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Wednesday, May 02, 2012

The Two-Way

13 Face Criminal Charges In Florida A&M Hazing Death

May 2, 2012 Drum major Robert Champion died in November 2010. Authorities say it was a case of death by hazing.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Are You Hard-Wired For Compassion? How About Cruelty?

A marching band leads the horse-drawn carriage carrying Robert Champion following his November 2011 funeral in Decatur, Georgia.

February 23, 2012 Are humans hard-wired for hazing and cruelty? Or are we hard-wired instead for cooperation? Commentator Barbara J. King explains why the popular discourse about a hard-wired human nature fails to understand human behavior.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The Two-Way

Fired Florida A&M Band Director Says His Hazing Warnings Were Dismissed

Julian White, former director of Florida A&M University's famed Marching 100 band, speaks at a news conference in Tallahassee, Fla.

November 29, 2011 Julian White was fired as head of the prestigious program after the hazing-related death of his drum major. White says if university officials had heeded his warnings, Robert Champion may still be alive.

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