What is the policy on noise?
Residents are responsible for maintaining reasonable conditions for study and sleep in our residence halls. Minimum courtesy and quiet hours have been established. A twenty-four-hour quiet period goes into effect prior to and during final exam periods. Every floor has the opportunity to extend the established minimum quiet hours on the floor by a secret ballot vote. Courtesy hours, in effect twenty-four hours a day, require students to be considerate of the needs of others at all times and to comply with requests for maintaining a reasonable level of quiet. Quiet hours cover specific evening hours and require that noise be reduced so that nothing can be heard from within rooms when doors are closed. Students are expected to confront individuals who infringe upon their right to study or sleep. Community assistants are available to help maintain a reasonable level of quiet on the floor; however, they are not expected to be the sole policy enforcers on the floor. No staff member can be av
