<p>are the dorms pretty theft proof and safe. If i bring a nice TV and ps3 there, are they almost guaranteed to be stolen?</p>
<p>I felt secure in my dorm. The only thing I kept under lock and key in a firebox were my passport, social security card, birth certificate and my camera. </p>
<p>Don't leave valuables lying around in plain sight...always lock your door when you're not in your room and if you live on the ground floor, always keep your windows closed and locked when you're not around. Follow these common sense rules and you shouldn't have an issue.</p>
<p>it would be a rather unpleasant atmosphere if you were guaranteed to have your possessions stolen from you!</p>
<p>I haven't ever felt like my things would be stolen. I have my more valuable possessions either locked (the laptop) or obscured from obvious sight (the camera). getting in the habit of locking your door behind you always is necessary going to bring things of much worth. even if you're going to go heat up some ramen or something, don't take the chance once and then regret it.</p>
<p>also, safety. I usually feel very safe. I have gotten my door knocked on a by a loud drunken stranger once, and I just pretended I didn't notice. I don't hear lots of people on north complaining about safety issues.</p>
<p>i've seen 1 or 2 police reports about laptops being stolen...this could be avoided by investing in a laptop lock (similar to bike ones) so that if you do go to the library and want to get up for a break you'll feel secured...</p>
<p>lock your dorm rooms...that's the most obvious...if you have a roomate this might be a problem so work it out...</p>
<p>i feel like it definitely depends on where you live.</p>
<p>i live in a program house and in this program house, everyone's just kind of like one big family. i honestly don't feel like there's any danger in leaving my door unlocked at all times. there's really no one who would steal any of my things - although, just to be safe, if i'm ever worried, i do have a laptop lock.</p>
<p>Cornell is incredibly safe, as is Ithaca. I know a lot of people who never lock their doors or leave their laptops unattended in the library while they go back to their rooms to take a nap (true story.) Ithacans even didn't start locking their doors at night until very recently, according to a story from a veteran professor. </p>
<p>That having been said, I'm extra paranoid about locking my door, even when I'm eating in the same building or sitting in the adjacent common area, where a thief would literally have to walk past me to get into my room! If I take a phone call in the library, I ask the person sitting next to me to watch my stuff and carry my computer out of the room with me. </p>
<p>Drunk people also don't hassle you very much inside the dorms, as drinking inside a Cornell residence is taken extremely seriously. Theft is not remotely a problem at Cornell, and keeping your possessions safe is just a matter of being careful.</p>