Editing Arizona State University (section)

===Sun Devil Marching Band, Devil Walk and songs of the university===
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[[File:BatteryPregameCadence.jpg|thumb|right|[[Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band|Sun Devil Marching Band]] Battery, performing the pregame [[drum cadence]] in 2007]]
The [[Sun Devil Marching Band|Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band]], created in 1915 and known as the "Pride of the Southwest", was the first of only two [[marching band]]s in the Pac-12 to receive the prestigious [[Sudler trophy#The Sudler Trophy|Sudler Trophy]].<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://sundevilband.asu.edu/history|title=Sun Devil Marching Band: History|publisher=Arizona State University|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703021939/https://sundevilband.asu.edu/history|url-status=live}}</ref> The John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the band the trophy in 1991. The Sun Devil Marching Band remains one of only 28 bands in the nation to have earned the designation. The band performs at every football game played in Sun Devil Stadium. In addition, the Sun Devil Marching Band has made appearances in the Fiesta Bowl, the Rose Bowl, the Holiday Bowl, and the [[Super Bowl XLII]], in addition to many others.<ref name="history" /> Smaller ensembles of band members perform at other sport venues including basketball games at [[Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe, Arizona)|Wells Fargo Arena]] and baseball games. The Devil Walk is held in Wells Fargo Arena by the football team and involves a more formal introduction of the players to the community; a new approach to the tradition added in 2012 with the arrival of [[head coach]] [[Todd Graham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/news/2013/4/17/208257004.aspx|title=Arizona State University Official Athletic Site – Gameday|publisher=Arizona State University|date=April 17, 2013|access-date=July 2, 2018|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703021904/https://thesundevils.com/news/2013/4/17/208257004.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> It begins 2 hours and 15 minutes prior to the game and allows the players to establish rapport with the fans. The walk ends as the team passes the band and fans lined along the path to Sun Devil Stadium. The walk was discontinued when Graham was fired. However, in 2022, interim coach [[Shaun Aguano]] announced that the Sun Devil Walk is returning.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2022/09/23/asu-football-pleads-support-fanbase-against-utah/ | title=ASU football pleads for support from fanbase vs. No. 13 Utah | date=September 23, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=aguanos on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/aguanos/status/1573143296687443972 |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> The most recognizable songs played by the band are "Alma Mater" and ASU's [[fight songs]] titled "[[Maroon and gold|Maroon and Gold]]" and the "Al Davis Fight Song". "Alma Mater" was composed by former Music Professor and Director of Sun Devil Marching Band (then known as Bulldog Marching Band), Miles A. Dresskell, in 1937.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alumni.asu.edu/remember/traditions-arizona-state-university/songs |title=Songs &#124; ASU Alumni Association |publisher=Alumni.asu.edu |date=April 26, 2014 |access-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831152831/https://alumni.asu.edu/remember/traditions-arizona-state-university/songs |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Maroon and Gold" was authored by former Director of Sun Devil Marching Band, Felix E. McKernan, in 1948. The "Al Davis Fight Song" (also known as "Go, Go Sun Devils" and "Arizona State University Fight Song") was composed by ASU alumnus Albert Oliver Davis in the 1940s without any lyrics. Recently lyrics were added to the song.<ref name="history" />