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Minnesota's first certified college MADD chapter is at St. Olaf

By Amy Gage
October 31, 2002

Since suffering the deaths of five students by drunk drivers in one year, St. Olaf College students have gotten MADD. Specifically, they have created the state's first certified college chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), which was approved in October, according to Katherine Cooper, vice president of youth development for the Rice/Scott County MADD Chapter. Julia Drake '04, president of the St. Olaf chapter, called SO MADD, has led a visibility campaign that's included a petition drive -- netting 540 signatures displayed as a "Chain of Life" in Buntrock Commons. Renee Sauter of the Wellness Center is adviser to the on-campus group. For more information about MADD Minnesota, call (800) 487-6233.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.