Florida A&M President James H. Ammons announced Monday that the university’s famed Marching “100” will stay suspended throughout the 2012-2013 school year following the hazing-turned-homicide that killed drum major Robert Champion in November. He was talking to the university’s board of trustees when he unveiled plans for the band’s future […]
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Ammons on Marching ‘100’, Student Organizations with The Famuan
Florida A&M President James H. Ammons talked to the Famuan today for nearly a half-hour on topics that included the developments in the Marching “100” suspension, enrollment for new students and intake for new members in FAMU clubs and organizations. The Famuan will have updates on this story throughout this evening.
Woman Reserve Officer Runs for Leon County Sheriff
History could be in the making for the 2012 elections as Lisa Sprague, a sworn reserve police officer with the Department of Environmental Protection, will run for Leon County sheriff. If elected into office, Sprague will be the first female sheriff in the county. “I live my life with the […]
BOT: Many of the ‘100’ Were Not Enrolled at FAMU When Champion Was Killed
Almost one-quarter of the members of Marching “100” were not students of Florida A&M in November. This revelation comes from the university’s board of trustees this week as new details emerge on the hazing-turned-homicide of FAMU drum major Robert Champion. One hundred members of the university’s vaunted marching band were either enrolled […]
Julian White: ‘Not Prudent to Reinstate’ Marching ‘100’
Florida A&M Director of Bands Julian White asserted that the university’s vaunted Marching “100” band remain suspended indefinitely. “I think that, at this point, it would not be prudent to reinstate the band,” White told Florida Public Radio’s Trimmel Gomes in an interview that was syndicated on National Public Radio broadcasts. White […]
The Critical Language Scholarship gives FAMU students a chance to study abroad
The Critical Language Scholarship provides undergraduate, master’s and doctorial students with an opportunity to study abroad and receive training in one of 13 languages. Jodi-Kaye Wade, 21, is the first Florida A & M student to receive the scholarship. The government-funded program is designed to develop student’s critical language skills […]
Final Defendant in Custody for Champion Homicide
Twenty-year-old Lasherry Codner surrendered to authorities Sunday for her alleged involvement in the fatal hazing of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion in November. She is the last of 11 people charged with felony hazing that resulted in the young man’s death; she is also the only woman charged with the felony. Authorities […]
FDLE: Eight in Custody for Champion Homicide
Authorities have arrested Jessie Baskin, Benjamin McNamee, Harold Finley, Bryan Jones and Shawn Turner within the past 24 hours, bringing to seven the number of persons held for their alleged involvement in the Nov. 19, 2011, hazing that killed Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion in Orlando. These men surrendered to […]
State: Charges Filed against 13 in Champion Homicide
The state announced Wednesday charges against 13 people in Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion’s hazing death last November. The state has officially ruled the death a homicide. Following a press conference, several individuals were booked at the Leon County Jail, and one in Georgia, in connection with Champion’s death. […]
Charges to be filed in Champion case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — At least five people will face charges in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University band member aboard a bus after a performance in Orlando last fall, authorities said Tuesday. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings told The Associated Press that multiple defendants will be […]