Date rape survivor to keynote week

A date rape survivor and sexual assault prevention advocate will deliver the keynote address at this year's Sexual Assault Awareness Week, scheduled Sept. 14-18.

Katie Koestner will present "No-Yes" in a 7:30-9 p.m. program on Sept. 16 in Lee Hall auditorium. Koestner has received national attention for speaking about her experience with date rape. In 1993, HBO aired a docudrama, "No Visible Bruises: The Katie Koestner Story," based on Koestner's life. Her television appearances include "Larry King Live," "Oprah," "NBC Nightly News," and "Entertainment Tonight."

She also appeared on the cover of the June 3, 1991, issue of Time magazine.

Besides her keynote address, Koestner will speak the same day at 3 p.m. in the Colvard Union small auditorium and at 5 p.m. at Herbert Hall. She will visit informally with students at the Alpha Gamma Delta House at 10 p.m.

The week will conclude with a "Take Back the Night Rally." The rally will begin in front of the Zeta Tau Alpha House on Sorority Row and proceed to the Amphitheater. Scheduled performers include "Night Moves," an MSU student group, "Tulane Men Against Rape," and Phi Mu Alpha. Candles will be lighted to commemorate victims.

Other Sexual Assault Awareness Week activities include:

• Sept. 14-"It Could Happen to You," sexual assault prevention program for high school students, 6-7 p.m.
• Sept. 15- Colvard Union lobby display, "Myths and Facts," 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; "Playing the Game," small auditorium, 9 a.m.; "Men and Sexual Assault: Issues and Implications," small auditorium, 10 a.m.; "No Means No!" small auditorium, 11 a.m.; "Sexual Harassment: Know the Facts," brown-bag lunch, Colvard Union faculty lounge, noon; "Someone You Know," small auditorium, 2 p.m.
• Sept. 16-Colvard Union lobby display, "Rohypnol: The Date Rape Drug," 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; "Against Her Will," small auditorium, 9:30 a.m.; "Perpetrator Types/Victim Impact," 301-302 Colvard Union, 11 a.m.; "The Date Rape Drug: What You Should Know," Colvard Union faculty lounge, 12:30 p.m.; "Nuts and Bolts: The Making of a Proactive Campus Community," small auditorium, 2 p.m.; "No Visible Bruises: The Katie Koestner Story," small auditorium, 3 p.m.; "What to do if..." Herbert Hall, 5 p.m.; "No-Yes," keynote address, Lee Hall auditorium, 7:30-9 p.m.; informal visiting with Katie Koestner, Alpha Gamma Delta House, Sorority Row, 10 p.m.
• Sept. 17-"The Alcohol/Assault Connection," Colvard Union lobby display, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; "The Date Rape Drug: What You Should Know," Colvard Union faculty lounge, 9 a.m.; "The Gentle Art of Refusal: Steps to Prevent Dating Violence," 301-302 Colvard Union, 10 a.m.; "Campus Rape," small auditorium, 11 a.m.; "Sexual Assault Investigation: The Police Perspective," 301-302 Colvard Union, noon; "Summer's Story," small auditorium, 1 p.m.; "Rape Aggression Defense," Drill Field, 2 p.m.; "Rape Aggression Defense," Lee Hall auditorium, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• Sept. 18-"Sexual Assault: Not by Strangers Only!" Colvard Union lobby display, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; "Helping Victims Become Survivors," Colvard Union faculty lounge, 9:30 a.m.; "Giving Her What She Wants," small auditorium, 11 a.m.; "Little Sister," brown-bag lunch, small auditorium, 12:30 p.m.; "Campus Rape," 301-302 Colvard Union, 2 p.m.; "Take Back the Night Rally," Sorority Row, 6-7:15 p.m.

The week is sponsored by the Sexual Assault Response Team and various other university organizations.

For more information, contact Dr. Leigh Jensen, team coordinator, or Christie Bevis at 325-2218.