Sophomore pre-med and business major Ryan Mills said he agrees communal living, party mentality and trusting thy neighbor are complimentary aspects of being a CU undergraduate. It is not uncommon for students living in the dorms to leave their doors unlocked while hanging out with friends in other rooms. Mills was one victim. Last year, after having left his Hallett Hall room unlocked and returning momentarily, he found his laptop stolen. A witness reported seeing a non-Hallett resident walking down the hall with a laptop.
Students living off campus face a similar dilemma.
Sullivan s house is divided into four apartments. She and her roommates have a positive relationship with the other people who live in the house. Mills, on the other hand, believes that a good communal living situation can be the best protection. Mills now lives at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house. False sense of security is not simply a matter of youthful naivete and idealism.