Saint Mary's is bringing a program to campus to help with rape prevention. Rape Aggression Defense [RAD] training has been successful at other colleges and is expected to come to the Saint Mary's campus in the spring.

The RAD program has trained over a quarter of a million women since its inception 13 years ago.

Signs were posted around the Saint Mary's campus to warn women to avoid walking or jogging alone at night, to travel in groups and to always put safety first.

While the plan is a preventative measure, some students say the program is great but it is unfortunate that it is needed.

"It's a good idea because the mentality of a lot of women here is that they don't think they are going to get raped here," said junior Lynda Szanyi, who added it is unfortunate many women do not already know how to protect themselves against an attacker.

But junior Mandy Alexander is one Saint Mary's student who will never fall into that category. Already with 10 years experience of karate under her belt, Alexander thinks the program will be beneficial for women who are not in the position that she is in.

"I think it's a good idea for these people that don't have any defense training," said Alexander.

The cost to bring the program to campus next semester is approximately $1,200 and the instructors will come from Notre Dame Security Police.

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