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This question is mainly directed towards current students, is theft a problem in the dorms at Georgetown (at least from what you've seen/heard? I might be bringing a Powerbook laptop to school and I'm worried about it(or anything else) being stolen. Any precaution/advice I should take to prevent this from happening?

By Clipper (Clipper) on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 11:24 am: Edit

My husband bought a lock that my daughter used to lock down her laptop when she was at JSA summer program and it worked fine. She is planning on using it at GU. If you need more specific info I can ask her what kind it was. It looked like a tiny bike lock but I am not sure where on the computer she locked up.

By Cornellhopeful (Cornellhopeful) on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 01:04 pm: Edit

I'm also bringing a Powerbook(yay Apple! lol), and I might buy a lock to tie it down on the desk. However, my parents think that buying a small trunk is a better idea, so that when I'm not in my room, I can just lock it in there.

By Cornellhopeful (Cornellhopeful) on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 01:05 pm: Edit

also, on the Powerbook, there is a place to attach a lock(like the long ones you tie to something stable). It's the last space on the left side, next to all of the ports.

By Itziar (Itziar) on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 03:28 pm: Edit

I'm also going to purchase a lock for my PowerBook. Actually, I'm paranoid about my stuff, so I'm probably going to have a million different locking devices in my room, lol.

By Hoya07 (Hoya07) on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 10:05 pm: Edit

umm yeah, my roommate and i left our room open, never locked it, never lost anything...some people had computer locks but in our dorm there wasnt any problems like that

By Taru (Taru) on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 10:33 pm: Edit

You're fortunate.

By Uniquegu (Uniquegu) on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 11:01 pm: Edit

there is theft although unlikely. Just be sure to lock your rooms and get a laptop lock for your laptop.