K-State marching band

so, this is what i think about this whole situation, i know i am not of major importance when it comes to this issue, but i do understand the importance of a marching band.

this is why i think it is silly for the SGA to stop funding...

1) if they do the phase out, the SGA aren't helping the band find other ways of funding the program..which is the most inconsiderate thing ever.

2) k-state will lose students, because students who are in band in high school and want to do music in college can't come to k-state..i'm not saying the band will not exist, alumni won't allow that, but it would be much harder to gain scholarships for students to come to k-state, and if students can't get scholarships they will choose somewhere else.

3) the SGA chose the band, because it doesn't 'affect' every student, well i pay fees to the football team and the yearbook and i don't go to every game or get a year book at the end of the year, why do i have to pay fees for those, why did SGA pinpoint the band? when it could have been any organization. also, if the SGA wanted to help students with what they pay for, why don't they choose something that does affect every student and think about lowering tuition fees?

4) phasing out the band also shows what the United States education system is doing to the performance art programs and slowly eliminating them; music programs, drama programs and art programs

5)this is also a pride issue...walking on campus and seeing the words, 'no wabash,' if that happens that would be so sad, and make sporting events not has fun and something would just be lost in the atmosphere if the field or court.

6) as students, our fees to the band individually is what, not even 4 dollars, yeah in the grand scheme of things i guess 4 dollars can add up but the average student is in college for 5 years so that is 10 semesters, so that is what, 40 dollars...ok, we can pay larger fees to the football team, but we can't pay throughout our college career 40 dollars that have a major contribution to athletic events among other events the band performs at (parades, community events, concerts, etc.)

7) if the SGA passes that the phase out happens and the athletic department takes over the funding to the band, does the AD really have an obligation to the band...not really, they should, but the AD is trying to build a better football program and find another coach, is the AD really going to make the band a priority, they should, but will they?

this is why i think the SGA phasing out the funds for the band is a bad idea, i truly think the SGA is only thinking about the money and not thinking about every angle and that is the issue. are they really thinking about the future of the KSUMB and KSU as a whole with this 3 year phase out? no.
if i have missed anything or am misinformed let me know, but these are just my opinions.