Defend Yourself Against Rape, Aggression
Ashley Winseck Staff Reporter
Issue date: 10/6/05 Section: News
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The program is available free of charge to all female members of the Sacred Heart community including students, faculty and staff, and their family members.
R.A.D. stands for Rape, Aggression, and Defense. Public Safety officer Lisa Brown will be teaching this nine-hour course in three, three-hour sessions on November 7th, 10th and 11th.
"You really must take all three classes in order to get the depth of what I am trying to teach," said Brown.
The lessons consist of a one-hour lecture about self-defense, rape, and aggression, followed by two hours of instruction and practice of defensive skills.
For the latter portion of the lesson, Brown will be assisted by brothers of Lambda Sigma Phi.
Lambda has been assisting the R.A.D. program since is started three years ago. Brown said they usually play the role of the aggressors on whom the women practice their new skills.
A self-defense program is a good way to gain important knowledge about protecting oneself.
"Most importantly on a University campus where we have a 2 to 1 male to female ratio," said Brown, "females are sometimes a bit more vulnerable to incidents of aggression."
The Department of Public Safety has always maintained the goal of protecting the campus and its community. The R.A.D. program was an idea that started three years ago and has continued due to its popularity.
"Over 150 people have gone through the program since it started," said Brown.
At the end of each program, Brown does an analysis of each participant to see what they have learned and how they have improved.
"When I ask them if they feel their self confidence has become greater, the answer is always 'definitely'," said Brown.
Brown is very enthusiastic about the R.A.D. program. She is very thankful to the Director of Public Safety, Jack Fernandez for always supporting such programs.
"Human nature sometimes calls for confrontation," said Brown, "so it's important to have certain skills."
Those certain skills can be learned through R.A.D. Brown said the goal is to teach women that it's okay to be assertive, to broaden their horizons and heighten awareness about aggression.