Decorations

Residents are encouraged to make their residence halls feel more like home and may bring in decorations or extra furniture to do so. However, there are restrictions on decorations to help comply with fire codes, prevent damage to the residence halls, and to comply with safety regulations:

• Residents may not deface walls with writing, painting, nails, screws, tacky putty, or glue.
• Residents may not use stickers or decorations with adhesive backs such as glowing star decorations.
• Residents may not use decorations that use tape or adhesive not meant to be Residents are encouraged to use 3Mtape damage-free command tape or 3M hooks to hang posters or pictures.
• Residents may use tacks or push pins but not in an excessive amount or on upon doors, cabinets, or furniture.
• Residents may not cover windows with aluminum foil, flags, decorative window film, stickers, plastic, or other items such as for decoration or insulation. Residents may not hang, stick, or erect anything in, on, or about any windows if it can be seen from the outside. The blinds provided should be the only think visible on the outside of windows.
• Residents may hang additional curtains or window treatments with tension rods that can be removed without damage.
• Residents may not erect awnings, window guards, planters, or
• Residents may not decorate with live Christmas or Holiday
• Residents may not decorate with carved or uncarved pumpkins, gourds, or other plants that may rot and attract insects or rodents.