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ORLANDO, Fla. — Jury selection began Monday for the first of four members of Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) marching band on charges of felony hazing…

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Florida prosecutors will add additional charges to the college band members charged with the hazing death of a fellow drum major. A state attorney will add a manslaughter charge to the 12 Florida A&M band members accused of the 2011 hazing death of Robert Champion. The band members were already charged last may of a […]

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(CNN) — Florida A&M University, under fire in the hazing death of a drum major and over its finances, was put on probation for one…

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This isn’t a good morning for the students, faculty, and alumni of Florida A&M University. Yesterday, prosecutors announced that they will be filing charges against thirteen FAMU students involved with the death of Robert Champion, and the hazing of two other students. According to autopsy reports, there was no single blow, stomp, or strike that […]

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It looks like not only fraternity members, of Kappa Kappa Psi, were involved in the Flordia A&M  hazing scandal. According to witnesses, that told the police, two FAMU faculty members were present while band fraternity pledges were hazed. The hazing took place at one of the faculty member’s home, according to the investigation report. Authorities […]

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From CBS News: There’s been a new twist in the Florida A&M hazing investigation, as the parents of a student who was beaten to death in November tell CBS News something previously unknown about him: Robert Champion Jr. was gay. SEE ALSO: Beverly Johnson Reveals “Price” Of Fame Haitian Children Remain In Adoption Limbo CBS […]

This morning, Roland Martin reported, on the TJMS, that Florida A&M is creating an independent committee to study hazing. The university will also create a memorial dedicated to fallen FAMU band-member, Robert Champion. Is that enough to pay respect him? One idea brought up, that raised eyebrows, was to suspend the band for the rest […]

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Florida A&M announced they will be dismissing the four students involved with the hazing death of a Robert Champion. This action is a response to last month’s 911 call about the marching band member, vomiting in his mouth before he died. To hear about this story, check out the video below. http://www.newsy.com/embed-video/9883/ Related Stories: The […]