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All Scholarship Hall Council (ASHC)

A.S.H.C links all the scholarship halls together. The council is your voice within the scholarship hall system and on campus. ASHC works closely with the Department of Student Housing (DSH) to fulfill your basic needs, like the mythical 2-ply toilet paper. The council also plans activities at the beginning of each semester to help people get to know one another. ASHC will continue to sponsor events throughout the year, so take every opportunity to get involved. Each resident is encouraged to participate in ASHC by attending meetings and/or helping on one or more committees. Your ASHC representative or hall president would be happy to talk to you about what you can do for ASHC or what ASHC can do for you.

Buzzing

Each resident is assigned a buzz that is used to let them know when they have a phone call, a visitor, or are otherwise needed. In addition, other buzzes herald such awaited things as meals, meetings, mail, and emergencies.

Buzzing Codes: Da (-) and Dit (.)

Visitor/phone call on 1st floor: personal buzz, pause, dit (.) Repeat

Visitor/phone call on 2nd floor: personal buzz, pause, dit dit (..) Repeat

Visitor/phone call on 3rd floor: personal buzz, pause, dit dit dit(...) Repeat

Visitor/phone call in basement: personal buzz, pause, da (-) Repeat

Special Buzzes:

Da (-) a.k.a. "long buzz" signals meals, meetings, and special events

Da Da (--) signals MAIL

Da Da Da Da (----) emergency/evacuate/wake up, the hall is on fire!!!

Please use courtesy when buzzing; unnecessary buzzing is obnoxious, disturbs people, and can result in a hall warning. Note: Slow buzzing on the second floor has been known to attract glares from unhappy residents! Remember, no buzzing during quiet hours from 11pm to 8am.

Computers

We have computers of varying levels of operation, (ok, so some don't always work) located in Henry. You may use them for your internet surfing and printing needs, but please be courteous to your hallmates who are similarly addicted to their email. Feel free to use the Henry printer but bring your own paper, as it is generally not provided.

Late Plates

If you are unable to make it for lunch or dinner, you may receive a late plate. All you need to do is sign up on the white sheet on the fridge in the kitchen. You can also mark your preferences and special dietary needs when signing up, such as "lots." It is the responsibility of the person signed up to clean or dispose of her late plate within 24 hours. If this rule is not followed, you may find the contents of your late plate dumped over your head in the middle of the night, so beware!

Laundry

Each resident is allotted 2 hours of laundry time and one extra hour of drying time per week. (If you do not use it, you lose it.) Sign up for these times is in the laundry room. It is in everyone's best interest for you to stick as close as possible to your scheduled time. It is also unadvisable to leave your laundry in the laundry room for extended periods. Laundry is now 50 cents per load (25 cents per wash and 25 cents per dry), so budget accordingly.

Money and Stamps

If you need spending cash or stamps, the treasurer of our hall has a cash box that is used to cash personal checks between $5 and $20, and to purchase stamps (for writing home to ask for more cash). Payment of the social fee is required for use of the cash box.

Quiet Hours

This is done as a courtesy to those silly people who study and sleep at night. Between the hours of 11pm and 8am, there is no piano playing, buzzing (except in emergencies,) loud stereos, screaming fits, or wild orgies (hey, "orgy" means party in French). Quiet hour violations will incur the wrath of the proctor, and can result in warnings and j-boards. See J-Board section for further clarifications.

Parking

If you have a car, you will need to purchase an Alumni Place (AP) parking permit at the Parking Department during HAWK Week. This permit allows you to park in the designated AP parking areas near the hall.

Phone Duty

Each resident is given a one-hour weekly phone duty assignment at the beginning of each semester. You will also be assigned about four 1.5 hour weekend rotational phone duties at that time. Phone duties are tons of fun to skip, but if you are AWOL, you will be subject to the procedures explained later in this handbook under "Phone Duty Guidelines and Warning Procedures." The vice-president can answer any other questions.

Television

The television can be reserved by posting a note in advance on top of the TV. Otherwise, group TV watching is an exercise in compromise. There are often groups watching some more popular shows like "Friends" and the “American Idol” or the ever-popular soap opera "Days of Our Lives." Feel free to join in (or mock the chosen show). Don't forget, you can also reserve the TV to watch videos (that is, if the VCR is working.)

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Last modified: August 26, 2003