As windows and doors are cracked open for the first time to let the spring air in, members of MSU's undergraduate student government are looking at making April "Lock Your Door! Awareness Month."

"When it gets warm, people start leaving windows and doors open and don't think about that," said Kevin Glandon, vice chairperson for external affairs for ASMSU's Student Assembly.

Glandon proposed the bill two weeks ago and said he's been in touch with the East Lansing Police Department. Members of Student Assembly will vote on the bill Thursday.

East Lansing Police Department officials said in 2003, 103 crimes were committed by suspects who entered a house, apartment or dorm.

Predentistry freshman Ross Reid said he feels his room in Campbell Hall is safe. He said he generally locks his door, and if he didn't know all the residents on his floor, he'd be more concerned.

"I just don't think it would happen a lot here," he said.

But even stepping next door or across the hall can be an opportunity for someone to snag a laptop or purse, officers said. Last month, a student went into her suitemate's room and left her door unlocked. Another student came in while she was next door and attempted to steal a laptop.

Criminal justice freshman Amanda Niedzielski transferred from Clemson University this year. She said she never locked her doors at the South Carolina college, but she does in her Mason Hall dorm room.

"Clemson was a small school, so it felt kind of safer," she said. "It's because of not knowing everybody that you live with - it's just a good practice."

For more information on the MSU police, visit www.dpps.msu.edu or call (517) 355-2222.

Staff writer Maggie Bernardi contributed to this report.