I sense we are straying from the original post:
The question you are asking seems to be, not what can a female student do to protect herself, but what can you do to prevent this from happening again?
My first question for you is- are you sure guns aren't banned from campus period? Most colleges ban even a visitor from bringing a CCW on campus- it is not illegel (by law to carry) but you can be asked to leave by campus security and/or banned from campus if they catch you.
The second question (your question) is what can you do? I got the sense you were toying with the idea of a "Guardian Angels" type of patrol on campus (remember they used to be big in NYC?). I think the school would be very wary of allowing a vigilante group to operate, especially if you are a non-student. There would be too much liability and risk that a Travis Bickle type might join.
And also, what would the SOP of a campus watch-group be? College campuses can be very chaotic and different than a normal suburb neighborhood. Would you confront drunk males? You might find yourself a) very busy and b) creating fights and conflicts you shouldn't be. Plus campus security may quickly antagonize you rather than work alongside you.
So in case you were considering a night-patrol thing, I'd reconsider. JMO
What you could do is get involved with a local karate program and distribute fliers/posts to encourage college students to attend.
As an afterthought I guess; I feel like there is something I need to do about this, but what?
The question you are asking seems to be, not what can a female student do to protect herself, but what can you do to prevent this from happening again?
My first question for you is- are you sure guns aren't banned from campus period? Most colleges ban even a visitor from bringing a CCW on campus- it is not illegel (by law to carry) but you can be asked to leave by campus security and/or banned from campus if they catch you.
The second question (your question) is what can you do? I got the sense you were toying with the idea of a "Guardian Angels" type of patrol on campus (remember they used to be big in NYC?). I think the school would be very wary of allowing a vigilante group to operate, especially if you are a non-student. There would be too much liability and risk that a Travis Bickle type might join.
And also, what would the SOP of a campus watch-group be? College campuses can be very chaotic and different than a normal suburb neighborhood. Would you confront drunk males? You might find yourself a) very busy and b) creating fights and conflicts you shouldn't be. Plus campus security may quickly antagonize you rather than work alongside you.
So in case you were considering a night-patrol thing, I'd reconsider. JMO
What you could do is get involved with a local karate program and distribute fliers/posts to encourage college students to attend.