"We always have been very, very conscious about crime," said Ray C. Traietti, an employee in the Memorial Hall operations office. "Things have to be kept under lock and key."
Still, College officials and employees are asking undergraduates to be more careful with their belongings.
Traietti asked student groups to make sure they lock rooms when they are not using them in Memorial Hall.
Students in the libraries also have been asked to report any suspicious individuals.
"They're just waiting for an opportunity," McNamara said. "If you're going to bring in valuables, don't leave them unattended. Not even for five seconds."
David W. Muir '67, director of library security, echoed McNamara, saying students should use common sense in the libraries.
"Don't leave belongings unattended," he said. "It was like that when I was an undergraduate."
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