Room Inspection Form). Note that failure to pass room inspections may be subject to disciplinary action. 3. For reasons of health and safety, GSSM reserves the right to conduct inspections in students’ rooms during any vacation period (see details in #5 below). 4. Roommates and suitemates are responsible for their shared living areas. When individual responsibility cannot be easily determined, students will be held equally responsible for substandard cleanliness or illegal items in their living areas. If a student is aware of a problem in their shared living area, he or she should notify a Residence Life Staff member promptly. 5. Pre-inspections will occur on the evenings prior to breaks for all residents. All items on the Room Inspection Form will be reviewed. Custodial closets will also be checked. 6. White glove inspections will occur during Long Weekends and the closing day for all other breaks. Resident Assistants will conduct the inspections after all students have left for Long Weekend or break. Requirements for white glove inspection extend beyond what students must complete for routine room inspections.
H. Residence Hall Room Decorations and Furnishings 1. The names of room occupants must be clearly displayed on the room doors during the entire year with the nametags furnished by Residence Life. 2. Arrangement of furniture must meet basic safety requirements and guidelines established by the Residence Life staff. All furniture must remain in the room and on the floor at all times. No cinder blocks are allowed in the rooms. 3. No obscene, offensive, or pornographic materials may be displayed. 4. Road and/or building signs are not permitted in student rooms or common rooms and will be confiscated if found. 5. The Residence Life staff reserves the right to determine appropriate decoration of rooms, doors, and hallways. Community-wide posters and notices are to be mounted on bulletin boards only. 6. Lounge, lobby, activity room, and classroom furnishing must not be moved from their designated areas. 7. Command Strips, thumbtacks, or push pins are to be used to hang posters, photos, etc. on room walls. It is not recommended that thumbtacks or push pins be used to place short-term things on walls or doors (e.g. notes, etc.). Heavy duty tape like Duct Tape or nails should not be used on the walls or doors. This includes other adhesives. 8. Thumbtacks, push pins, or nails should not be used in the hallway. Command Strips can be used in the hallway. 9. Televisions are provided in the student lounges. Students may not move TVs from the common areas. Student may opt to use TV monitors versus a computer monitor. If students elect to use TV monitors, note that the purpose of this monitor is primarily academic and not designed to be recreational. 10. Nintendo, Playstation, XBOX, Wii consoles, etc. may be hooked up to televisions in the TV Lounge; students should avoid leaving their equipment unattended. 35
