’re not there,” he said.Boggs said he is appreciative of the support of Gatrell this year and of his colleagues who have worked as a team and provided a support system.Sean Strunk can be reached at [email protected].</div></body>

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The Panther Marching Band revealed updated uniforms at its concert Nov. 1 after going without new ones for 15 years. PMB Director David Boggs said the idea started three years ago when University President Jay Gatrell was going to play the sousaphone with the band at a basketball game. He said Gatrell made a comment about the bibs being itchy.

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The Panther Marching Band revealed updated uniforms at its concert Nov. 1 after going without new ones for 15 years. PMB Director David Boggs said the idea

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