News Release

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January 12, 2006

Media Availability

What: Boise State students, featured speakers from Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Week march and rally available for interviews
When: 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13
Where: Outside the Student Union Hatch Ballroom, second floor of the Student Union Building

The Boise State University Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Celebration week kicks off Jan. 16 and runs through Jan. 21. The celebration is one of the biggest events of the year at Boise State and is attended by hundreds of people from throughout the Valley. You�re invited to meet a few of the student leaders who have organized the events and who will be speaking at the march and rally on the Statehouse steps Monday morning and the Poetry Slam for Justice II on Monday night.

This would be an excellent opportunity to preview the week�s events, which wrap up with a keynote speech by CNN journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom and a performance by the musical group The Princely Players at 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Morrison Center.

Interview subjects include:

� Rodney Curley, chairman of Boise State�s MLK committee. He will speak at the march and rally on Monday.

� Dang Du, an Associated Students of Boise State University senator and MLK committee member. He also will speak at the march and rally on Monday and will compete in the poetry slam on Monday night.

� Kate Neal, member of the Boise State Cultural Center staff and MLK committee member. Neal will give a rap performance on the Statehouse steps under the stage name KRITIK. She also will perform at Monday night�s poetry slam.

All three of these students have been intimately involved with the week�s events and can answer any questions you might have. They also can be reached on the phone tomorrow and through next week. Curley can be reached at 695-6373; Neal at 284-9578; and Du at 921-5623.

For a full schedule of the week�s events, please visit http://news.boisestate.edu/newsrelease/122005/1216MLKschedule.html. If you need further assistance, please call Julie Hahn at 426-5540 or 250-1475.

For more information, contact Julie Hahn, communications specialist, at (208) 426-5540 or juliehahn@boisestate.edu.

Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and public service.

 

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