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• Hazing is back in the headlines after the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments from lawyers for one of the band members sentenced in the death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion. And UCF suspended a fraternity after a pledge’s mother complained that her son was forced to drink. We revisit a conversation with John Hechinger, author of True Gentlemen, The Broken Pledge of America’s Fraternities.
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• A judge this afternoon is preparing to sentence the last three defendants in the Florida A&M University hazing trial.
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• The jury is deliberating in the trial of three former Florida A and M Band members charged with hazing. FAMU drum Major Robert Champion died after undergoing a hazing ritual after a football game in Orlando in 2011. Today the prosecutor told the court tradition is no excuse for his death. 90.7’s Amy Green is at the Orange County Court House following the case. She spoke to Crystal Chavez.
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• Three former Florida A & M University band members were convicted of manslaughter and felony hazing in the November 2011 death of fellow “Marching 100” member Robert Champion. Benjamin McNamee, Aaron Golson, and Darryl Cearnel are the last of the dozen-plus defendants to be sentenced, but Darryl Owens says there’s much more to the story.
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• A former Florida A-and-M University band member has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison in the 2011 hazing death of drum major Robert Champion.
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• Closing arguments are expected today in the case of a former Florida A&M university band member charged with manslaughter and hazing. The alleged hazing incident almost three years ago led to the death of drum major Robert Champion.
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• The trial of a former Florida A&M band member charged with hazing in the death of drum major Robert Champion is underway in Orlando. Opening arguments are expected to begin Tuesday.
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