"Ifyoudon'twanttowakeupandfindyouhavenopantstowear,you'dbetterputthemoninsleep,"goesapopularjokeamongstudents.Obviously,campustheftshavebecomeincreasinglyannoyingastheyoccurfarmoreoftenthanbefore.Anditseemsthatthethievesarelesschoosythesedays,withtheirtargetsrangingwidelyfrombikes,cellphones,purses,pre-paidICcardstosunglasses,bags,andevenunderwear.Inshort,anythingthatworthadimeislikelytobestolen.
Whatmakesstudentstheeasytargets?Thereasonsarenothardtofind.ButIbelieveofallthesereasons,thelackofanti-theftalertnessisthemostimportant.Forlackofalertness,thestudentstendtoleavethedoorsandwindowswideopenduringsleepatnoonoratnightinsummer.Forthesamereason,they'llalsoleavetheirbikesunlockedbeforeastoreorbyaroad,orforgettotakeawaytheirpersonalstuffbeforetheygooutoftheclassroomtomakeaphonecall.Theseactsundoubtedlyhaveincreasedtheirexposuretothelight-fingeredmonsters.
Inordertominimizepossiblelosses,thestudentsmuststayonguardinthefirstplace,asawarenessofthetheftsaroundoftenmakesabigdifference.Tobemorespecific,thestudentsshouldnothideanytemptingamountofcashinthedorm.Putitinthebankinstead.Besides,donotleaveanyvaluableitemsunattended.Takethemwhereveryougo.Inaddition,it'sadvisabletodevelopaneighbourhoodwatchprogrammewithotherstudentsinthedormandneighbouringdorms.