4.27 | Prohibited Items
4.27.A | Air Conditioners: For safety, and electrical concerns, no student may install an air conditioner, or water cooler in their room. This includes air conditioning systems. Fans are permitted.
4.27.B | Appliances: Electrical appliances must be plugged directly into a wall outlet, and are not permitted to be plugged into a power strip. Electrical appliances that are not allowed include, but are not limited to: heat lamps, camping stoves, ceiling fans, electric skillets or woks, griddles, "Insta-pots" or similar multi-cookers, pressure cookers, deep fryers, convection cookers, "George Forman" type grills, any halogen torchiere lamps or lamps that use halogen bulbs, potpourri pots, hot oil popcorn poppers, hot plates, oven broilers, power tools, any appliance with an open coil, space heaters, toaster ovens, or chest freezers. Allowed appliances include: coffee pots, rice cookers, blenders, and crock pots.
4.27.C | Only university issued refrigerators and microwaves are permitted. The hall staff will confiscate unauthorized or misused appliances, and the individual(s) responsible will be subject to Student Conduct proceedings. If additional refrigerators or microwaves are medically needed, students can apply through the Office of Student Accessibility for special approval to have these items. It is the resident's responsibility to seek approval for any appliance in question prior to bringing it on campus.
4.27.D | Electrical Power Strips: Multiple plug adapters and extension cords are not permitted under Fire Safety rules. When additional electrical outlets are needed, residents must use United Laboratories (UL) approved electrical power strips with built-in circuit breakers.
4.27.E | Extension Cords: Extension cords of any type are not permitted in the halls. Only Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Electrical Testing Laboratories (ETL) or FM Global (FM) rated sure protectors are permitted. The UL/ETL/FM sticker on the surge protector must note "surge protected device." They must be plugged directly into the wall. Those listen as "relocatable power taps" or otherwise are not permitted. Daisy chaining (connecting multiple surge protectors together) is a fire safety hazard and prohibited.
4.27.F | Electronic transportation: Hover boards, electric scooters and other electronic transportation devices that contain litium batteries may not enter the Residence Halls or any university buildings.
4.27.G | Heat Producing Devices: For safety and electrical concerns, no portable heating units, heat lamps, or light fixtures with halogen lamps are allowed within the Residence Halls.
4.27.H | Electric power tools: Electric power tools are not allowed in the Residence halls, with the exception of those being stored for use of university property. Gas power tools are not allowed in the Residence Halls, even if they are not in use.
4.27.I | Waterbeds: Waterbeds are not permitted in any student room, due to safety and maintenance concerns.