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    May 16, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  1. Cannon's lobbying firm banks $755k in first full quarter

    Tallahassee Bureau Chief
    TALLAHASSEE -- Former House Speaker Dean Cannon appears to have landed on his feet quite comfortably in his return to the lobbying world. The Winter Park Republican, who along with former House Speaker Larry Cretul launched his lobbying firm Capitol...

    Tags: Rick Scott, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Amusement and Theme Parks, Politics, Winter Park

    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. 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.
    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: Death and Dying Customs, James H. Ammons, Orange County (Florida), Leon County (Florida), Florida Classic

    3. May 7, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  3. 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.
    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: DeKalb, Ohio University, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), University of Missouri , Florida Classic

    4. May 3, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  4. Trial set for May 13 in deadly FAMU hazing

    Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills rejected a plea deal Friday in the fatal hazing of his roommate Robert Champion and is set to become the first ex-band member to go to trial in the case.
    Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills rejected a plea deal Friday in the fatal hazing of his roommate Robert Champion and is set to become the first ex-band member to go to trial in the case. Wills, 24, did not appear in court with Orlando attorney Bill...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Orange County (Florida), Orlando, Health and Safety at School, Grammy Awards

    5. May 2, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Judge won't throw out hazing lawsuit against FAMU

    An Orange County judge, rejecting FAMU's argument that drum major Robert Champion should be viewed as a voluntary "participant" in the illegal hazing that killed him, will not throw out a wrongful-death lawsuit against the university.
    An Orange County judge, rejecting FAMU's argument that drum major Robert Champion should be viewed as a voluntary "participant" in the illegal hazing that killed him, will not throw out a wrongful-death lawsuit against the university. Circuit Judge...

    Tags: Orange County (Florida), James H. Ammons, Colleges and Universities, Florida Classic, Orlando

    6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Rosen Plaza sued for the hazing death of FAMU drum major

    The Rosen Plaza hotel has been added as a defendant in the wrongful-death lawsuit of FAMU drum major Robert Champion, who was beaten to death in a hazing ritual on a bus in the Orlando resort's parking lot.
    The Rosen Plaza hotel has been added as a defendant in the wrongful-death lawsuit of FAMU drum major Robert Champion, who was beaten to death in a hazing ritual on a bus in the Orlando resort's parking lot. The Champion family's lawyer claims that Rosen'...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Orange County (Florida), Justice System, Florida Classic, Human Interest

    7. Mar 27, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  7. Lorne Michaels, 'Doctor Who,' Robin Roberts report receive Peabody Awards

    ABC's Robin Roberts has received the prestigious Peabody Award for sharing her health story in frank and detailed terms.
    Staff writer
    ABC's Robin Roberts has received the prestigious Peabody Award for sharing her health story in frank and detailed terms. The citation to her "Robin's Journey" reporting reads: "By allowing her network to document and build a public service campaign...

    Tags: TNT (tv network), Dancing With the Stars (tv program), Lorne Michaels, Hurricane Sandy (2012), ABC Family (tv network)

    8. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Sentinel wins national award for FAMU hazing stories

    The Orlando Sentinel has earned a first-place award from the Education Writers Association of America for a series of stories about the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion.
    The Orlando Sentinel has earned a first-place award from the Education Writers Association of America for a series of stories about the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion. Denise-Marie Ordway, Jeff Kunerth, Steve Hudak and...
    9. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. 12 charged with manslaughter in Florida A&M band hazing

    Florida prosecutors have beefed up the charges against former Florida A&M University marching band members accused of hazing a drum major to death.
    Florida prosecutors have beefed up the charges against former Florida A&M University marching band members accused of hazing a drum major to death. Twelve defendants were charged with manslaughter Monday in the case involving the death of Robert...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Murder, Hazing, Defendants

    10. Feb 25, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  10. UCF makes good call on halting Greek system

    It was 10:30 on Saturday night, and the only car meandering down Greek Park Drive was mine.
    It was 10:30 on Saturday night, and the only car meandering down Greek Park Drive was mine. It was so dark and quiet amid the cluster of fraternity and sorority houses at the University of Central Florida that you could have heard a penny drop from a...

    Tags: Florida State University, Education, Students, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities

    11. Jan 24, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. Report: FAMU replaces editor of student newspaper

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    The editor of the FAMU student newspaper was asked to reapply for his job and then didn't get it —  because he says the newspaper's advisor disagreed with his desire to hold the administration accountable, according to the Student Press Law Center....
    12. Jan 10, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. FAMU student newspaper delays publication after libel lawsuit filed by former marching band member

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    FAMU has put off publication of its student newspaper after a former member of the school's famous marching band filed a lawsuit against the paper, claiming he was libeled in an online article about the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. This...
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Robert Champion Photos
Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills, with his family, in...
(May 10, 2013)
FAMU band plea deal
Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills, with his attorney B...
(May 10, 2013)
FAMU band hazing plea deal
Former FAMU percussionist Caleb Jackson,who has been in...
(April 16, 2013)
FAMU Hazing Case
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