TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- And now, the real work begins.
Florida A&M University’s revered Marching 100 band will return to the field Sept. 1, it was announced Thursday in a brief news conference that was well orchestrated and deliberate in tone.
It had to be that way. This is a serious step in in the university’s rebuilding efforts. It’s been 21 months since the beginning of the fallout from the hazing-related death in November 2011 of Marching 100 drum major Robert Champion. Champion’s death and a subsequent extended investigation into FAMU’s operations cost then-President James Ammons his job, speeded up retirement plans for Julian White, who was director of bands and chairman of the music department at FAMU, and led to criminal charges brought against some who were listed as band members. Legal matters still remain unresolved.
But the cost was much deeper than that, making the Marching 100’s return that much more challenging
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