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Page 1:Bill of Rights, Policies
Page 2:Residence Hall Rules, Section A
Page 3:Residence Hall Rules, Section B, Noncompliance and Staff Entry
This page:Safety & Security Prohibtions
Page 5:Documentation, Adjudication Process, Resident Life Sanctions
Page 6:Other Actions, University Sanctions, Mitigating Circumstances, Appeals, Records
Page 7:Soliciting, Commercial Activities, Parties , Policy Statements, Reporting Abuse, Residents Assistants
Page 8:Discrimination, Harassment
Safety and Security Prohibtions
The safety and security of students in the residence halls is the first and most fundamental concern of the staff; it should also be your first and most fundamental concern. Your individual actions can have a direct impact on your safety and that of each student who lives in your residence hall.
There is a need to prevent a number of potential risks and dangers for residence hall students. In order to reduce such risks, it is necessary to prohibit those actions and behaviors which create hazards or dangers. Certain behaviors are prohibited in order to help prevent or minimize the following:
- risk of fire hazard
- risk of intruders, assault or theft
- risk of injury from falls, or falling objects.
- risk of electrocution
- damage or overload to electrical circuits
- damage to physical facilities or furnishings
- hindrance of staff response to emergency situations
- pest, insect or sanitation problems
- risk of exposure to hazardous materials
Your choices for behavior are limited in some areas with the above risks in mind. In order to promote the safety and security for you and your fellow residents, specific behaviors identified in the chart on the following page are prohibited within the residence halls.
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Prohibited
Behaviors
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Associated
Risk
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| Using any device that creates an open flame, has an exposed heating element or a torc h i e re lamp with a halogen bulb; using any substance which smolders and/or creates smoke. |
a,
f
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| Bringing or storing flammable material in a residence hall |
a, f
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| Using cooking appliances in student rooms other than apartment kitchens |
a, e, f
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| Removing or unlocking first or ground floor security grates or screens |
b, f, h
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| Propping entrance doors open |
b, f
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| All
owing strangers to follow you into a residence hall through an entrance door |
b
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| Entering or exiting a residence hall through a first or ground floor window |
b, f, h
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| Climbing or scaling the exterior wall of a residence hall |
c
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| Installing a satellite dish, antenna, or any hardware which protrudes from a window or attaches to the exterior of a residence hall |
c, f, h
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| Hanging any objects out of windows |
c, f, h
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| Altering electrical outlets or circuits in a residence hall room |
a, d, e, f
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| Tampering with entry door buzzers in suite and apartment units |
b, f
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| Tampering with, obstructing, or affixing objects to hardware for fire alarms, exit signs, fire sprinklers, fire hydrant valves or building systems pipes |
a, f, g
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| Tampering with or disabling electronic door security devices such as card access readers, horns, locks, and prop monitors |
b, f
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| Installing ceiling fans or air conditioners |
c, d, e, f
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| Using microwave ovens in unrenovated halls, or refrigerators larger than 3.6 cubic feet |
e
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| Installing locks or chains on room doors |
f, g
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| Installing lofts other than those provided by the Department of Residential Facilities or Bedloft |
a, c, f
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| Tampering with or covering smoke detectors in residence hall rooms |
a, f
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| Drilling
into window sill surfaces, ceiling or floor tiles, or puncturing insulation on pipes |
f, i
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| Re m oving insect screens from window s |
c, f, h
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| Stacking/arranging furniture in an unsafe manner |
a, c, f
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| Violation of any of the above prohibitions constitutes a violation of your Residence Halls/Dining Services Agreement and the Residence Hall Rules, and may result in referral for disciplinary and/or administrative action. | |
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