[thebigmole]

I'm sorry but I find this idea that a woman can't do anything to prevent themselves from getting raped incredibly disturbing. Most of my girl friends in college carried pepper spray on their keys. That seems pretty effective to me, since you are almost always likely to have your keys on you. My dad was even considering getting me self defense classes before leaving for college. If you have the right stuff, and the smarts not to get wasted around people you don't completely trust, or even better just not to get wasted to the point where you can't defend yourself, you can probably avoid getting assaulted. There are ways to protect yourself, and I think that it's dangerous to say there isn't.