It was New Year's Eve, 1995. Andrea and Mike Cooper had just come home from a New Year's party and found their only daughter dead in their living room.Kristin had committed suicide because she was depressed after a co-worker raped her, her father, Mike Cooper, said.

Andrea Cooper, Kristen's mother and Delta Delta Delta alumna, who has made it her mission to travel and inform students about rape, depression and suicide will be speaking on TCU's campus for the third time Sunday at noon in Ed Landreth Hall Auditorium.

Editor's Note: The Daily Skiff was not allowed to interview the coach or players for this story.Looking to build on a road victory against a Mountain West Conference opponent, the volleyball team welcomes two more conference opponents to the University Recreation Center this weekend.

At 16-6, the Horned Frogs will host UNLV and San Diego State this weekend. The Rebels sport a record a 13-3 record while the Aztecs come in at 11-6.

Texas Tech has been given a black eye, and Geoffrey Candia delivered the punch. Administrators at Texas Tech banned the sale of a T-shirt depicting a silhouette of Michael Vick dangling the Texas A&M mascot, Reveille, by her leash.

The T-shirt, bearing the university colors that read "Vick 'Em" in reference to the Aggie's slogan "Gig 'em," was created by a Tech student through his fraternity.

Even though Candia, the creator of the T-shirt, expressed regret in printing them, the school still took action.

No one has a more difficult job than elected leaders, and it is up to them to make responsible decisions for their organizations, a speaker said Thursday.Dave Westol, owner and CEO of Limberlost Consulting in Carmel, Ind., discussed risk management for student-organized social events as well as the role of student leaders and faculty advisers. This event at the Brown-Lupton Student Center was a joint venture of the Office of Student Organizations and Campus Life and about 80 faculty and students attended.

Every hour, 330 American adults turn 60, said an alumna at a symposium Thursday.Janice Knebl, the chief of the geriatrics division at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, spoke about the growing senior-American demographic and brought attention to their medical, legal and financial issues.

Knebl's speech, "Understanding the Older Adult," was held at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni Center and was hosted by the Center for Healthy Aging and the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences. There were about 60 people in attendance.

From the first day of orientation, TCU students are spoon-fed the idea of being ethical leaders and responsible citizens, so it's not surprising that TCU has a long standing record of volunteerism. This...

Students are inviting Dave Matthews Band to crash into TCU this fall.

AT&T's "World's Loudest Pep Rally" contest gives schools the opportunity to win a free Dave Matthews Band concert by submitting invitations to the band.

As of Wednesday night, TCU ranked 35 on the list of 120 schools. Southern Methodist University is at 11 and Baylor University ranks sixth. Leading the competition is the U.S. Military Academy, according to the AT&T Blue Room Web site.

The former lieutenant governor of Texas, Ben Barnes, told a political science class Wednesday serious partisanship is the No. 1 problem facing the country."Education is about compromise, marriage is about compromise and politics is about compromise," Barnes said. "If we become so partisan that we don't want to have the social conscience and see the need to work out compromise, then our government isn't going to work."

Barnes visited political science professor Jim Riddlesperger's class Wednesday.

"It's not enough to win; now, you have to destroy," he said.

Monday will mark the close of Hispanic Heritage Month, but before then, Intercultural and Inclusiveness Services plans to continue stimulating the minds of Hispanics across campus.Today from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Center lounge, IIS will present a panel of Hispanic professionals addressing topics affecting students as part of its "It Takes a Village: Cultural Awareness Series."