No, wait, check that. Stanford has removed its marching band from “indefinite provisional status.” It earned that unenviable fate last year, when its members vandalized a temporary practice center to the tune of $50,000. Their excuse: They thought the facility was slated for demolition anyway. Based on that and other incidents in recent years, several band members were suspended, and the whole group was put on probation. And the band’s appearances were limited to home games, where it had to perform from the stands.

Now that the band is back in the university’s good graces, it will once again be permitted to perform at athletic, campus, and community events, according to a Stanford news release. The band won back Stanford’s support by submitting to the overlordship of a Band Reinstatement Committee that was appointed by Greg Boardman, vice provost for student affairs. Band members paid for the damage and compiled a “recent record of good behavior.” In the future, another Stanford official will continue to provide guidance on such key topics as “guidelines for field shows” and “the role of the Tree as mascot.”

Mr. Boardman, for his part, said he welcomed the return of the “creativity and witty humor that have characterized the band and many of its performances in the past.”

The band, which has made a name for itself by shunning precision and seeking out “irreverent, humorous, and unorthodox performances,” hailed its newfound freedom — within limits, of course. A band leader was quoted in the news release as saying that members looked forward to “some hilarious and also pleasant-sounding halftime shows next year.” Nyuk, nyuk. —Andrew Mytelka