Noise

All students are expected to respect the rights of others by refraining from making loud noises or causing other disturbances that interfere with study or sleep.

1. All residents are expected to respect 24-hour courtesy hours. If a student makes a reasonable request of another student to be less noisy, that student should comply. No disturbing or unreasonable noise should be heard outside of a student's room/suite/apartment. Noise generated by activities in common areas is acceptable provided it is associated with the area's intended purpose.
2. Campus-wide Quiet Hours are 10pm until 10am Sunday through Thursday and 12am until 10am Friday and Saturday. Changes to Quiet Hours can be voted on by Hall Council members, but is limited to the following regulations: Sunday through Thursday Quiet Hours may start as late as 12am and end as early as 8am; Friday and Saturday Quiet Hours may start as late as 2am and end as early as 8am. Until this occurs Campus-wide Quiet hours will be in effect.
3. During exam periods, Quiet Hours are extended to 24 hours. This regulation also applies to areas outside the residence halls and residence hall lobbies.
4. In the event that a person or a group makes a disturbance, staff will ask persons to disperse and may seek disciplinary action against violators. Examples of a disturbance include but are not limited to game playing, high volume on TV/stereo, yelling loudly, or the playing of musical instruments.