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An all female dance troupe at Florida A&M University has been suspended pending an investigation into a weekend report of hazing. The report came from a parent who called the school on Tuesday afternoon. The group was suspended before the end of the day.

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The all female dance group was suspended late Tuesday after a parent reported an alleged hazing over the Labor Day Weekend. Freshmen were reportedly forced to drink alcohol and run up a hill. FAMU police are investigating.

The anonymous police report says only that the incident happened on Jakes and Paterson Street.

The report came out on the same day FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson was beginning a series of anti hazing workshops. He told Boosters on Wednesday that the message must get out.

“The point that I want to make is that we will take swift and decisive action It is very disappointing, but at the same time there are a lot of students out there that have gotten the message” says Robinson.

There were mixed reactions on campus. Some students didn’t want to talk about it at all.

“I gotta. I gotta be somewhere really quickly” is what one camouflage clad student told us. Others, like Elizabeth Oyecora, called the alleged incident unforgivable. “They didn’t learn so they deserve what happened to them. So, I guess other organizations will learn from this” says the first year Pharmacy student.

FAMU’s reputation for hazing became national news with the death of drum major Robert Champion last November. Colin Johnson chose to enroll this fall anyway. “It’s like, sometimes certain individuals will make bad choices. But overall I still feel like FAMU is a good decent school to go to”, says Johnson.

The investigation may lead off campus and involve Tallahassee Police. Until resolved, the dance troupe will remain suspended.

An all female dance troupe at Florida A&M University has been suspended pending an investigation into a weekend report of hazing. The report came from a parent who called the school on Tuesday afternoon. The group was suspended before the end of the day.

This is a promotional video from the FAMU Torque Dancers.

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The all female dance group was suspended late Tuesday after a parent reported an alleged hazing over the Labor Day Weekend. Freshmen were reportedly forced to drink alcohol and run up a hill. FAMU police are investigating.

The anonymous police report says only that the incident happened on Jakes and Paterson Street.

The report came out on the same day FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson was beginning a series of anti hazing workshops. He told Boosters on Wednesday that the message must get out.

“The point that I want to make is that we will take swift and decisive action It is very disappointing, but at the same time there are a lot of students out there that have gotten the message” says Robinson.

There were mixed reactions on campus. Some students didn’t want to talk about it at all.

“I gotta. I gotta be somewhere really quickly” is what one camouflage clad student told us. Others, like Elizabeth Oyecora, called the alleged incident unforgivable. “They didn’t learn so they deserve what happened to them. So, I guess other organizations will learn from this” says the first year Pharmacy student.

FAMU’s reputation for hazing became national news with the death of drum major Robert Champion last November. Colin Johnson chose to enroll this fall anyway. “It’s like, sometimes certain individuals will make bad choices. But overall I still feel like FAMU is a good decent school to go to”, says Johnson.

The investigation may lead off campus and involve Tallahassee Police. Until resolved, the dance troupe will remain suspended.