Student Housing Value Packs

sopranokitty
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:02:43 +0000

@ Gumbymom: you can bring your own microwave and fridge from home, provided it’s not over 800 watts. Many students bring their own microwave from home because it’s cheaper. You can also bring your own coffeemaker. When we lived in a dorm, I bought a 700-watt microwave from Target and my suitemate bought a mini fridge. You can also bring other kitchen appliances and store them in your room, but with the exception of microwaved foods, you have to do all your cooking in the dorm kitchen (located on the first floor of each residence hall’s lounge) anyway.

From the Guide to Residence Hall Life:



All appliances must be in good working order and used responsibly. They must be approved for use by Underwriters’ Laboratory (UL) and free of wiring defects. Food may only be prepared in community or apartment kitchens. (Microwaved food is excluded.) Appliances/food preparation items, including cooking knives, that may be stored but not used in rooms include, but are not limited to, toasters, toaster ovens, crock pots, hot air popcorn poppers, hot plates, waffle irons, rice cookers, broilers, and any devices with an open heating element.

BARBECUES – Barbecues may not be used on balconies, under trees, in courtyards, breezeways, or around swimming pools. They must be used at least 25 feet away from any building or overhang, and this distance must be increased if smoke is travelling toward one of these areas. Lighter fluid, propane, and other flammable gases or liquids may not be stored in residence hall rooms.
COFFEEMAKERS, MICROWAVES, REFRIGERATORS – Only one refrigerator (maximum storage capacity of 4.5 cubic feet with a maximum height of 35 inches) and one microwave (maximum wattage of 800 watts), or one microfridge, is/are allowed in any single, double or triple room. In suites, each living room and bedroom can have one refrigerator and one microwave. Only one coffee maker may be in use at a time in a residence hall room.
PORTABLE HEATERS – Portable heaters must be UL approved with “tip-over” protection and wattage below 1200 watts.
TORCHIERE HALOGEN LAMPS – These lamps are prohibited.



(note: appliances that are UL approved will have a UL logo on the back or bottom. UL-approved microwaves have them on the back where all the information is printed)