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Hazing trial starts in Orlando for one FAMU band member

ORLANDO — Jury selection in the trial of Dante Martin, one of the four remaining former Florida A&M University band members charged with felony hazing and manslaughter in the death of a drum major, is set to move to a second day, while trials for the three other remaining defendants have been postponed until April. The trial began nearly three years after drum major Robert Champion died from being beaten.


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Santa Fe College passes anti-discrimination bill

After two transgender Santa Fe College students were heckled leaving a school bathroom, followed through campus to their car and chased to a nearby Publix grocery store this February, leading them to drop out of school, the incident ignited a flame that helped pass a protective measure for all students last week, regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation.



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