Stanford band reinstated early from suspension

The Stanford band is back.

University Provost John Etchemendy sided with the group's appeal, ending a suspension that was initially slated to last for the rest of this school year.

The band is now in provisional status through the end of the 2016-2017 academic year instead, so it can resume activities.

In December, Stanford announced that a campus Organization Conduct Board (OCB) panel found the Band responsible for violations of alcohol policy and a previously imposed travel ban.

This followed alcohol, Title IX, and organizational conduct policy violations that the university announced in May 2015. The OCB panel reported "a systemic cultural problem" in the band and wrote that "the outstanding…