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Fla. Gov. gets lesson in higher education politics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott in less than a week has gotten a crash course in the state’s complicated higher education politics. Scott had already angered some in the state’s...
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FAMU Band Member Says He Was Verbally Harassed
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida A&M band member said he was verbally harassed by another member for not joining a subgroup of the band’s trombone section known as “Thunder,” according to a...
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Lawsuit In FAMU Death Reveals Details Of Hazing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a Florida A&M band member who died after being hazed filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the owner and driver of the charter bus where the ritual took...
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Attorney: Family of FAMU Hazing Victim ‘Thankful’
ATLANTA (AP) — The attorney for the family of a Florida A&M University band member who died from a hazing incident last fall said Robert Champion’s parents are “thankful” that authorities plan to...
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Charges Expected in FAMU Drum Major’s Hazing Death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When prosecutors announce criminal charges Wednesday in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member, they will embark on a legal chess game involving multiple...
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13 Charged in Hazing Death of FAMU Band Member
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Thirteen people were charged Wednesday for their roles in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major who was severely beaten in what appears to be one of the...
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Florida A&M Marching Band Suspended Another Year Over Hazing Death
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University’s famed marching band is being suspended until 2013. FAMU President James Ammons told the school’s board of trustees on Monday that he will keep The...
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Another FAMU Band Member Charged With Hazing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Another Florida A&M University band member faces a hazing charge, accused of organizing the beating of a female percussionist a few hours before drum major Robert Champion was...
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FAMU President Receives No-Confidence Vote Following Hazing Charges
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University President James Ammons has received a no-confidence vote from the school’s board of trustees because of his handling of the hazing death of a band...
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Florida A&M President Resigns In Wake Of Scandal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The president of Florida A&M University submitted his resignation Wednesday, the same day the university was sued by parents of a drum major who died during a hazing. It...
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Judge Denies Bond To FAMU Hazing Death Suspect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has denied bond to a former Florida A&M University band member charged in the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. Circuit Judge Frank Sheffield rejected the...
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FAMU Selling Same Number Of Football Tickets Despite Missing Band
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University is selling the same number of football season tickets despite losing its famed band for the year. FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson told...
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Florida A&M Offers $300,000 To End Hazing Lawsuit
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University is offering to pay $300,000 to the family of a drum major who died last year after he was beaten during a hazing ritual. The university made the offer...
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Report: FAMU Ignored State Hazing Laws Before Death
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A blistering state report released Friday contends that Florida A&M University officials failed to follow state laws and regulations on hazing in the years leading up to...
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FAMU Student Paper Faces Hazing-Related Libel Suit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University’s student newspaper has delayed publication of its first spring semester edition due in part to a libel suit over a hazing story. University...
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FAMU Says Its Making Big Changes To Battle Hazing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) —Florida A&M University officials say in a new report that they’re making sweeping changes to battle hazing at the school. FAMU on Wednesday submitted a 27-page response to...
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(POLL) Is Any Form of Hazing OK?
Twelve former members of the FAMU band have been charged with manslaughter in the case of a drum major who was beaten to death on a bus in 2011. Some believe there are good forms of hazing that can...
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FAMU Hiring New Director For Marching 100 Band
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University announced Tuesday it is hiring a new director for its famous Marching 100 band, a major step to eventually relaunching the band that was sidelined by...
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FAMU Lifts Suspension Of Famed Marching Band Following Fatal Hazing Incident
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University is lifting the suspension of its famous Marching 100 band following a fatal hazing incident in 2011. The band known for its marching appearances at...
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10 Former Band Members Remain Charged In FAMU Case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ten former band members remain charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major after a new defendant was added by prosecutors late last month. Jarrod Deas is now...
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Hearing Set For Remaining FAMU Hazing Defendants
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 10 remaining defendants charged in the hazing death of former FAMU drum major Robert Champion are set to have a status hearing on their cases. The hearing, set for Friday...
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FAMU To Announce Date Of Band Return
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University is going to announce the date of the return of the Marching 100. FAMU lifted the suspension of the famed band earlier this summer. But school...
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FAMU Band Will Return To Field Sept. 1
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 will return to the field Sept. 1 in Orlando, nearly two years after it was suspended because of a hazing-related death. New band...
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FAMU Hazing Defendants In Court For Status Hearing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Eight defendants who remain charged in the hazing death of a FAMU drum major are set to appear in court for a status hearing on their cases. They are expected to tell a judge...
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Hearing Set For Defendants In FAMU Hazing Case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Eight defendants who remain charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major are scheduled to have a status hearing on their cases and are expected to tell a judge...
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Corey Allen Jr Is Clutch In 73-70 Win Over FAMU
For the second game in a row, the USF Bulls (8-2) had trouble stopping the three-point basket which made for yet another close, nail-biter for the Bulls Thursday night against Florida A&M (2-9)....
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Charges Dropped Against 1 Defendant In FAMU Case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for one of the remaining defendants charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major said Saturday that prosecutors will not pursue charges against his...
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Trial In FAMU Hazing Case Pushed Back To September
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge has pushed the trial of five remaining defendants charged in the hazing death of a FAMU drum major back three months to allow defense attorneys more time to prepare. Judge...
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Hazing Trial Starts For 1 FAMU Band Member
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge has postponed the cases of three of the four remaining defendants facing charges in the death of a Florida A&M drum major. Judge Renee Roche delayed the trial Monday at...
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Jurors Picked In Trial Of FAMU Band Members
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A jury has been picked in the trial of one of the four remaining Florida A&M University band members charged in the hazing death of a drum major. A jury of four women and two...
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3 Remaining Defendants In FAMU Hazing Case Set For Trial
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The three remaining defendants charged in the death of a former FAMU drum major are set to go to trial this month. The attorneys for Aaron Golson, Benjamin McNamee and Darryl...
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Trial To Begin For Last 3 Defendants In FAMU Hazing Case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The trial of the remaining three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major is set to begin. Jury selection is expected to occupy much of...
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Another Witness: I Saw 2 Defendants Hitting FAMU Drum Major
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Another former band member says she recalls seeing two of three defendants charged with manslaughter in the death of a FAMU drum major hitting him during a hazing ritual the night...
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Prosecutor Worried Praying Defendants May Sway Jury In FAMU Case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Closing arguments in the trial of three defendants charged in the hazing death of a FAMU drum major are being held up as a prosecutor wants to find out if jurors were influenced by...
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