Dorm room with open door
By Adriane Fraser (Whetstone Staff Writer)
Junior Gloria Ogunleye said a student left her door unlocked in Gooding Hall, where she had been a Resident Assistant last year, and some of her belongs were stolen.
“Security was notified and the items were recovered, resulting in consequences for the thief,†she said.
The lesson for all students is that when you leave your dorm room, make sure you lock it. However, that is not the case for some of freshmen at Wesley College.
There have been 44 thefts at Wesley from January 2014 to January 2015.
Thefts happen all over campus, from residence halls and the library, to the amphitheater and the parking lots. The one place that reported the most thefts was Williams Hall, which recorded 12.
Things often get stolen from a student’s room if the door is propped open or unlocked.
“The freshmen are told to lock their residence hall room every time they exit the room to protect their valuables,†said Walter Beaupre, head of security.
Freshman Jasmine Adams is one of the many students who listened to the safety tips given to her in the beginning of the year.
“I always lock my door because I just don’t trust people,†she said.
Some freshmen leave their doors unlocked when they go to the bathroom or if they are visiting a couple of doors down.
Carpenter, Roe, Gooding, and Williams all have a community bathroom, so the students have to go down the hall to take a shower or use the bathroom.
Sophomore Kiara Johnson left her door unlocked a lot last year because she would be down the hall in a friend’s room or in the bathroom.
“I was really careless when it came to locking my door as a freshmen,†she said. “I was lucky that nothing ever got stolen out of my room.â€
Students who misplace their dorm room keys often leave their room unlocked.
Freshmen Maura Binkley misplaced her key, so she leaves her door unlocked.
Binkley has been lucky so far that no one has stolen anything out of her room.
“My friends decided to prank me one day by coming in my room and taking something,†Binkley said. “I panicked for a couple of minutes until one of them came into my room and told me that my other friend had took it.â€
If something is missing from your room you can contact your Resident Assistant (RA) or Resident Director (RD). Also you can contact safety and security at 302-736-2436.
