4 Florida Students Expelled in Hazing Death

Music profs resign in separate incident

(NEWSER) - Florida A&M band members will be hit with criminal charges today following a six-month investigation into the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion . The charges come as two music professors at the school have had to resign over alleged involvement in another hazing incident, their lawyer says. A student accused professors Anthony Simons and Diron Holloway of beating him and other band fraternity members in a 2010 hazing incident at Holloway's house. The charges in Champion's death follow earlier charges in December against three band members in the beating of a female peer, the New York Times reports. More»

Hazing widespread within 'Marching 100,' parents say

(NEWSER) - All performances by Florida A&M University's famed "Marching 100" band have been suspended while police and the university investigate the death of a drum major. Over the weekend, Robert Champion, 26, collapsed outside a charter bus after a football game in which the band performed at half-time. He died in the hospital soon after and police say hazing was a factor in his death, the Orlando Sentinel reports. More»

Robert Champion of Florida A&M was beaten on a bus

(AP) - Thirteen people were charged today for their roles in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major who was severely beaten in what appears to be one of the biggest college hazing cases ever. The charges were announced more than five months after 26-year-old Robert Champion died aboard a chartered bus. Eleven of the 13 will face a hazing-resulting-in-death charge, a third-degree felony. If convicted, they face up to nearly six years in prison. The other two will face misdemeanor charges. More»

Death caused by 'blunt force trauma sustained during hazing incident'

(NEWSER) - A Florida A&M University drum major who died after being hazed was indeed killed by that hazing, and his death has been ruled a homicide. The Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner's Office today revealed that Robert Champion's death was the result of "blunt force trauma sustained during a hazing incident." The autopsy "revealed extensive contusions of his chest, arms, shoulder, and back with extensive hemorrhage" and signs of "a significant rapid blood loss" stemming from the injuries he sustained, reports the Orlando Sentinel . Sheriff's investigators plan to meet with the state attorney's office to determine whether criminal charges should be filed. More»

(NEWSER) - For the first time in 40 years, horns won’t blow at a University of Wisconsin football game tonight: The marching band’s been suspended for alleged hazing, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. The school hasn't disclosed details, but the band director said alcohol and “inappropriate sexual behavior” were involved. “The allegations were serious enough that there needed to be some action right away,” he said. More»