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shorter Thanksgiving and Easter recesses. Students are encouraged to travel home during these holiday recesses. Those who live farther from home are encouraged to spend the break at the home of a friend. Students and parents are often concerned about winter travel back to Martin Luther College after major vacation breaks. When winter weather causes travel concerns, students and parents are asked to check the MLCPortal (www.portal.mlc-wels.edu) for information concerning school closing, or phone the college information desk at 507-354-8221. The college will also make use of its messaging service (email, text and voice messages) to alert students of school closing information. Housing In general, college policy states that students live in the dormitories provided by our synod. Unmarried students live with a roommate in one of five residence halls operated by the college. If enrollment numbers are greater than dormitory capacities, then single students who are four or more years out of high school and have reached the age of twenty-one, may request an exemption from dormitory living, but the Vice-President for Student Life will make decisions regarding such requests. Married students arrange their own housing. The college provides a bed, mattress, desk, chair, dresser space, and wardrobe/closet for each dormitory resident. Rooms are equipped with connections for phone, cable TV,and the campus computer network. Students provide towels, bed linens and blankets, phone, study lamps, and trash containers. Appliances and extra furniture may be brought into the dormitories with the approval of the dormitory supervisor. Some items require a fee or deposit. Before bringing items to campus, please contact the Vice-President for Student Life. Dormitories are locked at all times. Students access their dormitory using their ID card which utilizes RFIDtechnology.
Meals Dormitory students are required to participate in the meal plan offered by the college. Our cafeteria offers continuous 117 AM to Midnight" service. While full entree items are available during traditional meal times, many other items are available at other times. Certain hot food items are also available from 7:30 PM until Midnight. Students with an IDcan enter the cafeteria as often as their schedules permit. The cafeteria provides a variety of menu items and a number of specialty bars each day. Off-campus students may also purchase meals in the cafeteria.
Financial Services Martin Luther College operates an automatic teller machine on campus. The ATM permits withdrawals, but no deposits. The school's receptionist cashes personal checks (up to $50 per day) as well as payroll checks. Some local banks will cash personal checks for students who present proper identification and have an account with them.