University of • Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY January 21, 1992
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UCO honors MLK
Suspect arrested in campus rapes BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) —The husband of Bloomsburg University's new police chief is accused of raping a co-worker and is under investigation in four more attacks — one that occurred when he and his wife were in town for her job interview. Michael Recce Boykin blamed his arrest on racism, and a university trustee said resentment and suspicion have dogged the couple since the wife took over campus security. Boykin, 41, a university maintenance worker, is married to former Chicago police officer Margaret Boykin. They took their campus jobs Oct. 31. That afternoon, a student was raped in a gymnasium. Rapes on or near the campus followed on Nov. 27 and Dec. 11. On Dec. 18, one of B oykin' s co-workers was raped in a university pickup truck, and she named him as the attacker. He pleaded innocent to rape charges last week in that attack and was held on $75,000 bail.
march around the campus. A racially mixed crowd of 125 people Staff Writer attended, 50 of whom braved the 29 degree weather to march across campus. "This great man fought for rights and freedoms of all men, black and white, and "When we let freedom ring, when we it's important for all men to remember his let it ring from every village and every sacrifices and celebrate this day," said hamlet, from every state and every city, Barry Lofton, coordinator of we will be able to speed up that day when multicultural student services and all of God's children, black men and organizer of the event. white men, Jews and Gentiles, The event included a solo by Miss Protestants and Catholics, will be able to Black Oklahoma, Erica Barnett; a poetry join hands and sing in the words of that reading by Miss Black UCO, Sonya old Negro spiritual,'Free at last! Free at Carter; and speeches by Marcus last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at Buchanan, a senior at UCO and president last. of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and Troy Dunn, a senior at the United States - Martin Luther King, Jr. Air Force Academy. "The struggle for equality has killed Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday was many people. It has had many leader's but celebrated at the University of Central one stood out: Martin Luther King, Jr.... Oklahoma Monday with a rally and He believed in fair treatment for all. We By Tim Linville
can accomplish this through education," said Buchanan in his speech. People had many reasons for attending, but remembering the struggles our society has gone through in the last 25 years seemed to be a common theme. "This holiday means a great deal because it gives black students an awareness of what has happened in the struggle for civil rights. It gives people a chance to get together and remember his dream and keep striving to achieve it," said Andre Washington, treasurer of the Black Students Association. "This is a day to get together to think of what his struggle was all about and to think about how we can better ourselves and future generations," said UCO student Rhonda Byars. "We must carry the torch of equality through every city and every state until we can pass it on to the next generation," said Dunn.
Convoy responds to new death reports SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hoping to stem a reported wave of deaths from cold and hunger, U.N. officials last week assembled a convoy for Zepa, the east Bosnian town cut off from aid since the 9month old ethnic war began. The convoy was in response to reports of new deaths in and around the Muslim enclave in Serb-held territory.
API chief discounts energy proposals HOUSTON (AP) — Presidentelect Clinton's proposed energy policies could derail economic growth, the head of the oil industry's largest trade group claims. American Petroleum Institute President Charles DiBona told Houston members Tuesday the "naive and disturbing" conservation and fuel preference measures espoused by many in the Clinton camp would stifle economic growth. • See World Wrap, page 4
University of Central Oklahoma student Kim Jackson around the campus in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leads a group of UCO students in singing as they march birthday. (Photo by Amy Johnson)
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Monday was observed as Martin Luther King day. Multicultural Student Services plans more events for Black Heritage Month in February.
UCO basketball team scores big against Baptist Christian . The Bronchos are currently ranked 9 th in the nation in the NCAA-II poll.