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Thursday, 14 September 2006 |
Party throwers battle theft
by Nick Ianniello
News Reporter
The party scene at Appalachian State University may be changing, as the hospitality of many off-campus students results in theft.
“We’re going to put a key lock on the room for our bar,” John W. Overbey, senior business and communications major, said.
Saturday
night, Overbey and his roommates had an antique harpoon and a 3-foot
statue of a knight stolen from their Howard Street residence during a
party.
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“Just
because of the location, we invite some people and others just show up
off the streets,” Overbey said. “Saturday night was the largest party
we’ve had all year.”
Overbey and his roommates are not the only Appalachian students to have objects stolen during parties.
“We all
have locks on our doors,” senior construction technology major Joe M.
Urban said about his house on Howard Street. “I especially lock my door
because I don’t want people just going through my stuff.
“It’s a
busy place. Homeless people are always stopping by and random kids come
up and ask us to buy beer, which we don’t,” Urban said
Junior
international business major Keith E. Wilson said he and his roommates
have had objects stolen including an iPod, a Playstation 2, DVDs and
CDs.
Not many of these thefts get reported to the police.
“There’s
not really anything you can do. I support the Boone Police Department
100 percent, but the police don’t really [care],” Wilson said.
Overbey said since the thefts were small claims, it would not be worth it to report it to police.
Victimized party throwers are beginning to become more selective about who they allow into their homes.
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