freshman housing and air conditioning

Squiddy
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:48:40 +0000

Well, here’s the thing - if you get permission, facilities will install your AC unit for you, or at least, will bless your installation. The alternative is you do it on the sly, and most likely, your RA won’t make a fuss.

But if your installation overloads the wiring and starts a fire, or falls out of the window and lands on a passing tourist, or tears out the entire window before falling and landing on a passing tourist, guess who’s responsible for the damage? And, if it reaches that point, do you get the, uh, “honor” of meeting with the Honor Council? Personally, I wouldn’t take that chance …

Most students are going to need to get vaccinations, shot records, etc, anyway, so consider taking the letter with you when you visit your doctor:

http://www.wm.edu/offices/healthcenter/documents/aircondform.pdf

The one group that’s all-but guaranteed to be in a non-AC dorm are Monroe Scholars, so if you’re a Monroe, and don’t want to stew the first month of class, I’d suggest you get this letter signed …