Residence_Life_Guide_21-22

- 25 - Air Conditioners Personal window units are not permitted in any of our halls. If a resident has a medical need for air conditioning they must first register with the Office of Disability Services and then the appropriate accommodation will be made. Alcoholic Beverages, Containers & Paraphernalia Possession of alcoholic beverages or containers, sale, or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on institutionally owned or controlled property, or in institutionally owned or controlled buildings. Being present in an area on campus (including a common space in a suite) where alcoholic beverages or alcoholic beverage containers are present or being consumed is prohibited and is considered the same as being in possession. Information that is brought to the attention of, or obtained by, a Residence Life staff member via social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) showing alcohol in a resident’s room on campus will be handled under the same jurisdiction as if it were encountered in person by staff. Violations of the alcohol policy will accumulate during a student's academic career at Northern State and all other Board of Regent schools in South Dakota. For more information regarding the alcohol violation sanctions, please refer to the Student Handbook . Board of Regents policy states that drinking and possession of alcoholic beverages on Northern State or any other South Dakota state university property is prohibited. Also, this policy is enforced to protect the rights of privacy and peace of the individual residents of the residence hall and to protect the educational mission of the institution. Pursuant to: Board of Regents Policy Manual ; Section 3, Student Affairs 3:4, #2. Proscribed Conduct. https://www.sdbor.edu/policy/Documents/3-4.pdf Appliances Residents may have a TV, computer and/or laptop, video game system, stereos, electric shavers, hair dryers, coffee makers, a refrigerator (4.6 cubic feet or smaller) and electric clocks in their rooms. Wiring needed to improve reception may not extend outside student rooms. Appliances with an open coil or burner, toasters, electric blankets, microwaves (with the exception of university supplied microwaves in Kramer Hall suites), halogen lamps, and air conditioners are not allowed in student rooms. Students are not to use resistance coils to heat liquids as they present a serious safety hazard. In addition, residents are NOT allowed to cook in their room, therefore George Foreman-type grills, electric cookers, crock pots and rice cookers are not allowed to be used in your room. They must be used in a community kitchen or lobby and be attended to at all times. These prohibited appliances create a serious fire hazard when used in student rooms, or they may overload the circuits. Use of multiple plugs and extension cords without a circuit breaker is prohibited, as these items are extreme fire hazards.