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Marching Band

Juicy J and Lil Wayne in the "Bandz a Maker Her Dance" music video (Source: TheJuicyJVEVO YouTube page)

'Bandz a Make Her Dance' sparks school scandal

Ugonna Okpalaoka
The Miami-Dade School Board is not happy with the recent release of Juicy J's "Bandz a Make Her Dance" music video.
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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)

Drum major's parents condemn FAMU response to suit

Kate Brumback, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) - The parents of a Florida A&M drum major who died during a hazing ritual say the school's response to their lawsuit shows officials are not taking responsibility for the safety of students...
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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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No-confidence vote for FAMU chief over hazing

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University's president has vowed to stay on at the school despite a no-confidence vote from board of trustees over his handling of the hazing death of a band drum major...
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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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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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4. Pay poor kids to be janitors – Newt proposed a novel anti-poverty program, based on his disdain for “silly” child welfare laws: pay poor kids to become janitors in their own schools! (The plan also doubles as a way to save on real, unionized janitors.) Gingrich even chatted with Donald Trump about creating an Apprentice show to help the kids prepare.

FAMU marching band suspended another year

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University's famed marching band is being suspended until 2013...
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FAMU may decide fate of famed Marching 100 band

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Members of Florida A&M University's famed Marching 100 band may soon know when they might perform again, six months after the hazing death of a drum major...
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Prosecutors opt for hazing charges in FAMU case

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - There was no single blow, stomp or strike to Robert Champion's bruised and battered body that killed him as he was pummeled by fellow Florida A&M University marching band members...
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FAMU hazing victim's parents frustrated

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The parents of the FAMU drum major who died following violent hazing rituals are still searching for answers four months later without anyone being charged in their son's death...
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