The following policies and procedures apply to all residents and their guests. Violations of these policies will be addressed through the disciplinary process. If you wish to better understand the rationale for any policy, please contact the Residential Life Office or any staff member.

RH1 GATHERINGS
Socialization in campus housing is encouraged as it fosters the development of the residence hall community. However, it is your responsibility to pay attention to how gatherings in your room/apartment impact the community in relation to noise and guest behaviors. In addition, you are expected to note and control the number of persons in your room at any one time. Local Fire Code, which addresses safety issues, governs the number of persons permitted in residence hall rooms and College Apartments. The maximum number of persons permitted in a residence hall room or residence hall apartment (including those assigned to the space) is noted below:

In College Apartments (including porches and balconies) the following number of persons may be present at any one time:

RH2 GUESTS
Guests are visitors to a hall, floor, room or Apartment sharing an activity or study time with a resident. Residents are accountable for the actions of their guests at all times and are expected to escort their guests while on campus. All students are expected to inform their guests of College and residence hall policies, and also of any standards of behavior specific to their floor. All non-student guests must be registered by the hosting student with the Department of Safety and Security if the guest stays or arrives after midnight . Students are cautioned against hosting minors (i.e., under eighteen) as guests. Refer to the Gatherings policy for the maximum number of people permitted in your room.

Overnight guests (student and non-student) are permitted only with approval of all room/Apartment occupants for no longer than three nights in a seven day period. Having overnight guests during the week is discouraged to help provide a study environment. Cohabitation (an individual not assigned to a room/Apartment yet living there beyond guest guidelines) is not permitted.

You have the right to deny your roommate or housemate permission to have a guest (student or non-student, staying a few hours or overnight). No student has the right to impose a guest or visitor on their roommate/housemate without their specific permission. If you feel that your roommate/housemate is imposing his/her guests or friends on you, contact your RA, Student Life Coordinator, or any member of the Residential Life staff to learn about your options.

RH3 HALL SPORTS
Playing with sports equipment, playing organized games, and/or using equipment better suited for outdoor use is prohibited from the residence halls. This is to protect the rights of residents to sleep, study, and have access to their rooms as well as to prevent damage to College and personal property.

RH4 NOISE POLICY
Residence halls must provide healthy environments conducive to scholarly pursuits and excessive noise is inconsistent with this goal. The College takes very seriously its obligation to provide an atmosphere where students can study and exchange ideas. All students must understand that the right of students to study and sleep takes precedence over the right to make noise that disturbs others. Students are expected to pay attention to noise they or their guests may cause and to take proactive steps to prevent violations of this policy.

Courtesy Hours Defined - Courtesy hours, which are in effect at all times, means that all residents are expected to accommodate requests for quiet made by others regardless of the hour. As a general guideline, common courtesy and respect for the community are expected concerning noise levels 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Residents should conduct their activities so they do not interfere with the quiet of others regardless of the time of day.

Quiet Hours Defined - Quiet hours are in effect weekdays from 11:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. On Friday and Saturday quiet hours are observed from 12 midnight through 9:00 a.m. As with several other policies, each floor community has the prerogative to establish, by unanimous vote, a more restrictive set of quiet hours. All residence halls operate on 24-hour quiet hours during finals week.

Noise heard outside of a closed student room door or within student rooms from the corridors will be considered excessive and in violation of the noise policy. Requests to lower the volume of an existing noise source are to be acted on immediately and with courtesy at all times regardless of who makes the request.

In the College Apartments - College Apartment residents face additional and slightly different issues regarding noise, as they may disrupt residents of the local neighborhood who may be less flexible and more likely to contact the Williamsport Police Department. Apartment residents are cautioned to think carefully about the impact of noise originating from or around their apartment.

Policy Enforcement - The responsibility for a quiet environment is a shared one, with each resident being responsible for his or her own reasonable conduct and letting others know when they are infringing on rights to a quiet living environment. Each resident has the right and responsibility to ask another resident or visitor to lower their noise/volume level. Staff members may disband groups and temporarily suspend visitation privileges if visitors are involved or if visitation will continue to aggravate the situation. Residents may be required to removestereos, televisions, or any musical instrument that causes disruptive noise as determined by the residence hall staff.

Based on experience, the following examples constitute clear violations of the noise policy:

• Noises, music, or voices that are clearly distinguishable in the corridor during quiet hours.
• Heavy percussion or bass sounds that vibrate through any walls, doors, ceilings, or floors.
• Leaving alarms on or music playing in an empty room.
• Pounding on or kicking doors.
• Bouncing sports equipment, trashcans, or other items on the walls or floor of a room or corridor.
• Failure to respect courtesy hours.

RH5 ROOM RESPONSIBILITIES
Whether present or not, occupants of a room are held accountable through the disciplinary process for any and all unacceptable behavior or conditions until responsibility is determined otherwise. Occupants are also responsible for any object thrown or dropped from the window of the room, or for any inappropriate/unacceptable verbal comments coming from the room. It is therefore your responsibility to maintain a secure room, prevent unauthorized use, and to be in your room when visitors are present.

RH6 SMOKING POLICY
In accordance with College policy, smoking is prohibited from all areas in the residence halls and Apartments.

RH7 SOLICITATION
The College does not allow commercial solicitation of products or services in the residence halls or apartments. This policy applies to off-campus groups or individuals. Printed advertisements may be posted on information bulletin boards in the residence halls. Non-profit campus groups may request to conduct fund raising activities in specific halls. You must secure approval of the plans and projects from the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs.

