Suspects to be Charged in FAMU Robert Champion Hazing Case, Parents Call it “BitterSweet”
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May 2,
2012 |
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Suspects in the Florida A&M University band member Robert Champion hazing homicide case are expected to be charged. At least five separate cases reportedly have been prepared.
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Student Left to Die at Birth Graduates from Florida A&M
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April 28,
2012 |
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Nick Young, 22, graduates Saturday, April 28 from Florida A&M with a bachelors degree in social work and a 3.35 grade point average. But the man who was once known as “Baby Sam” in South Florida had rough beginnings. A newborn with his umbilical cord still attached, Young was left to die in a Martin County orange grove near an anthill.
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Prosecutor to Make Decision in Florida A&M Marching Band Member Robert Champion Hazing Death Case
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April 2,
2012 |
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Florida A&M Marching 100 member Robert Champion succumbed to hazing in late November of last year. The 26-year-old was found unresponsive on a bus following a football game after suffering internal bleeding caused by being struck repeatedly.There is currently an ongoing investigation on the circumstances surrounding his death. It is nearing 5 months since he has died and there are still no arrests.
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FAMU Emails Show Hazing Major Problem at University
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March 27,
2012 |
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Hazing at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was never an isolated incident with the Robert Champion case. It has been a continuous problem at the university, according to hundreds of pages of records obtained by The Associated Press and Tallahassee Democrat.
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FAMU Grad Student on Health Kick
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March 21,
2012 |
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Obesity has become a major issue in America. About 35.7 percent of U.S. adults are obese and 17 percent of children and adolescents are obese, according to a Center for Disease and Control report.
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Howard University Law School Offers Legal Assistance to Trayvon Martin’s Family
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March 21,
2012 |
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The death of an unarmed 17-year-old boy by a neighborhood watchman has called colleges across the nation to action. Florida A&M held a protest to denounce the action actions of George Zimmerman and the Sanford Police Department.
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Florida A&M President Remains Head of School
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December 21,
2011 |
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FAMU Board of Trustees voted not to suspend president Dr. James Ammons, despite strong opposition from Gov. Rick Scott.
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Fired Band Director Says He Was Made the “ScapeGoat”
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November 29,
2011 |
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Julian White, fired band director of Florida A&M’s “Marching 100,” said his warnings on hazing were ignored by university leaders. White, 71, said he has been made the scapegoat for the death of Robert Champion, a FAMU band member who died on Nov. 19.
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