There are certain guidelines that you must follow.
For health and safety reasons the following are prohibited in the halls:
* Please note that the items listed may be changed in order to ensure the security and safety of the students in the
Residence Halls.
Air conditioners
Amplifiers
B-B guns
Candles (with or without wicks)
Cardboard drawer units
Ceiling fans
Coffee pots or coffee makers
Duct Tape
Drum sets
Electric blankets
Electric guitars
Extension cords
Fire arms
Fireworks
Fishnets and other ceiling decorations
Flammable liquids
Gasoline
Gasoline-powered equipment
Halogen (pole) lamps
Halogen desk lamps with tubular bulbs
Heating elements (immersion type)
Heating units
Space heaters
Hot plates
Hot pots
Incense
Kerosene
Knives (other than kitchen knives)
Lamps (kerosene, oil types)
Lofts
Microwave ovens
Milk crates
Multi-outlet adapters
Musical instruments that amplify
Electric appliances
Table model ovens
Paint
Paint thinner
Paneling
Pets (except fish)
Table model ranges
Full-size sofas/couches
Sun lamps
Toasters
Vaporizers
Waterbeds
Wicker wastepaper baskets
Wicker furniture
The following items are allowed in the residence halls under the following conditions
Aquariums (for fish only): tank not to exceed 20 gallons
Bicycles -- must not block egress (door or window of room)
Blenders -- to be used in kitchens only
Couches/sofas/chairs -- must have no rips, and not exceed 65 inches in length
Fitness weights -- not to exceed 10 pounds each (no dumbbells or free weights)
Foreman grills -- to be used in kitchens only
Furniture -- Due to space restrictions only one extra piece per room * Residents in James Hall are not allowed extra furniture
Hair dryers -- hand-held only, must be U.L. approved
Halogen desk lamps -- allowed as long as they do not have tubular bulbs.
Halogen floor (pole) -- Due to extreme heat, halogen lamps are not permitted.
Humidifiers -- cool mist only
Indoor/outdoor decorative lights -- must be UL approved
Irons -- must have auto shut-off. To be used on desktop boards.
Ironing Boards -- Only desktop boards allowed.
Microwave/refrigerator combination
units -- only as provided by contractor secured by the University
Plug strip -- must have built-in circuit breaker
Radios -- Due to the power allotment for each room, only one per room
Refrigerators -- Due to Power allotment, the unit must be U.L. approved and draw a maximum two amps and only one per room.
Stereo -- Due to the power allotment for each room, only one per room
Television -- Due to the power allotment for each room, only one per room
Vacuums -- handhelds only (no uprights or canisters)
Wall coverings -- must not exceed 50% of wall
Wastebaskets -- must be made of metal or plastic (no wicker wastebaskets permitted)
* Please
note that the above items may be changed in order to ensure the security and
safety of the students in the Residence Halls.