![]() Compliance with required testing and physical distancing for those who are not fully vaccinated.Compliance with the University rules regarding building access.Compliance with the University’s visitors, vendors, and affiliates rules.Compliance with the University’s events and gatherings guidelines.Compliance with NYU’s vaccine and uploading requirement and policy.To ensure the safety of our community, all residential students will be held to their acknowledgement of the University Student Conduct Policy and this Residential Life Handbook. All students are expected to be familiar with and to conscientiously observe all of the health and safety rules and policies the University has put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The commitment that we make to each other is especially important now, as the University faces new and evolving challenges while operating in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. By freely accepting membership in this community, students take responsibility for upholding this commitment in their own conduct and for recognizing and supporting this commitment in others. It requires the counterbalancing of group benefit with individual needs and wants. Community entails a sense of mutual responsibility to the welfare of each other at NYU and the feelings of connection to the broader communities in which we operate. At least one student fell off his top-bunk bed in 2000 and had to go to the hospital with a concussion.As members of the NYU community, we have a commitment to maintaining the health and safety of our community. So be careful when cooking, and don’t leave your cooking food unattended.įall out of bed: Most of the bunk beds aren’t equipped with rails, so falling out isn’t as hard as you would expect. ![]() They can also carry rabies.īurn your hand: The lounges are equipped with electric stoves, which are not as dangerous as their gas counterparts, however they can still cause a nasty burn. Combined with your gaseous and unshowered roommate, this can be a pretty dangerous element of residence hall life.įeed the wildlife: A local kid almost died last year from Raccoon Roundworm, a serious parasite that about 70 percent of raccoons in California carry. UCSB recently started a program to decrease lagoon funk, but the stench will always exist. Leave the windows open on a breezy day: The lagoon stink is an integral part of eternal residence hall stench. If your roof leaks, tell maintenance so they can at least spray some disinfectant to get rid of the inevitable mold. The roof had leaked so much that one of the elevator shafts had flooded, making the elevator inoperable. The eighth floor of the West Tower was under about an inch of water one morning with sporadically bursting pockets of water under the paint in most rooms. When in doubt, throw it out.įorget your umbrella: In 2000 there was some pretty serious flooding in San Miguel. If you’re lucky, an overdose only means a trip to the hospital and if you’re not, well… Also, even if you don’t overdose, you can get kicked out of the dorms.Įat: From rancid old meat in the mini-fridge to broccoli con worms in the dining halls, be careful with food. Shower shoes are a must.Ī lot of drugs or alcohol: Probably the most avoidable health hazards in the dorms are ingested regularly by students. The ResHall maintenance crew tries to keep the bathrooms clean, but don’t say we didn’t warn you when you find a nasty foot fungus or slip in the shower and seriously hurt yourself. Left unattended, the candles can easily torch curtains or other flammable objects, including roommates and your stuff.įorget your shower shoes: There’s a reason they tell you to bring these things – the showers are a slippery war zone. Play with matches: Candles are not allowed in the residence halls, however many students light them anyway to improve the smell of their rooms or create a certain ambiance. So don’t overcrowd the elevators, and next time you get a chance, check out the last inspection date on that elevator you’re in. Under the residents’ weight the elevator gave out, and as it descended the student attempted to jump out but was tragically and fatally squished between the elevator ceiling and the top floor. Overcrowd the elevators: a student died in the late 1980s in San Miguel’s East Tower when he and his floormates crowded into an elevator for a group picture. ![]() If you want to stay safe, don’t do the following… Despite efforts by the ResHall staff, most halls are ailing, abused and just plain old. Moving into the residence halls can be exciting, but freshmen beware.ĭon’t be fooled by the pink wallpaper in your hallway or the plump couches in the lounge danger lurks in every corner.
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