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FAMU suspends dance team after hazing reports

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University, still reeling from the hazing-related death of a marching band drum major 10 months ago, on Tuesday suspended its Torque Dance Team following allegations of an off-campus hazing incident...
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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)

FAMU to try to settle suit over band hazing death

Gary Fineout, Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University wants to try to settle a family's lawsuit against the school over the hazing death of a band member....
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Roommate: FAMU hazing victim's last words

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Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Robert Champion died last year on November 19 after a hazing ritual...
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In a Thursday, June 26, 2008 file photo, James Ammons, President of Florida A & M University, announces that the school has had it's accreditation restored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, in Tallahassee, Fla. Ammons resigned Wednesday, July 11, 2012, the same day parents of a drum major who died after being hazed added the university to a wrongful death lawsuit. Robert Champion died in November 2011, after being beaten by fellow band members during a hazing ritual in Orlando. (AP Photo/Phil Coale, File)

FAMU president to resign immediately

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University's president reached an agreement with school officials to immediately resign from his post Monday, after facing months of criticism...
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In a Thursday, June 26, 2008 file photo, James Ammons, President of Florida A & M University, announces that the school has had it's accreditation restored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, in Tallahassee, Fla. Ammons resigned Wednesday, July 11, 2012, the same day parents of a drum major who died after being hazed added the university to a wrongful death lawsuit. Robert Champion died in November 2011, after being beaten by fellow band members during a hazing ritual in Orlando. (AP Photo/Phil Coale, File)

FAMU still dealing with hazing death fallout

Gary Fineout, Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The fallout from the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major appears unlikely to end soon...
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Florida A&M president resigns in wake of hazing scandal

Gary Finesout, Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M President James Ammons has resigned the same day parents of a drum major who died after being hazed added the university to a wrongful death lawsuit...
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National search for director of troubled FAMU band

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M is looking for a new director of bands.
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New rules sought for band after drum major's death

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The head of Florida A&M University proposed stringent requirements Monday for membership in the school's famed marching band...
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New evidence in FAMU hazing death released

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According to Orlando prosecutors Robert Champion was severely beaten with various types of drum sticks....
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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)

Band mates: FAMU victim volunteered for hazing

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed on a bus was known for his opposition to hazing but agreed to go through a brutal initiation ritual because it was seen as an honor, according to interviews with band mates released Wednesday....
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