Charlotte, NC – The Democratic National Convention is over, but the fire ignited is still present in the streets of the host city, Charlotte, North Carolina. President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination in front of the entire nation, last night. And one of the major platforms highlighted in his speech was the importance […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University, still reeling from the hazing-related death of a marching band drum major 10 months ago, on Tuesday suspended its Torque Dance Team following allegations of an off-campus hazing incident. Interim President Larry Robinson said the university received an anonymous report from a parent Tuesday afternoon about an alleged […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)– The so-called "president" of the band bus on which a Florida A&M University band member was fatally beaten now faces a felony hazing charge. The Orlando Sentinel cites recently revised court documents that now list 25-year-old Dante Martin as one of 12 felony defendants in the death of 26-year-old drum major Robert […]
TALLAHASSEE — Florida A&M University is lining up recording artists to perform at halftime during football games this fall to replace the school's suspended band. The university on Monday announced the performer known as "Future" will be the star attraction when the Rattlers open their home schedule by hosting Hampton University on Sept. 15. The […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University is keeping its interim president as it searches for a permanent leader and tries to rebuild its image after a culture of hazing was uncovered. Trustees on Wednesday officially confirmed Larry Robinson as interim president. Robinson had been serving as the school's provost since March. He was named […]
Tuesday is the deadline for applications for band director at Florida A&M University, and university officials have a good idea of the kind of person they are looking for, following months of controversy related to the death of drum major Robert Champion following hazing. “We want an individual with outstanding experience in band management, the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University's president reached an agreement with school officials to immediately resign from his post Monday, after facing months of criticism in the wake of the hazing death of a marching band member. Last week, James Ammons had submitted a resignation letter stating his resignation would not take effect until […]
Florida A&M University trustees are set to meet Monday to start mapping the institution’s next steps of leadership with the announced resignation Wednesday of President James Ammons, officials said. A FAMU alum credited with turning the university’s finances around in his five-year tenure, Ammons has been under fire since the November death of Robert Champion […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed are suing the university. Robert Champion's parents say they're filing the lawsuit in Orlando on Wednesday, more than six months after their son died after being hazed aboard a bus parked outside an Orlando hotel. Eleven FAMU band […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The president of Florida A&M University submitted his resignation Wednesday, the same day the university was sued by parents of a drum major who died during a hazing. It was unclear if the two events were related. James Ammons announced the resignation, which takes effect Oct. 11, in a letter to […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The president of Florida A&M University vowed to remain on the job Thursday despite a no-confidence vote from school trustees over his handling of the hazing death of a member of the school's famed marching band. The board of trustees voted 8-4 against James Ammons as it questioned his management of […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons will present to the FAMU Board of Trustees (BOT) for discussion new measures the university was asked to develop as part of the BOT’s updated Anti-Hazing Plan. The proposals were developed at the direction of the Board of Trustees and in consultation with the administration’s […]
