As Halloween 2014 was fast approaching, my freshman self was preparing. I needed the perfect costume for the perfect party and was excited to have the most perfect time and have the most perfect college experience. How naive.

It wasn't until the next morning that the horrors of college life hit me like a ton of bricks.

An LMU Student had reported being raped at a party just 2.5 miles shy of campus, less than eight minutes away. The house is said to be the house of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a fraternity that is not recognized by LMU as an official fraternity.

According to LAPD officials, the female victim was heading to the bathroom when the alleged suspect directed her towards the garage where he started kissing her and then forced her to her knees before raping her. The news of the rape reached students the following morning, and that's when the shock started to set in for most students. After months of talk, I started seeing this poster around campus. The school was offering a reward for information on the rapist that could lead to the arrest and the conviction of the suspect.

The suspect is described to be Caucasian, in his early 20's, approximately 170 and around six feet tall. That night he was wearing a white top hat, white shirt, and dark pants. However, this suspect was never caught and the crime continues to go on unsolved.

Since coming to LMU, I was overwhelmed with messages about sexual assault, more than I had ever been in my life. I had floor meetings about consent, a required online engaged learning course on safe partying, and a seminar on sex when I had rushed my sorority. LMU had even launched the LMU Cares campaign at the beginning of the school year, a campaign centered around living the lions code and upholding the integrity of our school. It was aimed around the safety of LMU students and upholding the zero tolerance of sexual and interpersonal misconduct on LMU Campus.

As the New Year progressed and more advances were made to prevent sexual assault. I become an RA in my sophomore year and as Halloween 2015 was quickly approaching my preparation was a bit different. Instead of finding the best outfit, I was finding the best yoga pants to go with my RA-on-Duty polo. Before my shift was to start, I became aware of tragic news -- Another LMU student had been raped.

I received an email from the University stating that, in the early morning of October 31st, 2015 a female student was raped within walking distance of Loyola Marymount University. It was reported to LMU Department of Public Safety at 8:30 a.m. by a third party.

This is the second consecutive year that an LMU student has reported being raped on Halloween. As a journalist, I can't help but ask -- is this becoming an annual event? It is a trend? A threat? Is it the same suspect from the previous year?

What is happening? LMU encourages students not to walk alone at night, to remain alert, don't accept drinks from other people -- everything that the world has been telling us for years.

Should I be afraid to walk home from the library at night?

Should I be afraid to let my guard down?

Should be be afraid to be young?

Should I be afraid to have fun?

What's going to happen to me? Will I be next?

As rape continues to grow on the LMU campus and on college campuses across the country, I will do my part by spreading the word and awareness. What I write in this article ins't going to make much a difference in this countrywide dilemma, but my hope is to at the very least bring attention to this incident and many more like it.

Don't let it hide.

For any information about either of these crimes please call LMU Department of Public Safety (310) 338-2893 or the LAPD Pacific Division (310) 482 - 6334.