Stolen Projectors

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As one student described it, stealing projectors was a dumb act of vandalism, and whoever did it took away from them their education. This was the remark of sophomore student, Matthew Kaulis in reaction to their campus’ stolen projectors. Stolen from their classrooms were seven Sharp projectors, with each costing $, each. All have been replaced, though, according to the Media Center.

It might sound like a usual theft case, but stolen projector has more impact on learning than it might seem. Replacement of the stolen projectors was vividly unnecessary financially speaking, and adding to that are the problems it created for the college and the campus community. Classes had to be moved to other classrooms because all the rooms that media access could no longer serve their purpose.

Aside from colleges and universities, stolen projectors are also an occurrence in other centers like the Public Affairs Center (PAC) and the Exley Science Center. The high-tech stolen projectors from the PAC cost $, each and they were mainly used as alternative media for discussions and lectures enriching classroom sessions.

Aside from its financial impact on the colleges, the stolen projectors likewise caused problems for some professors. “Electronic classrooms are the cutting edge of education now and anything that disrupts the technology also hurts teaching,” said Associate Professor of Government Giulio Gallarotti who uses the projectors in class to show movies and online text to his students.

The Projector Central is a registry of lost and found projectors. It is provided as a free service to help in the recovery of lost or stolen property. This also serves to alert users, dealers, and manufacturers on the stolen projectors.

Those victims of theft or already had experience of stolen projectors have become more vigilant over their properties. There have been agencies and other centers that cater to stolen projectors and have tapped the help of authorities to hasten the recovery of these stolen devices. Moreover, organizations (such as that by Lecture Theater Services Managers Group) have put up websites to encourage people to report theft and enlist stolen projectors for publication. Stolen projectors on the list of the Lecture Theater Services Managers Group ‘s website came from brands like Hitachi (), Epson (), M (), Infocus (), Mitsubishi (), JVC (), NEC (), Panasonic (), Philips (), Sanyo (), Proxima (), Sharp (), Sony (), and Telex ().