FAMU suspends dance team after hazing reports

[rachel1]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University officials say the Torque Dance Team has been suspended following allegations of an off-campus hazing incident.

Interim President Larry Robinson announced the suspension on Tuesday, shortly after the university received an anonymous report that the incident occurred during the Labor Day weekend.

Officials say they've launched an investigation, but details about what happened weren't released.

FAMU has cracked down on hazing since the death last year of drum major Robert Champion, who died after being beaten by fellow band members during a hazing ritual aboard a bus parked outside an Orlando hotel following a football game. The Marching 100 was later suspended, meaning the band won't be playing at this season's football games.

Eleven FAMU band members face felony hazing charges, while two others face misdemeanor counts. They have pleaded not guilty.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-09-04/FAMU-hazing-dance/57588222/1

I wouldn't be surprised if more hazing allegations were revealed at FAMU.

How sickening for some people to display such egregious behavior but I suppose that some folks are just too megalomanical and/or sadistic for whatever reason(s).

[Drale]

1. What happened to the good old days

when new guys had to wear funny costumes, carry a pink backpack or make everyone dinner. People today take things way to far.

[Oldfolkie]

2. Similar incident in Japan

About ten years ago, I forget exactly, a band from a black college in Texas went to Japan with the school football team for an exhibition against a Japanese college team. Maybe 100 band members went.
While the buses were parked in the Akihabara electronics sales district, the band members jumped off the buses and grabbed all kinds of electrical music playing and recording gizmos off displays on the street in front of the stores. The band members were caught and confronted and kicked out of the country. It was discovered during the investigation, that about half the college band members WERE NOT LEGIT STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE, but free riders.
One wonders how many of the band members of the Florida school are legitimate students. ???

[rachel1]

4. It was actually about 20 years ago

http://articles.latimes.com/1992-12-16/news/mn-1947_1_university-band

I was shocked to read that this kind of massive theft had occurred and that it was downplayed by Texas Southern University.

[DonRedwood]

3. phew!GOod thing they didn't molest a bunch of little kids...they would have been in much more troubl

oh...wait...

So, hazing within a college program and they get totally suspended. A program supports and hides a child molester and they have to sit out a few bowl games?

Um....

I really think we need to relook at Penn State's punishment....