Derwent College has suffered two break-ins in the space of five days.
Max Richards, a resident of D Block, returned to his room after celebrating a friend’s birthday to find his window forced open. His laptop had been stolen.
“I can’t believe this happened in Derwent,” Richards told Vision. “This wouldn’t have happened if there was 24-hour portering!”
Fellow Derwenter Joe Walsh returned to his room one evening after hockey practice to find his window shattered.
“Someone had tried to prise it open with a branch but the glass shattered,” he said, stressing that “they didn’t get into my room. Even if they had, the laptop’s locked to the desk,”
Walsh went on to say that he felt the university provided adequate support after the event, though he commented that “I’d never felt particularly safe in the “Dungeon” from the start. We’re separated from C Block, my window’s hidden by hedges.”
A statement from the University press office reads; “Discussions, involving the Provost of Derwent College, and Security and Campus Services are taking place to address security concerns raised by students as a result of recent incidents at Derwent. The University is also consulting the Safer York Partnership about a range of security initiatives.”
This happened to me and my £2k laptop, Endsleigh, my insurer have yet to pay out. I feel this man’s pain…. on that note why does the NUS support Endsliegh they seem the most obstreperous insurer when it comes to making a claim. My phone took 6 months to get back and im still fighting for my laptop a year on.
Hope Endsliegh don’t invalidate your claim on the grounds that “not campaigning harder for 24 hour portering is the kind of negligence we cannot be liable for”
What do you need a £2K laptop for exactly?