UNLV's Jean Nidetch Women's Center will observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October by hosting numerous events dealing with sexual assault prevention and awareness.

From 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 1-7, the women's center will have an information table on sexual assault awareness activities set up in the lobby of the Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex and at the Moyer Student Union.

Survivors of Violence support group meetings are scheduled for 11 a.m.-noon Oct. 2, 16, and 30 in the Student Services Complex, Room 225.

A sexual assault peer education training program will take place 2:30-4 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Moyer Student Union, Room 202, and 1-3 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Student Services Complex, Room 254. The program is designed to train students to enlighten their peers, while providing a safe environment for women and men to discuss and understand the concepts and components of sexual assault awareness and prevention.

Also on Oct. 7, there will be a workshop titled Sexual Assault: Street Smart & Crisis Mindset from 2:30 until 4:30 p.m. A second workshop is scheduled for 4-5:30 p.m. Oct. 9. Both workshops will take place in the Moyer Student Union, Room 202. The class is designed to mentally prepare women and men about street awareness and knowing their options during an attack. The workshops will be led by Stewart Rhodes, a street crime survival instructor.

The annual Take Back the Night march, candlelight vigil, and exhibitor fair also is scheduled for Oct. 7. The events begin at 5:30 p.m. on the Valerie Pida Plaza outside the Moyer Student Union. The events are intended to help heighten awareness, offer crime prevention methods, and increase safety and self-confidence when traveling at night.

On Oct. 11, Rhodes will lead a Rape Prevention, Self-Defense Physical Techniques workshop. The class, which is designed to teach the physical skills needed to prevent sexual assault, will take place 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the McDermott Physical Education Complex, Room 506.

For more information on these activities, call DelShanna Jones at the women's center at 895-4475.