COMPLIANCE WITH UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS Residents are required to comply with the requests of university officials at all times. These officials include professional and student staff members of Housing and Residence Life, University Police Services, Student Success staff, and facilities’ staff members. DAMAGES TO ROOMS AND PUBLIC AREAS Residents are accountable for damages which occur as a result of personal negligence or vandalism. When found to be responsible, a resident may be charged for damages occurring in public areas, as well as in their room or another students room. All damage charges are billed to the student’s account. They may be appealed No sign or display of any kind shall be displayed to the outside public in any window or balcony of a residential living space. Limited exceptions exist for signs or displays supporting events sponsored by the residence hall leadership council, resident assistants or approved by the residence hall coordinator. Residents are permitted to display items on their room doors including decorations and white boards to promote a positive living experience. When decorating your room or room door, please refer to the guidelines below: • Avoid material that a reasonable person might find offensive. (outlined in WAC 106-72) • Don’t post material that attacks, demeans, or otherwise exploits an individual or group of individuals. • Do not permanently affix materials to the doors. University staff reserve the right to ask students to remove any decorations from walls, doors, windows, balconies, floors, etc. Failure to comply or repeated offenses will be handled through the disciplinary process. DROPPING OR THROWING SUBSTANCES OR OBJECTS FROMWINDOWS according to WAC 106-124-011. DOOR/WINDOW DISPLAYS For the safety of everyone, residents are not permitted to drop, hang, or throw objects from or at residence hall windows, balconies, or ledges. This includes bodily fluids, snow, or substances of any kind. Residents must also refrain from throwing objects through windows from the outside. (This policy includes throwing keys to friends outside.) ENTERING AND EXITING BUILDINGS Residents and their guests may enter and exit buildings only through doors designated for entry and exit. Entry and exit through windows is prohibited. FACILITIES USE/ACCESS Residence hall building use approval is solely a designated responsibility of Housing and Residence Life (WAC 106-140-401). Common areas in residence halls (lounges and lobbies) are for the use of the building’s residents and their guests. Only groups or individuals invited by residents or staff may make informative or educational presentations to hall residents in the hall lounge. The residence hall staff will monitor and schedule such presentations. University Police have been approved to be present in the residence halls to interact and meet students. No group or individual may schedule or advertise residence hall common space for regular meetings or activities (e.g., campus club meetings, Bible studies, political groups, etc.) except for activities directly sponsored by the hall and made available to all hall residents. Presentations or activities may not include the sale of products or services, nor may residence hall facilities be used
for personal profit or gain. Door-to-door selling is also prohibited (WAC 106-140-040). Meeting space in the SURC for campus clubs and organizations can be requested through the University Scheduling Center. Usage of the Barto lawn or lounge can be requested through the Residence Life Office. FIRE ALARMS When activated, the alarm sounds in the entire building and EVERYONE must evacuate immediately. After activating an alarm, go to the nearest safe telephone (outside the building) and dial 911 to report the fire. Individuals falsely activating an alarm will face university disciplinary action, possible criminal prosecution, and may be charged for the cost of the fire department response, in addition to fines assessed by the university. Because of high-density population in the residence halls, the fire department responds to fire alarms with all available personnel and equipment. False alarms may leave the local fire department shorthanded in the event of a real fire. FIRE DRILLS/EMERGENCY EVACUATION EXERCISES Section 1303.3.5.1 of the 1994 edition of the Uniform Fire Code requires every residence hall to conduct a fire drill each quarter for the safety of staff and residents. All residents are required to exit the building within two minutes. University personnel are required to time the drill in each building. Failure to evacuate will result in disciplinary action and/or a $100 fine and another evacuation exercise to meet the two-minute requirement. FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT Damaging or tampering with fire alarm apparatus or equipment (i.e., sounding false fire alarms - RCW 9.40.100) is prohibited. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS are strategically located throughout each residence hall. Carefully follow the instructions on the extinguisher and use them ONLY in the event of a fire. EXIT SIGNS are considered fire equipment and are placed to guide residents to exit routes in emergency situations. SMOKE DETECTORS also are sensitive pieces of fire equipment. Actions that result in the activation of a smoke detector, tampering with fire alarm apparatus and equipment (including removing batteries from smoke detectors), or false alarms may result in criminal penalties, as well as disciplinary action and/or fines. FIRE ALARMAPPARATUS AND FIRE EQUIPMENT ARE FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY! If a smoke detector is beeping, it is likely the battery needs to be replaced. Contact a custodian or call Housing and Residence Life if a smoke detector is emitting a beeping sound. If batteries are removed without replacement, the resident is liable for a $50 fine. FURNITURE Housing and Residence Life supplies each room with basic furniture, which differs depending on the hall. Students may bring their own furniture to supplement what is provided. However, university-owned furniture moved from a room or common- use area without prior written authorization from Housing and Residence Life may result in a charge of $50 (or actual replacement cost), whichever is greater. Also, it is important to consult with your roommate prior to bringing furniture to your space so that all parties agree to have it in the room. GUESTS/ESCORTS Guests (non-residents of a particular hall) are expected to follow all policies of the university. Residents are responsible for their guests and all actions of the guests while in the halls. If a guest violates the Student Conduct Code or any residence hall policy, the resident will be held responsible for their guest’s actions.
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