was tasked with helping the university restore its reputation following the death of Marching 100 band member Robert Champion. The death of the Decatur, Georgia, resident resulted in the suspension of the Marching 100 and ousters of the band director and the school's former president, James Ammons.
Date: Sep 15, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Ex-band member guilty in drum major's hazing death
at Super Bowls and before U.S. presidents, was suspended for more than a year, only starting to perform again at the beginning of the 2013 football season. Also, the university's former president, James Ammons, resigned and the band's director, Julian White, was fired before being allowed to retire.
Date: Oct 31, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Ex-Florida A&M band member convicted in hazing death of drum major
er Bowls and before U.S. presidents, was suspended for more than a year, only starting to perform again at the beginning of the 2013 football season. Also, the universitys former president, James Ammons, resigned and the bands director, Julian White, was fired before being allowed to retire.
Date: Oct 31, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
FAMU Marching Band Performs For the First Time since Hazing Death of Drum ...
Due to this tragic death, the band was suspended for the 2012-13 academic year. Its long-time director Julian White was forced to retire and the university president, James Ammons, was fired from his post.
Date: Sep 02, 2013
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Two years after hazing death, Florida A&M band returns
lifted the nearly two-year suspension for the band in June as the latest in several changes FAMU made in an attempt to end a culture of hazing. The fallout from Champion's death included the departure of the band's longtime director and the abrupt resignation of the university's president, James Ammons.
Date: Sep 01, 2013
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Florida A& M band back at football game after suspension
year suspension for the band in June as the latest in several sweeping changes FAMU has made in an attempt to end a culture of hazing. The fallout from Champion's death included the departure of the band's longtime director and the abrupt resignation of the university's president, James Ammons.
two-year suspension for the band in June as the latest in several sweeping changes FAMU has made in an attempt to end a culture of hazing. The fallout from Champion's death included the departure of the band's longtime director and the abrupt resignation of the university's president, James Ammons.
The previous FAMU president, James Ammons, and band director, Julian White, stepped down after Champion died and the depth of the band's hazing culture became public knowledge. Champion, who had opposed hazing, finally submitted to the ritual of "Crossing Bus C" -- a running of the gauntlet as band
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