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File photo of the Florida A&M marching band. (credit: Getty Images)

Man Charged In FAMU Hazing Case Pleads No Contest

The roommate of the Florida A&M drum major who died after undergoing a hazing ritual in 2011 pleaded no contest to hazing charges on Friday before his trial scheduled for next week.

2013/05/10

File photo of the Florida A&M marching band. (credit: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

12 Charged With Manslaughter In FAMU Hazing Death

Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major.

2013/03/05

The Florida A&M University marching band. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Florida A&M Offers $300,000 To End Hazing Lawsuit

Florida A&M University is offering to pay $300,000 to the family of a drum major who died last year after he was beaten during a hazing ritual.

2012/11/08

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Florida A&M University Trustees Meeting About Naming Interim President

Florida A&M University trustees still dealing with the fallout from the hazing death of a marching band member are planning to name an interim president.

2012/08/15

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Judge Denies Bond To FAMU Hazing Death Suspect

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has denied bond to a former Florida A&M University band member charged in the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. Circuit Judge Frank Sheffield rejected the request Wednesday […]

2012/07/26

Members of the Florida A&M Marching Band take the field at halftime. (credit: Scott Cunningham/GettyImages)

FAMU President Receives No-Confidence Vote Following Hazing Charges

Florida A&M University President James Ammons has received a no-confidence vote from the school’s board of trustees because of his handling of the hazing death of a band drum major.

CBS Tampa–2012/06/07

FAMU President: New Restrictions For Band Members

Florida A&M University is proposing sweeping changes to its famed Marching 100 band.

2012/06/04

File photo of the Florida A&M marching band. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Defendant: Surviving Florida A&M Band Hazing Beating ‘Sign Of Respect’

A defendant says a Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed got on a bus where band members were ritually beaten because it was a sign of respect to have survived such an encounter.

CBS Tampa–2012/05/23

The latest revelations against the Florida A&M band will only add to the argument that they shouldn't be let back on the field following the situation involving Robert Champion. (credit: Getty Images)

Pressure Mounting To Keep FAMU Band Suspended

Florida A&M University’s famed marching band – tarnished by the beating death of one of its drum majors – appears unlikely to take the field once again anytime soon.

CBS Tampa–2012/05/11

File photo of FAMU. (Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

11th FAMU Hazing Death Defendant Arrested in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The last of 11 band members charged in the hazing death of a FloridaA&M drum major has turned herself in to authorities. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says 20-year-old Lasherry Codner surrendered Sunday […]

CBS Tampa–2012/05/06

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