Boarding
Student Rooms & Alcoves
Contents
Twin bed, mattress, desk, chair, bureau, and one light source, which may be built into the desk. Students are expected to provide additional lighting (desk lamps, for example). Note: Halogen lamps are not to be used in the dormitories. Students are responsible for the condition and care of their rooms and their contents. Graffiti of any sort is unacceptable—cleanup or repainting charges will be billed to the student’s SmartCard account at the end of the year.What to bring
Blankets, bedspread, bed linens, towels, washcloths, laundry bag, pillow, curtains, wastepaper basket, floor lamp and additional lighting, flashlight, bicycle, and eating utensils (plate, mug, spoon, and bowl) for evening teas. Warm clothes are essential in the winter months—turtleneck tops, sweaters, long underwear, waterproof boots, and parkas are all standard attire when the cold weather descends upon the campus. Bathing suits are also useful, to take advantage of daily free swims offered throughout the year in the Cheel Aquatics Center.Decorating
Because of the damage that tacks and tape cause to wall surfaces, woodwork, and doors, they are not to be used. Each boarder has a bulletin board in the hall outside her room for her use. A minimum repair and cleaning charge of $100 will be assessed for the use of tacks, Fun-Tak found on walls or woodwork, tape found on walls, writing found in rooms or closets, or an unclean room at the end of the year.Posters affixed to the wall may cover no more than one-third of the wall area of the room so the fire hazard is kept to an acceptable minimum. Students may also use bulletin boards, which may be purchased at the school store.
Tapestries cannot be hung on walls or from the ceiling because they present a serious fire hazard. For similar reasons, fabric must not be placed over lamps and wall-to-wall displays of photographs or magazine pages in student rooms or in the hallways are not allowed.
Students are not permitted to decorate their rooms with paraphernalia connoting drug or alcohol use.
Room Inspections
Weekly inspections of student rooms for both cleanliness and adherence to the decoration and fire codes are arranged by the resident faculty. These inspections, which ensure that rooms are maintained in clean and safe condition, are taken seriously. A student whose room does not meet the standards will find her activities restricted until it does. Every effort will be made to arrange inspections so the occupant of the room is present. Minimum regulations for inspection are: bed on bed frame and legs, bed made, food in covered containers, room sink clean, belongings neatly organized, and surfaces and floors properly dusted or vacuumed.If warranted by concerns for the health and safety of a room’s occupant or other students, the dean of students may inspect a student room at any time.
Appliances
A lamp is the only electrical appliance furnished by the school. In some rooms these lamps are built-in. Students are expected to provide additional lighting. Students may bring CD player, computer, radio, clock, hair dryer, and additional lamps. Curling irons will be allowed only if used with care and responsibility. Any appliance misused or abused will be removed and sent home. Under no circumstances may students have space heaters, immersion heaters, open burners, sunlamps, refrigerators, toasters, electrical appliances used for heating or cooling, or other appliances deemed hazardous by the school. Electrical cooking appliances can only be used in the alcoves. Students are not permitted to have television sets. Use of power strips and extension cords is subject to approval by the resident faculty member.Alcoves
Each hall has (or shares with a neighboring hall) a community space that is referred to as an alcove. These spaces are frequently used for hall meetings, birthday parties, and general relaxation after quiet study hours. A microwave and refrigerator are located in each alcove. Students share the responsibility for maintaining the alcoves.
