Cars & Bicycles  |  Hall Sports  |  Laundry
Outdoor Furniture Policy  |  Roofs  |  Storage

Cars & Bicycles
See Vehicle Regulations of the Policies section.

Hall Sports
Sports should not be played in the interior corridors and suites of the residence halls because of the risk of injury, as well as damage to smoke detectors, lights and other building fixtures.

Laundry
All residence halls have coin-operated laundry facilities. If there’s a problem with a machine, submit a work order with the machine number and nature of the problem. A wash still costs only 50 cents and a dry is 25 cents.

Outdoor Furniture Policy
(Approved by DAC, November 7, 1997, amended October 12, 2001)

1. No indoor college furniture may be stored outside. Students are responsible for labeling the furniture that they will not be using and placing it in designated storage areas. At the end of the year, students are responsible for setting up their rooms in the same condition they found them in when they arrived. If rooms are not set up properly at the end of the year, charges will apply.

 2. In the four quad dorms, students may have personal possessions in the courtyards provided that no doors or breezeways are blocked. No furniture may be placed on second-floor walkways or back halls in accordance with aisle width requirements as dictated by the Fire Code. Couches and chairs may be placed behind the dorms provided that they be “presentable” and have no open holes, tears or rips such that they abide by the Fire Code. The “presentable” nature of couches and chairs shall be at the discretion of the owner. However, should members of the HMC Community (including students, faculty, administration and F&M) have any complaints as to the aesthetics of any furniture, they may bring their complaints to DAC, who will deal with them on a case-by-case basis.

In Atwood, couches and chairs may be placed on the second and third floor landings wherever there are no bike racks such that no walkways or exits are blocked in accordance with the Fire Code.

In Case, no furniture is permitted on the second floor bridge, unless it falls within the limitations of the Fire Code. Furniture may be placed in the courtyard provided that no doorways or walkways are blocked. No furniture may be kept in the interior hallways.

In Linde, couches and chairs may be placed behind the dorm, facing Linde field, such that they are presentable. This furniture falls under the same guidelines as furniture behind the quad dorms. Furniture may be placed in the courtyard, but may not be placed in the walkways or alcoves in accordance with the Fire Code. No furniture is allowed on the second floor walkway.

In Sontag, furniture may be placed in the courtyard, but may not be placed in the walkways or alcoves in accordance with the Fire Code. No furniture is allowed on the second floor walkway.

3. After the residence hall storage rooms have been cleaned, students may put all empty boxes that they wish to keep in the storage rooms. Once the storage rooms have been cleaned in September, F&M will publish a clean-up deadline and post it for students (via students-l). After the deadline, any boxes remaining outside the dorm rooms, suites and apartments, will be discarded by F&M.

4. Students may place some personal possessions in the common lounges at the discretion of the dorm as a whole. However, if the common lounges fill up with too many personal possessions which renders them unusable by members of the dorm or becomes an evacuation concern, F&M will contact members of the dorm or bring concerns to DAC to discuss the lounge furnishings.

5. This policy applies to both student-owned furniture and college-provided outdoor furniture.

In response to student concerns that insufficient notice was given before items left outdoors were removed, F&M, in consultation with the DAC, puts pink tags on items that are targeted for disposal. Residents now have a clear warning of which items will be removed and when the removal will take place. Alternately, students can put green tags on items claimed by summer residents to indicate to F&M that the items are to not be thrown away.

Roofs
Residents are not allowed on any of the campus buildings’ roofs or to temporarily/permanently place items on roofs except when authorized by the Director of F&M. Because of the threat to individual safety and the potential damage to the integrity of the roof, violators will be held financially responsible for any damage and may face disciplinary action.

Storage
At the end of each year, residents may store non-valuable personal items in a dorm storage room. As is the usual policy for any institution, the college is not responsible for the loss, theft or damage of items left in storage. Under no circumstances will residents be allowed to remove personal items prior to the opening of the halls for upperclass students unless items have been stored in designated “summer storage” or “early arrival” storage. Space is limited, so residents should be considerate of how much they put in storage. For safe and affordable summer storage, students should investigate local mini-storage units. All space is on a first come, first served basis. In addition to dormitory storage room space, the college provides portable storage units (at considerable expense). Any personal possessions remaining in vacated student rooms, suites, lounges or bathrooms that are not designated with a green tag will be discarded at the end of the year. All stored possessions must be removed from the storage areas no later than the second Monday following the beginning of classes to allow for cleaning.