Imagine walking down the street with 5 twenty dollar bills fanned out in your hands and you are looking at the money and not paying any attention to what is going on around you. That is what you look like to a predator when you are have your head down texting. They may only grab your phone and run, or they may hit you first before taking your phone.
campus safety
Self-Defense Workshop Sunday Aug. 27, 12:00pm
The class has been designed to take advantage of the strengths and skills you have already developed. You will learn to use your brain, voice and body to avoid potentially dangerous people and situations and to physically defend yourself when necessary using a wide variety of self-defense techniques from a dozen different fighting arts.
Personal Safety: How close is too close?
The major takeaway here is that when you establish your personal space you have set a boundary. If you allow someone to break that boundary they may feel empowered to take further liberties, such as putting their hands on you.
Instagram used to target college students
A maintenance worker targeted at least 33 women, police say, all college students, tracking their movements through social media and then burglarizing their apartments and houses.
Don’t open the Door!
A young woman, living near DePaul University, heard a knock at the door to her apartment. When she went to answer it she found herself staring at a man wearing a ski mask and displaying a handgun.
Are students prepared for the dark side of high school and college?
It’s that time again. The kids are heading back to school and some moms and dads are having mixed emotions as their sons and daughters head off to what awaits them in high school or college. Along with the pride that fills a parents heart there is also fear. It was hard enough keeping them […]
Roommate’s quick reaction helps avert tragedy at University of Central Florida
“I just thought he kept to himself a lot and, I don’t know, I just thought he was a quiet introverted person. The only time he made solid eye contact with me was when he was pointing the gun at me,”Babakhani said.
Loyola University freshman charged with rape
Most young woman think of rape coming at the hands of a stranger, but such is not the case.
Stalking on college campuses: An increasing problem (Part 2)
How dangerous is stalking?
Stalking on college campuses: An increasing problem (Part 1)
“The link between stalking and dying is real, and it’s significant,”