TeacherMomToo

Has anyone found the "locking unit" that is mentioned in the bedroom details on the Housing website for Riverside? It gives the dimensions of the desk and adds that it has a "locking unit" but the desk doesn't even have a drawer?

vlines

We did most of our shoping in birm'ham too. Because we were hoping the luggage would arrive on the next flight . But we still had to go out in ttown for a few other things at walmart/target/best buy (printer cable, bed rail, garbage can).

The walmart in Ttown is a 24 hour one on Skyland Drive. Went at 6:30am with husband, and it was really nice and quiet. Shelves were being restocked by the Army National Reserve (kidding, but there were hundreds of people restocking!).

vlines

teachermom, my son is in RCS-N, but the locking unit is a seperate unit that can be moved around. A door on the bottom has a metal latch thing that you can put a lock on to make it a locking unit. You have to use your own lock though.

His has a small drawer, and a pull out table top extension too. It could easily be used as a bed side table.

aeromom

My son's unit in Riverside West did not come w/ such a unit. There is no spot for a padlock, and definitely not a slide-out drawer/tray in anything except the desk. The nightstand has a drawer, but no sliding out tray thing. There is no hardware anywhere on any of the items - not the desk, not the dresser, and not the nightstand. i was going to contact (or have him contact) housing about this. Is this unique to Riverside WEST, or what am I missing?

vlines

^^ odd. I would ask. If DS did not have that, we would have been scrambling to find something else. We planned on having that for storage of certian items. Would not have a back up plan if that did not exist.

BamaMomof3

Daughter did not have a locking unit in Riverside East last year. Just a small unit that was open on the bottom with a drawer above. We bought her a small safe that she could anchor to the bed to keep her valuables in. If you look at the photos on the housing page for the Riversides, you can see the unit. Student Affairs | Housing & Residential Communities

aeromom

Yeah, others have posted about this last year (not having unit), so I wasn't 100% surprised (just disappointed, I guess). Why would some suites/dorms have it and some not, if the website says they have it as standard issue.
We were sent a flyer weeks ago to RENT a safe for $$$. Blow that for a joke.
I will call housing after I talk w/ Son about whether he wants to make a deal of it.

robotbldmom

Probably cheaper and safer to purchase a small safe for expensive items like cameras.

TeacherMomToo

Thanks for the info re: no locking unit. DD can survive without one, but Housing should remove the mention of it on their website under Riverside....Bedroom.....Room Details.

Class2012Mom

Bumping for the poster who was asking about command strips and where they are allowed. Please note that this thread is last year's information. As the rules changed from 2011 to 2012, I would imagine they might very well change again and would caution anyone to wait until the 2013 information is published.