Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Florida hazing victim's parents sue bus driver
Jul 12, 2012 05:44 EDT
The parents of a Florida University student who died in a marching band hazing incident on a bus have sued the bus company, the bus driver and the school's board of trustees, the parents' attorney said Wednesday, the day of the university president's resignation.
Florida college band suspended for year over hazing
May 14, 2012 15:16 EDT
A Florida university's celebrated marching band has been suspended until 2013, its president announced Monday, six months after one member was killed and several others wounded in a hazing incident.
Four Florida college students expelled over hazing
Jan 23, 2012 21:12 EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - Four members of the Florida A&M University marching band were expelled on Monday for hazing, the latest in a series of actions following the death of drum major Robert Champion in November.
Florida A&M president to keep his job amid hazing probe
Dec 19, 2011 13:11 EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - Florida A&M University trustees said on Monday that the school's president will keep his job during the investigation of a marching band member's hazing death, despite a call by Governor Rick Scott for the administrator to temporarily step down.
Florida A&M drum major death ruled a homicide
Dec 16, 2011 19:28 EST
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Florida A&M University drum major a homicide by blunt force trauma sustained during a hazing incident, according to a news release on Friday.
Florida A&M drum major death ruled a homicide
Dec 16, 2011 17:33 EST
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Florida A&M University drum major a homicide by blunt force trauma sustained during a hazing incident, according to a news release on Friday.
Medical examiner rules Florida A&M drum major death a homicide
Dec 16, 2011 16:59 EST
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Florida A&M University drum major a homicide by blunt force trauma sustained during a hazing incident, according to a news release on Friday.
Florida's Scott wants college head suspended in hazing scandal
Dec 15, 2011 16:00 EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday called on Florida A&M University's board to suspend President James Ammons over his handling of alleged hazing of students that may have led to the death of a band drum major.
Authorities open fraud probe at Florida A&M University
Dec 14, 2011 17:57 EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - Already probing the apparent hazing-related death of a Florida A&M University drum major, Florida's top law enforcement agency said on Wednesday it had launched a separate investigation into potential fraud and misconduct at the school.
Alleged Florida A&M hazing broke band member's leg
Dec 13, 2011 11:59 EST
(Reuters) - Three Florida A&M University marching band members were in jail early on Tuesday after being charged in a hazing-related beating that broke a freshman's leg, police said on Tuesday.
Florida A&M president reprimanded after hazing death
Dec 08, 2011 18:04 EST
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Florida A&M University's board of trustees publicly reprimanded the school's president on Thursday over his leadership in light of the death of a marching band drum major in an apparent hazing incident.
Florida A&M president reprimanded over apparent hazing death
Dec 08, 2011 15:27 EST
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Florida A&M University's board of trustees publicly reprimanded the school's president on Thursday over his leadership in light of the death of a marching band drum major in an apparent hazing incident.
Apparent hazing death will prompt reforms - Florida governor
Dec 02, 2011 21:11 EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday vowed an investigation will discover the truth about the apparent hazing death of a drum major that shocked an historically black college and its renowned marching band.
Parents say to sue after Florida band drum major dies
Nov 28, 2011 16:05 EST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - The parents of the Florida A&M University drum major who died after suspected hazing said on Monday they will file a lawsuit against the school to stop what they say is a violent initiation rite.
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Nov 25, 2011 19:00 EST
The family of Robert Champion, 26, is spending the holiday weekend planning Champion's funeral, attorney Christopher Chestnut said.
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Nov 23, 2011 19:00 EST
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said a preliminary autopsy was inconclusive and that more tests would be needed to know what caused Champion's death. But Demings said that investigators had traveled to Tallahassee and had concluded that ``hazing was involved in the events that occurred prior to the 911 call for assistance.
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Nov 23, 2011 19:00 EST
Champion's cause of death wasn't known, and a spokeswoman with the medical examiner's office said it could take up to three months to learn exactly what killed him.
Florida officials probe hazing after drum major's death
Nov 22, 2011 21:10 EST
ORLANDO/TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - Hazing may have been a factor in the death of a Florida college drum major following a popular football and marching band competition between two of the state's historically black universities, authorities said on Tuesday.
New Florida governor promises to add jobs and cut tax
Jan 04, 2011 16:02 EST
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Former hospital executive and political novice Rick Scott was sworn in as Florida governor on Tuesday and he promised to create jobs, reduce government regulation and eliminate the state's corporate income tax.
Bolte leads No. 20 Iowa State past Florida A&M
Dec 29, 2010 22:23 EST
Bolte scores 28, keys first-half run to lead No. 20 Iowa State past Florida A&M 85-60. Kelsey Bolte scored a career-high 28 points and No. 20 Iowa State used a big run in each half to roll past Florida A&M 85-60 in the Cyclone Challenge on Wednesday night.
