I&#x27;m an MIT alum. There is no &quot;game&quot; being played. If a student is violating certain terms of service (e.g. downloading all of JSTOR) he&#x2F;she would normally be told to stop, and that&#x27;s the end of it. You do it again, and you might get another warning. Alternatively, you might find yourself in front of a dean or without network privileges.<p>Breaking into a closet, and connecting your hardware gets you expelled. Regardless of the locked state of the door, entering a closet to which you do not have explicit access is breaking into said closet.