Insider theft at Rice University

Emaheevul07
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:48:35 +0000

Did you say he lives off campus? How does he get to campus?

When I was a commuter, I left anything I didn’t need immediately in the trunk of my car during the day. I went out to my car between classes to switch books, grab my lunch, etc.

When I was living on campus, I didn’t have enough time between classes to go to my dorm, so anything I needed for that day I carried with me at all times. I never left my stuff unattended outside my dorm. It wasn’t that heavy-- what do you need, a folder, a pad of paper or two, maybe a laptop? Water bottle and lunch? Maybe a book or two if you need to study on campus that day? It isn’t typically that much.

An odd phenomenom that this thread reminds me of is when you’re sitting in the library/dorm lounge/etc, and a complete stranger asks you, “can you watch my stuff so I can go to the bathroom?” Why do they trust a complete stranger to do this? I saw this ALL THE TIME in college and I could never understand what people are thinking. You really do have to be vigilant about theft on most college campuses.