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One Dead In Hallandale Beach Shooting

Hallandale Beach Police were investigating a deadly shooting Saturday at 700 SW 8th Avenue.

CBS4–2012/11/17

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FAMU Dance Team Suspended After Hazing Allegations Surface

Administrators at Florida A&M University have suspended the Torque Dance Team over allegations hazing that took place off-campus over Labor Day weekend.

CBS4–2012/09/04

Florida A & M University (Source: FAMU.edu)

FAMU Board To Discuss Anti-Hazing Recommendations

New sweeping anti-hazing recommendations drawn up by Florida A&M University President James Ammons will be discussed Tuesday by schools board of trustees at an all day retreat.

CBS4–2012/06/06

The Florida A&M University marching band performs on the field prior to Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints on February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

FAMU President Places Tough Restrictions On Marching Band

In an effort to crack down on hazing traditions, Florida A&M University is placing strict regulations on members of their marching band.

CBS4–2012/06/04

The Florida A&M University marching band performs on the field prior to Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints on February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Another Band Member Arrested In FAMU Hazing Scandal

The fallout continues in the wake of the alleged hazing death of Florida A&M University band member Robert Champion.

CBS4–2012/05/31

(Source: WGCL) Robert Champion's attorney and parents at a news conference Wednesday.

Mom Denies Claim FAMU Student Champion Wanted Hazing

The parents of Robert Champion, A Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed on a bus, denied Wednesday that their son accepted hazing as a band ritual and rejected claims by band mates he agreed to go through a brutal initiation ritual because it was seen as an honor.

CBS4–2012/05/23

The Florida A&M University marching band performs on the field prior to Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints on February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

FAMU’s Marching 100 Will Not Take The Field This Year

Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 band has been suspended until 2013. During a meeting Monday morning between the school’s President James Ammons and the board of trustees, Ammons said he will keep the band off the field for the upcoming school year.

CBS4–2012/05/14

(Source: Facebook) Robert Champion

Investigators: Possible Fraud Uncovered At FAMU

The investigation into the possible hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major may have uncovered a new problem at the university.

CBS4–2011/12/14

Florida A&M

FAMU Students Deny Beatings As Band Hazing Probe Grows

Two Florida A&M band were in court Tuesday, after they and a third person were charged in the beatings of another band member who missed a meeting, an incident which came about three weeks before drum major Robert Champion died during a band trip to Orlando, police said. They claim both incidents are Hazing, but the students in court Tuesday denied that.

2011/12/13

(Source: Facebook) Robert Champion

FAMU Band Director Fired Amid Suspected Hazing Scandal

The longtime director of Florida A&M University’s famed marching band was fired Wednesday as the fallout from a drum major’s suspected hazing death deepened.

CBS4–2011/11/23

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