- 33 - NSU Office of Residence Life Residents are responsible for regulation of these quiet hours by: Respectfully confronting those who violate the hours. Regularly honoring requests to discontinue disturbing noise. Abiding by the established quiet/courtesy hours. If you encounter a noise problem, ask the offenders to be quiet, if they persist, contact your Hall Staff member on-duty. Courtesy hours indicate that it should always be quiet enough so that anyone who wants to, can sleep or study by asking others to quiet down. Students are expected to respect the requests of others for quiet, and share in the responsibility for developing and maintaining a positive atmosphere in their room/suite, on their wing, floor and building. Courtesy hours are in effect 24 hours a day. Pets Students are not permitted to have pets in residence halls except for fish in aquariums and those students needing the assistance of a service animal (see Service Animal Policy). Aquarium size is limited to one 10-gallon tank per room. The residence hall environments are not designed for the proper care of pets. The presence of pets affects the health of other residents, has the potential for property damage and inconvenience to other residents. Exceptions to this policy are only within McArthur-Welsh Hall once the resident of a room files the proper paperwork with the Office of Residence Life. Upon receiving permission from the Director of Residence Life, professional staff may be allowed to have a pet. Refrigerators If a student wishes to provide their own refrigerator, the size may not exceed 4.6 cubic feet. In standard residence halls there is only one refrigerator allowed per room. Kramer and Steele Hall come with a micro fridge for the common areas and 1 additional refrigerator is allowed in each student’s room. Extension cords may not be used to operate these units. Standards of Northern State regarding use and possession of alcoholic beverages will apply to these units. Northern State will not be responsible for any damage or spoilage to the refrigerator or its contents because of electrical power failure, etc. Residents can only have 1 fridge per room, therefore, in a suite; the maxium number of fridges can not exceed 3 (one in each room & one in the living room). Room Changes Northern State attempts to provide as much personal flexibility as possible for students. In order for Northern State to maintain accurate records, specific dates have been set to accommodate these changes. It is required that you follow the necessary room change procedures as outlined elsewhere in this guide, and get official permission BEFORE you move. For further clarification see Room Changes & Consolidation in the Residential Living section of this Guide. Unauthorized room changes can result in disciplinary actions as well as students being reassigned housing. Room Entry and Search The rights of students to be secure in their personal living quarters, papers, and possessions against unreasonable entry, searches and seizures will be assured. Residence hall staff may not enter your room without your consent except for reasonable cause in the following cases:
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