FAMU Marching 100 growing after return from suspension

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Sylvester Young, a FAMU alum, took over and the band returned Fall 2013. He continues to have a difficult task ahead: rebuilding the band while shaking a reputation of hazing and severe mismanagement. 

"We're in the middle of that process and its working. This is a totally different group of students from what they had five years ago," Young said. There were more than 400 members on the band during the scandal, including students from other schools and some with low GPAs. 

Now, Young says, there are about 170 members and they hope to bring that number closer to 300 by next year. 

"There's a lot of pressure, people want to see a huge band," he added. 

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NOTE: Dr. Julian E. White was not fired as stated in this video story.  Dr. White retired (May 2012) after nearly 40 years of service to the FAMU Department of Music, at age 71.