SiamBlu

The second one

So I have some catching up to do. A lot of things have been happening in the world and beyond. I have six entries to get caught up.

Because I have to do six entries today, I would like to talk about some really old news. A couple of weeks ago, some individuals decided that it would be a good idea to come to the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University and pilfer video equipment from one of our more technologically advanced buildings.

The week that it happened, I was sitting in class looking at the hole in the ceiling with wires hanging down. Being the uncool and completely out of touch person that I am, I had no idea that the classroom that I resided in was involved in the incident. Furthermore, later on in the week, I discovered that the other classrooms had the same hole in the ceiling.

I am really curious as to who is going to buy this equipment from these thieves and how much they are going to sell it for.

I have to admit. A long time ago when I was maybe attending high school, I wouldn't have cared if someone stole valuable equipment from my school, even if you told me to replace the equipment was coming from my parents' tax dollars.

However, I guess as you get older your attitudes about things change. I guess that is why I felt violated by the break in. This is the first time I have attended a school that is so technologically advanced and I am paying for these luxuries with my own money. So for someone to come in and steal property, it's almost like they are stealing the students' property. So unlike when I was in high school, this seems real personal.

My Electronic Journalism professor Steve Klein summed it up best in his interview with The Broadside when he gave his opinion about the incident.

http://www.broadsideonline.com/article.php?date=02-20-2006§ion=news&article=thefts.txt

Something I find kind of amusing, the school is now out of $85,000 worth of equipment. A week before the incident occurred, I was leaving the classroom with one of my instructors. He had a pen in his hand and he was desperate to get it back to the office from which he borrowed it.

He said, "This is school property. I have to get it back to the office."

I kind of knew what he meant but I kind of questioned him saying, "School property?"

He said, "Yeah. If I don't give this back, the school loses 9 cents and then you have to pay for it. That will really add up if everyone takes supplies from here."

Now I see what he means.

posted by SiamBlu® @ 4:43 AM