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Appeals court to review ruling in FAMU hazing lawsuit
FAMU wants an appeals court to reverse a judge's decision allowing a civil case filed in the deadly hazing of drum major Robert Champion to continue. The Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach has agreed to review last month's ruling by...
Tags: Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Justice System, Trials, Human Interest
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FAMU drum major sentenced
Orlando SentinelORLANDO, Fla. Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills apologized to Robert Champion's parents Friday for his role in the fatal hazing of their son and then received five years' probation. Wills, who was Champion's roommate at Florida A&M University, also...Tags: Bethune-Cookman University, James H. Ammons, Human Interest, Orlando, Florida A&M University
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FAMU drum majors get probation in hazing death
Former FAMU drum majors Rikki Wills and Shawn Turner received probation Friday for their self-described roles as "protectors" of Robert Champion as he suffered through a fatal hazing in November 2011. After the proceedings in Orange County Circuit Court,...
Tags: Culture, James H. Ammons, Death and Dying Customs, Bethune-Cookman University, Arts and Culture
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FAMU hazing defendant Shawn Turner agrees to plea in Champion's death
FAMU hazing defendant Shawn Turner, who claimed he was drum major Robert Champion's "protector" and not an attacker, agreed today to plead no contest to felony hazing in the deadly ritual. Turner, 27, will likely receive a community-service sentence...
Tags: Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Bethune-Cookman University, Human Interest
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FAMU names Sylvester Young as new marching band director
Sylvester Young, a former music professor at Ohio University, has been selected as FAMU's new marching band director. Officials at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee announced early last month that they were interviewing two people for the job of...
Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Entertainment, Human Interest, Ohio University, Health and Safety at School
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Former FAMU student Rikki Wills pleads no contest in hazing case
Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills, who insists that he tried to shield his college roommate Robert Champion from a brutal hazing in Orlando in 2011, pleaded no contest today to felony hazing resulting in death. Wills, 25, will not be sentenced until...
Tags: Culture, James H. Ammons, Trials, Justice System, Prisons
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FAMU football coach Earl Holmes eager to restore pride in Rattlers
New Florida A&M coach Earl Holmes refused to let his players step on a football field without going through a history lesson. During meetings that spanned three days, he taught the current class of Rattlers about the program’s rich tradition. He...
Tags: Bethune-Cookman University, Sports, College Sports, College Football, Football
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Champions slam FAMU's priorities, hiring of new band director
The parents of the FAMU drum major who was hazed to death said Tuesday that the university "needs to get its priorities straight" before the famous marching band can perform again. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Robert and Pamela Champion...
Tags: Culture, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Death and Dying Customs, Bethune-Cookman University
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Orlando Oak Ridge WR Victor Love commits to FAMU
Orlando Oak Ridge wide receiver Victor Love has committed to Florida A&M. The 6-foot-5, 175-pound Love had mostly played basketball before joining the football team last spring. He ended up with 24 catches for 488 yards and nine touchdowns in his...
Tags: Bethune-Cookman University, Sports, Football
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State report blasts FAMU's effort to fight hazing before Champion's death
FAMU lacked the internal controls needed to identify and fight hazing before the beating death of drum major Robert Champion in Orlando a year ago, according to a long-awaited investigative report released Friday afternoon. The sharply critical report...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, James H. Ammons, Frank Brogan, Entertainment, Government
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More records document hazing within FAMU band going back more than 2 decades
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelFAMU records submitted last fall by the attorney for former band director Julian White as well as numerous other public records obtained by the Orlando Sentinel in recent months document a long history of hazing within FAMU's famous marching band. Two... -
Former Rattler Kevin Elliott talks about departure of FAMU coach Joe Taylor
Former Florida A&M wide receiver and current Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Kevin Elliott said was surprised to hear the news last week that his former coach Joe Taylor stepped down as head coach of the Rattlers. Elliott wasn’t surprised by Taylor&...
Tags: Bethune-Cookman University, Earl Holmes, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Orlando
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