Miscellaneous

1. These rules and regulations are subject to change as the University may deem appropriate. The University then will notify students under a residence and board contract of any revisions as soon as practicable.
2. Signing the residence and board contract automatically constitutes acceptance of membership in the respective student government of the hall to which a student is assigned, with all rights, privileges, and responsibilities of such membership.
3. A resident may not unreasonably interfere with a roommate’s or any other resident’s rights under a residence hall contract. This includes the right to a reasonable degree of quiet, and each living unit, under the supervision of its elected student executive board, is expected to determine its quiet-hour policy at the beginning of each academic year. Playing musical instruments in any resident’s room and engaging in physical games of any kind in the residence halls is prohibited. Infractions that cannot be resolved by the residence hall staff will be referred to the Director of University Residential Life, who will have discretion to resolve such problems through administrative/disciplinary action.
4. Only residents assigned by Northwestern University may reside in their assigned rooms; residents may not invite or permit any other person to reside in their assigned room or in any other area of the residence hall.
5. If any resident unreasonably refuses to accept a roommate or hinders the University in the assignment of or occupancy by a roommate, the University may, at its discretion, require that resident to be responsible for the total rent for the room.
6. A resident may have overnight guests, limited to one guest per resident at any one time, provided proper written approval of all roommates/suitemates is filed and guests are properly registered with the University Residential Life Office. Guest privileges are limited to a maximum of three consecutive nights and a total of seven nights per resident per quarter. Overnight guests must be of the same sex as the residents assigned to the room/suite. A guest is defined as a nonresident who requires a room in which to sleep for the night. Guests may not occupy or sleep in common areas of residence halls.
7. A resident may not have visitors in the resident’s room/suite between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. without the consent of all roommates/suitemates. A visitor is defined as a nonresident of a building/room/suite who is invited by a resident of that building/room/suite to spend some time in the building/room/suite, presumably of a short duration. Visitors must be escorted by a resident at all times and must be registered with the security monitor on duty.
8. No individual resident, overnight guest, or visitor may use the residence hall’s washroom facilities designated for use by the opposite sex.
9. All telecommunication services in the residence halls — including but not limited to telephone and data services — are provided exclusively through Northwestern University Information Technology (NUIT). Residents agree to comply with the policies and procedures for NUIT Residence Hall Telephone and Data Services and agree to pay all charges incurred. One data port per resident is provided per room as part of the room rental charge; residents must provide their own computers. Operation of file or web servers is prohibited.
10. NUIT will repair without charge all interior telecommunication wiring in student rooms, except when damage to ports or wiring is caused by vandalism or tampering with the ports, lines, or equipment. In the case of such damage, NUIT will perform the repair and charge the cost of the repair to the person or persons responsible.
11. When it appears, through reports of the residence hall staff, University Police, etc., that a student has breached the residence and board contract or has violated a residence hall rule or other University rule or regulation as specified herein, the University reserves the right to review the case and take appropriate action administratively. The Vice President for Student Affairs will appoint the reviewing administrator. When, in the opinion of the reviewing administrator, a student has breached the contract, the reviewing administrator may remove the student from housing or may apply a lesser sanction such as a required room or hall change or housing probation. The decision of the reviewing administrator will be final. Contract violation cases will not be accepted by the University Hearing and Appeals System or other designated resolution procedure unless additional disciplinary action, such as disciplinary probation, suspension, or exclusion from the University, appears warranted.
12. The Vice President for Student Affairs may act administratively to maintain the residence hall living and learning environment by moving a student to a room other than the one to which he or she was initially assigned, by moving the student to another residence hall, or, when required in the best interests of the University as determined by the vice president, by removing a student from University housing. The vice president’s decision on such matters is final. Administrative action taken in accordance with this regulation is not — and should not be construed as — a determination by the vice president on the merits of any underlying disciplinary charge filed by or against the affected student(s).
13. As deemed necessary, the Vice President for Student Affairs or his or her designee may relocate any resident without cause or prior notice for health or safety reasons or to protect University property, restore operations, or meet the needs of the University community.
14. The University shall not be responsible for disruption or nonperformance as a result of a major campus disruption, strike, fire, flood, wind- or snowstorm, or other acts of God, act of terrorism, or other events beyond the University’s control. In the event of such occurrences as described in the preceding sentence or for the convenience of the University for construction or other purposes, the University may at any time, and at its sole discretion, close all or part of any residence hall. If all or a part of any residence hall is prematurely closed, the affected residents shall vacate that hall within 24 hours of such closing and shall be relieved of all subsequent room obligations for that building after the closing date.
15. The University reserves the right to relocate residents with prior written notice for the purposes of consolidation of residents. Such consolidation may be undertaken to promote individual or community health or safety, to reduce costs, or for such reasons as deemed necessary by the Vice President for Student Affairs.
16. At the University’s sole discretion, construction may take place near residential units. No adjustment will be made to any residence charges at any time based solely on that construction.
17. No resident may remain in the residence halls during any vacation period. All residents must check out of their residence hall within 24 hours of their last scheduled final exam each quarter. In addition, all residents must check out and remove all personal belongings from the residence halls within 24 hours of their last scheduled final exam in June. Storage of personal belongings over the summer months in any space within the residence halls is prohibited. Northwestern University will not be responsible for any loss due to fire, theft, or other casualty.