BY DJ PFEIFLE
Editor’s note: this is a correction to a previous CPJ article.
So, it turns out those rules and regulations I discussed in our first issue of this year were more or less correct, but I was informed by a staff member at Residential and Dining Services (RAD) that I had gotten bits and pieces wrong.
Cut me some slack. Those documents are really long and boring, and it’s not like you read them either. These are the things we got wrong, along with some clarification on things mentioned in that article.
Regarding smoking pits: not all of them are closed during quiet hours. This rule only applies to the one by the mods. The smoking area by the Housing Community Center (HCC) is open 24/7, however, quiet hours rules still apply. As for other smoking areas on campus, RAD has no jurisdiction there.
Another point had to do with RAD coming into your room for a scheduled inspections and/or cleanings. In those cases, they will give you 24 hours notice. However, for something like an emergency or extreme weather, they may come in without any warning. If it’s a repair, there may be less notice. However, in that case, you asked them to come in.
With regards to the Greenery, while Aramark isn’t using prison labor for the Greenery specifically, that doesn’t mean they aren’t using it at all. Much of the furniture in housing is made from prison labor. Besides, meal plans are too expensive and greenery food sucks, so avoiding Aramark is nice if you can.
I also got some rules about your room wrong. You may leave your room unlocked and your door open when you are both awake and inside it, however, you may not leave the door to your apartment or dorm floor open. The rule about mattress covers isn’t really relevant anymore, as most beds don’t have a cover. Anyhow, finally, you may not use your window as a door (e.g. hopping in and out of them all the time). Windows don’t lock from the outside, so it’s sort of a hazard to just keep them open like that.
It turns out you do not have to report a cold to RAD. Instead you must report much more serious and contagious diseases. Something like a cold or flu is fine to just deal with and not tell anyone, but something like measles or chickenpox needs to be reported.
Drug paraphernalia is defined by RAD as anything with drug residue on it, so a hookah is not technically drug paraphernalia so long as there is no residue of anything illegal on it. Needles for diabetic use are also fine, but, like, I would hope so.
We finally got an easy explanation of what UL approved lighting is (hooray!). Anything that is UL approved will either have a sticker on the item itself indicating such, or on the box it comes in (or it did when you bought it). If you’re not sure, a general rule of thumb is that if it was made relatively recently, it’s probably approved. Also if an appliance you have is not on the approved or banned list of appliances, you will need to get it approved, email Dani Clark (clarkd@evergreen.edu) to inquire.
Finally, service animals and assistance animals have different rules about where they are allowed to be. Service animals are allowed anywhere the owner is allowed. Assistance animals however are only allowed in the owner’s room and outdoors. This means you may bring your service animal who is trained to perform specific tasks to help you out in your daily life to class, but you have to leave your emotional support dog at home.
