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Read More »Senator Bill Nelson To Try Legislative Route In ‘Water War’
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he will file legislation aimed at forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to divert more freshwater into Northwest Florida's Apalachicola Bay system, in relation to an ongoing dispute between the state and Georgia over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system.
Read More »Florida A&M President Could Be Forced Out By Next Year
Trustees will have to negotiate a new contract for her to remain in position.
Read More »Among Florida Universities, UF Has Most $250,000-Plus Earners
Students in a data journalism class at the University of Florida compiled a list of information based on analysis of state payroll in Florida.
Read More »Board of Governors hears Florida A&M hazing investigation report
Members of the Board of Governors heard a report on the investigation of Florida A&M University's anti-hazing program Wednesday.
Read More »FAMU Legacy Torch tours Gainesville
The FAMU legacy torch is coming to Gainesville on its tour of the country.
Read More »FAMU president resigning immediately
Florida A&M University President James Ammons is stepping down immediately after the school’s board voted to pay him more than $100,000 dollars in bonuses in exchange for leaving sooner. Ammons is the latest to resign in the wake of a hazing scandal and administrative problems plaguing the school but he …
Read More »Hazing expert weighs in on FAMU tragedy
As the author of four books on hazing, Hank Nuwer has has gained a national reputation on the subject. Nuwer is also an Associate Professor at Franklin College in Indiana. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Nickelle Smith spoke with Nuwer about FAMU’s hazing controversy and why he thinks this case has captured the nation’s attention. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FAMUHazingQANickelleSmith.mp3]
Read More »FAMU president resigns
By Lynn Hatter – FPR, Matthew Peddie – WMFE & Margie Menzel – WLRN Florida A&M University’s President has resigned in the wake of the hazing death of a band drum major. Lynn Hatter reports President James Ammons’ decision to step aside is the latest in the fallout from stemming from …
Read More »New evidence released in FAMU hazing case
Prosecutors in the case of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who died after being hazed on a bus last November, have released more than 15 hundred pages of evidence against the 13 band members who have been charged. As Florida Public Radio’s Trimmel Gomes reports, evidence shows Champion …
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