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Drum Major

In this Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 file photo, Robert Champion, a drum major in Florida A&M University's Marching 100 band, performs during halftime of a football game in Orlando, Fla.  (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Joseph Brown III, File)

Lawyer: Man to plead guilty in FAMU hazing death

Mike Schneider, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A man charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major is going to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors, his attorney said Friday...
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1st defendant sentenced in FAMU hazing case

Kyle Hightower, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The first of a dozen defendants to be sentenced in last year's hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major has avoided jail time but will spend more than two years under close supervision...
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National search for director of troubled FAMU band

Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M is looking for a new director of bands.
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Judge sets October trial for FAMU hazing suspects

Mike Schneider, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A judge has set an October trial date for 11 marching band members charged with felony hazing in the death of a Florida A&M drum major...
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13 charged in hazing death of FAMU band member

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Thirteen people were charged Wednesday for their roles in the hazing death of Florida A&M university drum major who was severely beaten in what appears to be one of the biggest college hazing cases ever...
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Charges expected in FAMU drum major's hazing death

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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...
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Ex-FAMU drum major speaks out on hazing

Edwin Sylvain
OPINION - Following the death of Robert Champion, a former FAMU drum major speaks out on the history of black college hazing...
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Drum major who died in hazing was 'Mr. Band'

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LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) - Robert Champion fell in love with music at about age 6 when he saw a marching band at a parade in downtown Atlanta...
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