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<p>Maybe not lock it to the bed – but if it’s a sentimental and expensive guitar, why would it hurt? If I had a flaky roommate who forgot to lock the door or who had “questionable” friends come in and out at all times (it happens!) I’d rather be safe than sorry.</p>
<p>If you trust your roommate and their friends, then leaving it locked in yr hardcase under your bed or somewhere else secure shouldn’t be an issue.</p>
<p>Instruments at USC (and any other school, really) fall into that “be smart” category. This should also apply to your friends, though, too. Because my boyfriend’s housemates didn’t lock the door when they were the last to leave the house (on two different occasions), my boyfriend had his entire drumset stolen and one of his housemates had two guitars stolen (one of which was pretty irreplaceable).</p>
<p>I don’t tell these stories to scare anyone. If you leave property unlocked and unattended in a dorm or apartment at any college, any where, it’s bound to be stolen. </p>
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<p>I don’t know what the new practice rooms are like, but in PIC (old practice room building that was recently demolished) the rooms were of varying sizes and had mostly grand (but sometimes upright) pianos. All soundproofed. There were also rooms for students majoring/studying specific instruments, like harp rooms, double bass storage, etc.</p>
<p>This was the policy through the end of my UG time at USC (May 2010) and I assume it hasn’t changed since then – but you can ONLY use the practice rooms if you are a music major/minor (or just a student) enrolled in a course that would dictate you need access to a practice room. The PIC building was unlocked during the daytime, but the rooms were also reserved, so even if you wanted to, it was hard to get a space. After 7pm, it was key card access only. Can someone weigh in and say whether or not this is the same policy/practice with the new rooms at Gateway?</p>
<p>If you’re not a music major/minor, you can take private lessons that would give you access to use the practice rooms all semester.</p>