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Pepperdine Sponsors Rape Educator Presentation  

The Pepperdine University chapter of the Delta Delta Delta Fraternity, and the Pepperdine Panhellenic Council will present a lecture titled Kristins's Story: A Story of Acquaintance Rape and Depression on Monday, Feb. 11, at 8:30 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium on the Malibu campus. Kristin's Story, a proactive, co-educational rape education program, is open to the public and aims to raise awareness about the unspoken concerns surrounding acquaintance rape, depression and suicide among college students.

Kristin Cooper, a Baker University student and member of Alpha Chi Omega, committed suicide on New Year's Eve, 1995. Kristin's Story is the story of a young woman's acquaintance rape and subsequent suicide as told by her mother, Andrea Cooper. Cooper, a member of Delta Delta Delta and a graduate of Florida State University, has been giving similar presentations over the past ten years. The presentation at Pepperdine is funded by a grant from the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and the Delta Delta Delta Foundation.

For more information on Kristin's Story, visit the official Kristin's Story Web site. For more information on the event being held at Pepperdine, contact Doug Hurley, Pepperdine Director of Student Activities, or Caitlin Johnson, president of the Pepperdine chapter of Delta Delta Delta.