RH8 VISITATION PROGRAM
The College visitation program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to have guests in their living areas during specified hours each day. Each hall and apartment has visitation hours 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the condition that the privilege not be abused. Cohabitation is not permitted. At the beginning of each semester a discussion is conducted on each floor to explore visitation issues such as, escorts, college guest registration guidelines, use of bathrooms, and appropriate enforcement procedures for same sex and opposite sex visitors. Visitation hours may be reduced or eliminated if it is determined that students are abusing the privilege and are interfering with the rights of community members to sleep or study.

CODE OF CONDUCT

The following polices are part of the Student Code of Conduct as these behaviors are prohibited everywhere on campus. They are cited here as these policies have direct relevance to residence hall activities.

MISCONDUCT INVOLVING ALCOHOL

This rule prohibits, but is not limited to:

1. Use and/or possession of alcohol by persons under 21 years of age.
2. Use and/or possession of alcohol in any freshman living area, regardless of one's age. This restriction applies to all students of Lycoming College , their guests, and members of their families.
3. Providing alcohol to a person under 21 years of age.
4. Use and/or possession of alcohol in a student room when none of the room occupants are 21 years of age or older.
5. Use and/or possession of alcohol in any common area (e.g., lounge) except where parties have been registered (see Social Events with Alcohol). Exceptions may be made by the Dean of Student Affairs or the President of the College.
6. Possession of excessive quantities of alcohol, which means: No more than twelve 12-ounce cans of beer, or a four-pack of wine coolers, or one liter of wine, or one fifth of a distilled beverage may be in any one person's possession on campus.
7. Use or possession of kegs, beer balls, beer bongs, funnels, and similar products.
8. Open, unconcealed alcohol containers in public areas, such as residence hall hallways or outdoors.
9. Serving alcohol to intoxicated individuals.
10. Impairment, attributable to the consumption of alcohol, that substantially interferes with student judgment and decision-making, causes a disturbance, and/or requires the intervention of College personnel.
11. Participating in drinking games.
12. Consumption of grain alcohol.
13. For safety reasons, beer in bottles is not permitted.

BREACH OF SECURITY
The College provides each student room with a lock and distributes keys to residents. Each residence hall is equipped with a card reader access system programmed to admit resident students only. Although these security measures are in place, our halls and apartments are secure only if each person is aware of how his/her actions impact the total security of residents. You are expected to take all reasonable precautions to maintain the security of the residence halls/apartments. The following behaviors are considered violations of the Code of Conduct. Students found responsible will be fined a maximum of $100 per violation.

1. Propping open a locked door.
2. Inviting, encouraging, or admitting an unauthorized person or persons to enter the hall when a building is secured. (Note: visitors must be registered with Security and may be entertained only during the hours visitation is in effect.)
3. Presence of an unauthorized person.
4. Attempting to enter a secured building or secured sections of a building (student rooms, lounges, apartment attics or basements, etc.).
5. Tampering with or removing an automatic locking mechanism or alarm on any door.
6. Use of any door specifically designated as an "emergency exit only" except during an emergency.
7. Possession and/or use of a key to a College building when not specifically authorized by a College official or department.
8. Entering a student room without being invited by the room occupants.
9. Possession of keys that have been duplicated without authorization from the College Locksmith.
10. Lending keys to your room to another person other than Residential Life Staff.

FIRE SAFETY
Fire alarm systems, fire extinguishers and exit signs are required by the state, are for the protection of all residents, and are to be used only in case of fire. Each resident is responsible for being familiar with the location of exits, fire extinguishers and alarm pull stations. Residence hall staff will be happy to provide additional information or assistance in this area. Tampering with fire equipment or setting off a false fire alarm is a misdemeanor under state law. Deliberately causing a fire is a felony. Disciplinary action and/or arrest will be taken against a student found tampering with fire equipment, falsely setting off the alarm system, or causing a fire.

The following violations will be handled through the College disciplinary process with the noted minimum sanctions:

1. Deliberately causing a fire: $500 and/or suspension from the College.
2. Intentionally activating a false fire alarm: $500 and/or suspension form the College.
3. Tampering with fire extinguisher or other fire equipment: $100 plus cost of returning the equipment to its original condition.
4. Covering any part or all of a room smoke detector: $200 shared between responsible students.
5. Failure to promptly or properly evacuate a building which has gone into alarm: $75. Increased sanction possible for defiant failure to evacuate.
6. Returning to a building which has gone into alarm before the "all clear" signal is given by College or emergency personnel: $75. Increased sanction possible for defiant early return to hall.

IDENTIFICATION
Students are issued a College identification card that entitles them to certain privileges on campus. Students are required to have their ID card in their possession while on campus and must surrender that card to appropriate College and College Dining Services staff when asked to do so.

TRESPASSING
Residence hall and apartment premises are for the exclusive use of residents, their guests, and College personnel. Any persons other than residents, their registered and escorted guests, and/or authorized College personnel are prohibited from entering or remaining upon these premises. During break periods only students who have properly registered for break housing are allowed access to the halls. This means that your guests may only include resident students, who also have permission to stay for the break. Overnight guests are strictly prohibited during break periods.

WEAPONS & FIREWORKS
Individuals may not use or possess any offensive weapon, firearm, fireworks, or projectile impelling device for obvious safety reasons.