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WELL THE TEXAS A&M FACULTY Club will be open for lunch and dinner on December 15, for all graduating seniors and THEIR PROUD PARENTS. Give us a call at 845-2582 for reservations. Page 2 • The Battalion Campus Friday • December 8, i5fj Students can prevent holiday thefts □ The University is not liable for items damaged or stolen from residence halls. UPD suggests students take valu ables with them or mark them with an identification number. By Michelle Lyons The Battalion Students need to take precautions to keep their homes and personal belongings safe over the winter holiday, University Police Department officials said. University police said the winter break is often a prime time for burglars to invade student homes because many students leave town for the duration of the break. Sgt. Betty Lemay of the UPD Crime Prevention Unit said students can take several precautions to avoid becoming a victim of theft. “If they are living on campus, they need to take valuables with them,” Lemay said. “For those items that they leave behind, they need to have them identified with a driver’s license number.” Residence hall directors have engraving kits to help students mark items li^ e stereos, televisions and computers wit/> li cense numbers. Another important precaution, Z^may said, is to make sure all windows an d doors are locked, especially in dm resi dence halls. “Basically, what thieves do i® t r Y the windows,” she said, “and if they ever get in, they have access to the wlp* e [residence hallj and the rooms that arf? ur d° c ked.” Lt. Bert Kretzschmar or the UPD Crime Prevention Unit said seeing a residence involves communicad on between room mates, especially reg^ding who is leaving town last and is responsible for checking locks. r “Make sure if y^'re living with roommates to coordinate witi eac b about locking windows and doors,” he said. “Make sure all windows are secured aW latched, and make sure doors are closed and locked.” In addidon to latching windows, Kret zschmar said it is important to make sure blinds V shades are closed, so thieves can not see inside. “While you’re out window shoppiag for Christmas gifts,” he said, “there ars people window shopping at your apartment.” Other theft deterrents are ligM timers, Lemay said. Timers that turn the lights on and off give the appearance ofsomeone be ing home. “Lighting is the least expensive, most effective crime pre vention tool there is,” she said. University police also suggest having newspaper subscrip tions and mail stopped for the duration of the break. “A big stac^ of newspapers building up outside of a residence is a dead giveaway that no onsBS home,” Kretzschmar said. Rusty/hompson, assistant director of resident life and housing, said on-cam- pus residents have been sent a letter of fering tips on securing their rooms during thaAolidays. 'One thing we try to remind students to do is to check with their parents about what kind of insurance they have,” Thomp son said. “The University is not responsible for anything that is lost or damaged, sol would advise taking valuables home.” During the break, all student ID cari that normally grant access into theresi dence halls will be deactivated Dec. 16atJ p.m., keeping students from gaining ac« to halls. “It keeps people from coming in ani wandering around the building when fc don’t belong there,” Thompson said. Securing a room for the holidays dots not end with theft-proofing, Universitypo lice said, and students need to be awareil how to winterize residences. Lemay said off-campus students shoiili check with complex managers and find# what steps they should take to ready tlm apartments for a possible freeze. In the past, students have gone hw only to return to a damp apartment dueli broken pipes. Thompson recommends that on-canp students take items off the floor in case4 pipes hurst and the room floods. These items include stereo speakers ail other electric items and virtually anythinp that could be ruined by water. As far as transportation, students canli many things to be safe. Thompson suggests students who lean their cars on campus to park in Parkin! Area 48 near UPD and suggests students either take their bicycles home with them or lock them in their rooms. For the ride home, students can lock vain able belongings in the trunk, University pofc said, and it is important to make sure there hide is in working, roadworthy condition. Students should also let someone kno» when they are leaving and which ronti they will be taking. Although UPD will patrol campus and 4 College Station and Bryan Police Depart ments will patrol the cities, Kretzschmar sail there are still steps to be taken. “Basically, this is all about lookinga(te your personal safety,” he said. ''While you're out window shoppingfoi Christmas gifts, there are people window shop ping at your apartment." - Lt. Bert Kretzsclm University Police Departm MSC Barber Shop Serving All Aggies! Cuts and Styles Haircuts starting at $6. Seven operators to serve you Theresa - April - Marty Mary - Jennifer - Cecil - K^ a 846-0629 Open Mon. - Fri. 8-5 Located in the basement of the Memor^ Student Center The Perfect G&s for Your j%gi e Gradation or Christmas. * TAG-Heuer SWISS MADE SNCE i860. 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