Troy University News

January 10, 2003

Contact:
Tom Davis
Troy Office of University Relations
334/670-3196
tomdavis@troy.edu

Office of University Relations
253 Adams Administration
Troy, AL 36082
(334) 670-3196
(334) 670-3274 (fax)

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   TSU Students Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
   Troy State University students will be celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 12 – Jan. 15. Freshman Forum has planned the celebration in an effort to remember the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
   Wednesday, Jan.15 a Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial program featuring Alabama Sen. Rodger Smitherman will be held at 7 p.m. in the Adams Center Theater.
   Smitherman is serving his third term in the Senate. He graduated from the University of Montevallo with a B.B.A. degree and with honors from Miles Law School with a Juris Doctorate Degree.
   Smitherman will talk about the injustices Martin Luther King Jr. faced.
   Other activities for the week are as followed:

Sunday, Jan. 12 the Troy State University Gospel Choir and the Macedonia 17th St. Baptist Church Choir will perform at 5 p.m. in Troy State University’s Claudia Crosby Theater. Monday, Jan. 13 is Unity Day. TSU students will have the chance to sign a non-discrimination pledge in the Adams Center Lobby from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 14 a prayer service will be held at 11:15 a.m. on the Bibb Graves Quad.