Members of the Florida A&M University band led a horse-drawn carriage Wednesday carrying the casket of fellow band member Robert Champion, found dead on a bus after a game Nov. 19.
(DAVID GOLDMAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
4 expelled over band death
Hazing suspected at Florida A&M is common practice
Members of the Florida A&M University band led a horse-drawn carriage Wednesday carrying the casket of fellow band member Robert Champion, found dead on a bus after a game Nov. 19.
(DAVID GOLDMAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Four Florida A&M University students have been expelled for their role in what is believed to be a hazing death of a marching band member, the latest blemish for a rich and cherished institution at historically black colleges. Hazing is part of the price band members pay at historically black colleges and universities to be part of a vaunted campus tradition that eclipses the prestige and popularity of the football team.
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