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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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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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Arraignment set for FAMU hazing death suspects

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A judge will formally read the charges against the 11 Florida A&M band members facing felony charges in the hazing death of a drum major...
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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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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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