MUCH HAS been written about combating terrorism on an international, national and state scale. But in considering terrorism on the larger scale, we have neglected a more unorthodox form of what might be termed terrorismat this University. In just two months, Bice Residence has experienced three reported incidents of laundry theft, spreading a climate of fear and perplexity within the apartment complex. The incidents may be of a greater number if one considers the fact that some thefts of one or two articles of clothing might have gone unreported or unnoticed because most students do not catalogue their laundry loads. Therefore, students and the University alike must both take necessary steps to strip these culprits of opportunities to conduct laundry terrorism attacks that undermine the moral fabric of this University.
There has been no indication yet of what the possible goals of the perpetrators might have been. These could range from personal motives like budget shortages or mentally unsound tendencies, to a larger political motive such as a reactionary assault on materialistic, fashion-driven society (only the last would constitute a goal worthy of placing under the terrorist category).
The issue has been taken very seriously by the Bice Residence Staff as well as residents of the housing complex. In the latest of several e-mails sent out to the Bice e-mail list, RA Anjali Manivannan writes in an e-mail entitled "Important: Stolen Laundry" that "intentionally stealing someone else's belongings not only disrupts the victim's life or routine, but it also affects the rest of us
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