TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The fallout from the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major appears unlikely to end soon. University leaders will hold an emergency meeting next week to start the search for a new president. That's because James Ammons, the president since 2007, abruptly resigned Wednesday. Ammons had vowed a month ago to remain at his job, despite a no-confidence vote from trustees that month. The famed Marching 100 band remains suspended for the coming year. The university is also dealing with a deficit in its athletic program, which relied on the band to help draw large crowds to football games. Eleven students will head to trial in October on felony charges related to drum major Robert Champion's death.
FAMU still dealing with fallout from hazing death
— Jul. 12 4:30 AM EDT
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FILE - In a Thursday, June 26, 2008 file photo, James Ammons, President of Florida A & M University, announces that the school has had it's accreditation restored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida A&M University President James Ammons, who has been under fire since the hazing death of a marching band member, is immediately stepping down from his job. Ammons has reached an agreement with FAMU's governing board to resign effective on Monday, July 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Phil Coale, File)
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