2012-13 Tulane Student Guide

2.7 False Fire Alarms: Starting a fire, pulling a fire alarm without due cause, tampering with or disabling smoke detectors, falsely reporting a fire emergency to police or fire department, University administrators, and the unauthorized use or damage done to any emergency or safety equipment, are all prohibited. These are considered serious violations because of the risk they pose to the residential community. Interference with or non-adherence to emergency evacuation procedures in residential community are prohibited and will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

2.8 Fire Safety Equipment: Tampering with pull stations, smoke or heat detectors, fire extinguishers, sprinkler heads, or other life safety equipment is prohibited.

2.9 Furniture: Removal of residential community furniture from its original location is prohibited.

2.10 Hanging from windows and/or climbing: Hanging outside of or climbing from windows or balconies is prohibited.

2.11 Hanging Items: Hanging items that are visible from the outside, internally or externally from your room such as flags, banners, or signs out of or obstructing residential communities’ windows is prohibited. This includes items that may be offensive to members of the Tulane community.

2.12 Illegal Use of Emergency Exits: Emergency exits are to be used during emergency evacuations only.

Any misuse of emergency exits is prohibited.

2.13 Installations: Installation of air conditioners, ceiling fans, wall shelves, hanging lamps, or other non-approved items in residential communities’ rooms are prohibited.

2.14 Key Use and Access: Delivering, surrendering, or otherwise relinquishing possession of room or outside keys to an individual, or permitting the keys to be duplicated or modified is prohibited.

Students are responsible for keys/access cards and should not lend or permit others to use their keys or Tulane ID at any time. Students should immediately report lost or damaged keys/access cards according to Housing procedures.

2.15 Occupancy Regulations: More than three times the designed occupancy in a residential community’s room is prohibited.

2.16 Painting Rooms: Painting of residential community rooms without prior approval from HRL is prohibited.

2.17 Pets: Possession of a pet, except for non-poisonous freshwater fish (not exceed 10 gallons) and service animals for persons with a disability, is prohibited.

2.18 Postings: Posting materials on bulletin boards or other common spaces without approval is prohibited. University-sponsored and University-affiliated groups may submit materials directly to HRL. Groups and individuals are not permitted to post materials directly to residential community bulletin boards; instead, only HRL staff are authorized to post materials. Materials from non-affiliated groups are not allowed to be posted in the residential communities. Announcements (meetings, birthdays, etc.) using any media (chalk, paint, etc.) on residential community property are prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: walls and sidewalks. Individuals will be charged accordingly for any damages/clean-up costs incurred as a result of improper posting. Violators will be documented by HRL and posting privileges may be revoked.

2.19 Posting materials: Posting materials that are easily visible to the general public that intentionally/ unintentionally harm or incite others is prohibited.

2.20 Prohibited items and Fire Hazards: Use of non-approved appliances in residential communities’ rooms is prohibited. These items include, but are not limited to: any open flame source or flammable liquid, candles, incense, halogen lamps, octopus lamps, kerosene lamps, dartboards, open-coil heaters and cooking elements, waterbeds, hookahs, satellite dishes, grills (indoor and outdoor), hot plate, deep fat fryer, electric griddle, toaster oven, non-university microwaves, non-university installed A/C units, ceiling fans, any item described in the weapons section of the Student Code of Conduct, or pets (non-poisonous fish are acceptable if not more than one tank in a residents room with a maximum tank size of 10 gallons). Additionally, posting flammable materials covering more than one third of total surface of the outside of residential communities’ room doors is prohibited.

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