Title: 10 Ways to Help Protect Yourself From Sexual Assault — Even Though You Shouldn't Have To
Headings: 10 Ways to Help Keep Yourself Safe on Campus
10 Ways to Help Keep Yourself Safe on Campus
USE The Buddy System
Tell Everyone Your Business
Be Safe While Being Pulled Over By the Police
Watch Your Drink or Ditch Your Drink
Do Your Research Before You Study Abroad
Keep your Online Life Private
Trust your Instincts
Party Responsibly
Protect Yourself and Your Belongings
encourage everyone around you to invest in programs that raise rape awareness and teach men not to rape

Content: Party Responsibly
With recreational prescription drug use now common on college campuses, it's easy to accidentally give yourself a date-rape drug. Anti-anxiety medications are a popular black-out favorite. And then there's alcohol, which is involved in about 90 percent of sexual assault cases occurring on college campuses. Alcohol and drugs combined can incapacitate you even further. It's 100 percent true that if you are intoxicated — with alcohol, drugs, or both — you are unable to consent to sex, but unfortunately that will strike a perpetrator as an opportunity rather than a deterrent. Consider your first slurred word to be a sign it's time to call a cab or ask a sober, trusted friend to take you home. Protect Yourself and Your Belongings
Taking a self-defense course is a great way to work off some adrenaline and help keep yourself safe. You may never have to use these moves, but the confidence of knowing how to protect yourself will show in your stride. Carry a high-pitched whistle that you can quickly access in case of an emergency for yourself and fellow classmates in need of help. If your state allows it, carry mace to ward off attackers — just be sure to read the instructions so you avoid accidentally blinding yourself.