KEVIN KLAUS/Arizona Daily Wildcat Darrell Scott, father of Rachel Joy Scott, one of the students killed at Columbine High School, moved a crowd of over 350 UA students and visitors to tears last night. In his presentation, Scott emphasized the power of kindness.

On April 19, 1999, 10 people lost their lives at Columbine High School. On Oct. 28, 2002, three UA nursing professors were killed by a student. According to one man, both situations could have been prevented ÷ by kindness.

Darrell Scott, father of Rachel Joy Scott, one of the students who died at Columbine, said that similar incidents can be prevented if people challenge themselves to be kind.

Scott highlighted the events that led to the death of his daughter and nine other individuals to more than 350 UA students and visitors at Centennial Hall last night. He spoke of how Rachel's examples of kindness could be critical to preventing future acts of violence.

"Rachel never thought that her words would start a chain reaction into so many hearts," Scott said.

Since the new year Scott has delivered his presentation to at least 50 colleges around the nation.

Some audience members cried as a video, comprised of clips taken from newscasts that aired as the Columbine shootings began to unfold, was shown. But Scott subtly slipped in jokes to lighten the mood.

"She wanted to be an actress and a missionary," he said as he glanced at a large picture of her. "Go figure."

Scott said he hoped that his daughter's actions before she was killed would inspire others to do the same. He spoke of her relentless pursuit for morals based upon a firm belief in God.

He also focused on the profiles of shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, some of which he learned while watching five hours of surveillance video with police. He said he learned how violence and ridicule influenced their actions.

"Who ever said sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will never hurt me? They must have been from another planet," he said.

Brant Nave, event organizer and member of Campus Crusade for Christ, said that while Scott's visit was in the planning stages well before the shootings at the nursing college, his presentation was needed now more than ever.

"They're both so similar ÷ the same kinds of violence," Nave said.

Jamie Duce, a communications sophomore, agreed, saying that while she was primarily there for a friend who was at Columbine High School during the shootings, both events affected both campus communities in the same way.

"They both just happened out of the blue. Both incidents were just something that not everyone deals with every day," Duce said.

But as feelings of grief still linger across the UA campus, many students are still trying to make sense of the shootings at Columbine.

"I wanted to find out more about what happened up there, to see what he had to say about it," said Mark Veprek, psychology sophomore.

On Monday, members of Campus Crusade for Christ placed empty chairs on the UA Mall for the 10 who died at Columbine and the pictures of the three UA professors that died.

Nave said the display was a reminder to students and staff to never forget.

"It's important to remember what they all stood for and to never lose sight of their lives," Nave said.