A group of around 20 first-years from Greenough, Hurlbut and Pennypacker Halls gathered in the Greenough Common Room last Thursday night to watch last season's finale of the hit TV show, "Friends," according to Elizabeth A. Buzney '99.

Before departing for the night, they made plans to meet again tonight to watch the season premiere, she said.

But their plans were interrupted by an unexpected event: The combination TV and VCR, described as fairly new by residents, was stolen on Sunday night.

The TV and VCR were last seen around 6 p.m. on Sunday night.

"I was playing ping-pong in the common room around 5:30 p.m.," said Jordan A. Cooper '99, "and the TV was still there."

Others, such as Nat J. Pastor '99 and Jean B. Branstetter '99, said they were watching part of the football game between the New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon.

Both said the TV was still there when they left.

But when Greenough dorm committees, such as the peer counseling, intramural and kitchen committees, met in the common room at 8 p.m., the TV and VCR were missing.

"I was the first one there [for the meetings]," said Weston T. Eguchi '99, "but I didn't notice it was gone."

He said that they realized the TV was gone after others came into the room and noticed it was missing.

Some of the first-years then notified proctor Jon Kissane-Gaisford about the disappearance.

"Some people came forward to me moments before that meeting to let me know it was missing," Kissane-Gaisford said. "Immediately we just looked around the common room and checked out some other rooms [in the] immediate area."

Gabby Schmujak '99, who was in the laundry room across from the common room at 8 p.m., said Kissane-Gaisford came running into the laundry room looking for the TV.

Kissane-Gaisford said he commenced the dorm committee meetings as planned while his wife called the police and filed a report.

Students who pieced together the details gave an account yesterday of what they thought happened.