It was students coming to us and saying this is something we care about.

It?s so important for students and families. No mom or dad wants to lay awake at night and wonder whether their child is safe at school.

Life is always walking up to us and saying, "Come on in, the living's fine," and what do we do? Back off and take its picture.

The students came to us ... after reading our letter, saying they understand there have been abuses and they accept that as a problem. They would just like to have an event that celebrates their four years together and the idea of a dinner cruise was agreeable to us.

We kept saying that losing is not an option, especially in front of the home crowd. And (Lyndon) knocked us out (of the tournament) in the first round last year so we had a lot to play for.

Students kept coming to us saying that they were having trouble putting together bands and finding musicians. They wanted to know what to do if they couldn't find a drummer or a bass player.