Friday, October 23, 1998 12:00 am

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Locker room theft continues Editor's note : This is the third story in a weekly series about personal property crimes in the area. Last week: Valuables stolen from cars

When students use locker rooms in an athletic facility, the belongings left in the locker might not be there when they come back. They can be victims of theft from locker rooms because the rooms are often empty and clothing and valuables left behind are good bait for thieves.

"With all of the (belongings) left behind in locker rooms, it's like walking into a candy store for a thief," said Rich Lorenzo, building coordinator for Rec Hall.

A Macbook Pro laptop and a necklace worth $1,650 combined were stolen from a locker Tuesday at the YMCA, 677 W. Whitehall Rd., the State College Police Department said.

While the temperature outside may be getting warmer, students using Rec Hall's gym facilities may find themselves out in the cold.

Personal possessions, including coats and gloves, are being stolen from both locked and unlocked lockers in Rec Hall on a weekly basis, said Karl Stine, athletic equipment and facility worker at Rec Hall.

Lockers at Rec Hall are provided free of charge in the locker rooms. Students, however, must provide a lock.

Some accounts have Bo Schembechler distributing stacks of newspapers with instructions for his assistants to cover the walls of Iowa's visiting team locker room.

Others attest Schembechler used butcher's paper to shield his players from the walls, slathered in a color dubbed "innocence pink." Either way, the legendary Michigan coach hated the locker room and the psychological effects it had on his players.

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Friday, October 23, 1998 12:00 am