I live off-campus (thank god), but honestly between Netflix and Spotify I rarely torrent anything. If you haven't already, just invest in a monthly subscription to both services and steal someone's WiFi or go to Starbucks if you need to torrent something.
If you're really hellbent on torrenting on campus, download TorrentPrivacy. You have to pay for it, but there's a free trial. I've never used it, so do so at your own risk.
As a sidenote, as hardcore as reddit is about torrenting/open internet, I'm surprised people aren't more helpful. Maybe look for some torrent-related subreddits and see if they can help you to not get caught.