Robert Champion’s parents filed Wednesday a wrongful lawsuit against Florida A&M. Champion’s family held a press conference that came just a few hours after President Ammons announced his resignation from the university.  Robert and Pamela Champion said they want to help end the scourge of hazing that has spread through the university […]

Nov. 8-10, 2011 – Director Julian White issued 30 letters to band members suspected in hazing incidents. Nov. 13, 2011 – Police of Chief Calvin Ross received a call from someone saying that she believed band members were performing hazing activities at an off-campus residence. Nov. 19, 2011 – Florida […]

Members of faculty and staff were surprised to hear the news that Florida A&M President James Ammons, resigned Wednesday after widespread criticism of the leadership of the university. The resignation comes after drum major Robert Champion’s parent’s added Florida A&M to a wrongful death suit. According to the autopsy report […]

Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees called Wednesday for a “prompt meeting” on the resignation of the university’s president. They were discussing budget matters when Trustee Rufus Montgomery first presented the option to the board. The trustees are discussing the date for the meeting. The motions are to hold an “emergency […]

Florida A&M’s Board of Trustees agreed Wednesday to a “prompt meeting” on the resignation of President James H. Ammons. This “emergency call-in” meeting on Monday, July 16, is scheduled for 9 a.m. They were discussing budget matters when Trustee Rufus Montgomery first presented the option to the board. “We must […]

As news of President James Ammons’ resignation swept through the Internet Wednesday, Florida A&M University’s alumni reacted with both surprise and relief. “FAMU needs a clean sweep, maybe this was the start,” said criminal justice alumna Jamise Coyle, a graduate of the Spring 2012 class. “FAMU can only go up […]

CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s Islamist president fired the first volley Sunday in his battle with the nation’s powerful generals, calling on the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene despite a military-backed court ruling that dissolved it. A week into his presidency, the surprise move by Mohammed Morsi threatened to plunge the country […]

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) – Mitt Romney privately raised millions of dollars from New York’s elite on Sunday, as Democrats launched coordinated attacks against the likely Republican presidential nominee, intensifying calls for him to explain offshore bank accounts and release several years of tax returns. The line of attack, dismissed by […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida election law passed by the Republican-led Legislature is drawing yet another legal challenge. The American Civil Liberties Union, State Sen. Arthenia Joyner and the National Council of La Raza say that that the Secretary of State is violating state law because five counties are […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida is getting a $9.1 million bonus from the federal government over how the state is running its food stamp program. The Department of Children and Families announced on Monday that the federal government has awarded the state a bonus for the fifth year in a […]