A senior at the University of South Carolina (USC), Olivia Hassler is an advocate who began speaking out against relationship violence after a vicious episode with her now ex-boyfriend left her unconscious and hospitalized. On Thursday, February 25, Hassler will tell her story to empower others at East Stroudsburg University (ESU). The program, titled Olivia\u2019s Story: The Courage to Fight Back, will be held in the Neidbala Auditorium (Room 117) of the Warren E. \u201955 & Sandra Hoeffner Science & Technology Center at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Hassler is currently a track and field student-athlete, who competes in javelin, at USC. She holds a double major in criminal justice and criminology and women and gender studies, and excels on and off the track, having earned multiple Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Honor Roll awards and All- Academic Status. In 2015, USC\u2019s athletic department teamed up with Gamecock Productions to produce a documentary titled \u201cUnbroken\u201d about Hassler\u2019s story.<\/p>\n
The film, combined with her advocacy efforts, earned Hassler the Wilma Rudolph Student Athlete Achievement Award and the Gamecock Inspiration Award. She was also featured several times on the SEC Network.<\/p>\n
\u201cOlivia\u2019s Story\u201d is open to the public and it is free of charge. A question and answer session will follow the presentation, and resource tables and light refreshments will be available.\u00a0 This event is sponsored by ESU\u2019s Office of Health Education and Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) Prevention, ESU Women\u2019s Center, and the Office of Human Resource Management. For more information contact Alyson Patascher at 570-422-3298.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A senior at the University of South Carolina (USC), Olivia Hassler will tell her story about relationship violence to empower others at East Stroudsburg University (ESU) on February 25.<\/p>\n
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