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October 2, 2010
Akron vs. Northern Illinois

Back for a great 2010, the Alumni Band will once again take the field with some of your fellow alumni from Ohio's Pride.  Once again we'll be marching at the new InfoCision Stadium - lcoated right on campus.  We'll be marching from Guzetta right to the Stadium in front of fellow ZIp fans & your families.  It doesn't matter how you play, join us for a great time!  Even if you still do not play your instrument, stop by the game and visit with your friends from the past.

The registration form can be found here  <click here>.  Return by Sept. 24th so they can plan on music.  If you miss the deadline, don't let that be the excuse not to come!

Here's our schedule for 2010

9:30am     Registration at Guzetta Hall

10:45am   Rehearsal w/ Akron Zips Band @ InfoCision Stadium

12:30pm   Alumni Bnd Rehearsal @ InfoCision Stadium

2pm          Alumni Band Aprty @ BW3's

4:!5pm      Warm Up @ Guzetta Hall

4:45pm     March to InfoCision Stadium

6:00pm     Kick Off - InfoCision Stadium

9:18pm     Celebrate Akron's Win

We hope to see you there -
The 145+ Alumni of Alumni Band 2009.

For those Akron Zips fans out there, this is the first ever book on the Akron Zips football, including a section about Ohio's Pride. (pg. 64-66)  It covers our history, and includes some images from 1934, from the 1950's, and an image from 1984 of an unknown Baritone player.  The book is a great overview starting in 1891 all the way through the present including excerpts from press, student newspapers, etc.  I think this is a book for the ultimate Zips fan to own.  Read below for additional detials.  For those of you back for Alumni Band, these will also be for sale in the Student Center bookstore.  I will try and identify the Baritone player, once I get permission to share the photo.

Our Boys in Blue and Gold chronicles Zips football from the late 1800s until today. Stories from The Buchtelite have been carefully selected to provide a complete and unique picture of the university’s crucial games and motley characters. Historic images fill the pages with a timeline of the sport itself. The first book of its kind about Zips football includes:

• An historical account of the team’s journey from its inception in 1891 through the 2008 season.
• Special sections on the Zips and Zippy, the wagon wheel, the Acme–Zip game, the coaches, the marching band, the cheerleaders, and the playing fields and stadiums.
• Over 50 carefully-selected news articles that provide a comprehensive portrait of Zips football.
• Unique images from every decade dating back to 1891.
• A foreword by Jim Tressel, who started his coaching career as a graduate assistantat The University of Akron.
• Extensively-researched selections from The University of Akron Archives, The University of Akron Athletics Department,The Buchtelite, the Tel-Buch, and more.
• Features about landmark games, historic contests, and traditions.
• Season records dating back to the program’s inception.

If you're interested, please follow this link to The University of Akron Press here.

If you've not looked recently at the progress of the new stadium on campus, you should defineitly check out the "live" webcams.

http://www.uakron.edu/about_ua/visiting/stadiumcams.dot

The field is installed, and the logos have been painted on the field.  Only a one month until Alumni Band 2009, in a new stadium!

We now have over 100 former "ohio's Pride" alumni using Facebook. 

If you're not already a member, join us at http://www.facebook.com.  Once you join, search for "Akron Zips Band Alumni".