VISITATION

A guest is defined as a person visiting a resident of a hall at the resident's invitation. A student whose Housing Contract has been canceled is not permitted to spend the night and may not be permitted to visit the hall at all .

The resident is responsible for his/her guest at all times. It is the responsibility of the host student to ensure that his/her guests are aware of University and Residence hall policies.  Guests are held responsible for their own actions and for knowledge of University regulations, particularly if the guest is a University student.  The host student can be held accountable for damages or policy violations committed by his/her guest.

Students are permitted to have guests in their rooms only if there is consent from their roommate(s).

Students may have an overnight guest in their room for a maximum of TWO consecutive nights. Guest may not extend their stay by changing hosts.  The University reserves the right to revoke this privilege in individual cases. 

Room keys, exterior door keys, or security doors keys will not be provided for guests. 

Residents are not to give their keys or ID cards to guests in order for them to gain entrance to the room, floor, or building. 

Only residents and their invited guests are permitted in the living areas of the building (i.e., locations other than the lobby and which include individual rooms and floor lounges).

Guests are permitted to use the gender-appropriate restroom and shower facilities (i.e., males using only male bathrooms, females using only female bathrooms).

All guests must be escorted by their hosts at all times.

NOISE

 To ensure that the residence hall and apartment environments are conducive to sleep and study, you are expected to observe the following guidelines.

* Stereo speakers should not be placed in or point out of the windows.
* Amplified instruments are permitted only with the concurrence of the roommate(s).
* Anyone who is disturbed by someone else's noise is expected to ask that person politely to lower his/her voice or stereo.
* Anyone who is asked by another student to lower his/her voice or stereo is obliged to cooperate.
* Yelling out of windows is prohibited at any time. 
* Talking out of your window to someone below during late night hours is very disruptive to people trying to sleep.

QUIET HOURS

During these hours music, voices, and other noise must be kept at a low level.  Room doors should be closed when a stereo is being played or a group of students is talking. The general rule is that noise should not be heard more than two doors down during normal hours.  During "quiet hours" it should not be heard outside of your room.

Quiet Hours Are:  Sun. - Thurs.  10 p.m. - 10 a.m.       Fri. - Sat.  12 a.m. - 10 a.m.

EXAM QUIET HOURS

During the exam period, the regular Quiet Hours policy is in effect 24 hours per day.    See the accompanying calendar for starting and ending dates and times.

COURTESY HOURS

Courtesy Hours are the hours outside of the listed Quiet Hours.  During all hours of the day, you are expected to be sensitive to the fact that your neighbors do not want to hear your noise.  Courtesy Hours does not mean 'anything goes.'  If you are confronted for noise (even during Courtesy Hours), you are expected to comply with the request as if it were Quiet Hours.
Excessive noise during Courtesy Hours can still result in referral to the discipline system.

CHANGES IN QUIET HOURS

Changes to the Quiet Hours policy are facilitated by the hall councilsl.  In order for a change to take place, 80% of the resident student population must be involved in the vote, and two-thirds (2/3) of the votes must be IN FAVOR of the change.

EXCESSIVE NOISE AT ANY HOUR MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY
ACTION WITHOUT A WARNING BEING ISSUED.

ROAD CONDITIONS

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Road Weather Information System

Ohio Department of Transportation Road Weather Information System

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA Weather Radio in Erie 162.400 MHz

Erie Area Road Conditions 452-2000 extension #7669

Pennsyvania Turnpike Road Conditions 800-331-3414 press 2 press 92

Pittsburgh Area Road Conditions 888-783-6783

New York State Area 800-847-8929 press 2

Ohio State Area 888-264-7623