Thursday, August 23, 2007

Dateline NBC: "To Catch a Campus Speaker..."



When NBC's news division isn't humiliating child molesters for ratings, they occasionally do something that can be enlightening and educational. Monday September 3rd (Labor Day) at 10:00 PM EST, Dateline NBC is doing an hour on safety issues (pick-pocketing, vacation safety, children staying home alone, date-rape drugs, sexual assault). It's a good episode to tell your fellow students about (particularly women). TiVo it if you're partying hard on the holiday weekend.

Two of our CAMPUSPEAK speakers played a role in one of the segments. Kelly Addington and Rebecca Tieder assisted with the segment on date rape prevention, and they are pretty excited about how it came out. You can read more about Kelly and Becca and their Unite for Change Campaign at the CAMPUSPEAK site.

As far as we know, Kelly and Becca didn't try to lure a 14-year-old boy into a sexual encounter, so we're hoping this will give them a positive awareness boost. Let anyone you know who's interested in the sexual assault prevention issue about this Dateline NBC episode.

Have a great weekend, Everyone!