2.8.7 : Courtesy and Quiet Hours

Courtesy Hours are in effect twenty-four hours a day. There should be no noise which unduly disturbs other people or violates their personal rights at any time of the day or night. As a rule, noise should not be heard more than two doors from everyone’s room.

Quiet Hours have been established to help residents study and enable them to get uninterrupted sleep. Quiet Hours are in effect from 11:00 pm to 9:00 am in all residence hall and houses.

Courtesy and Quiet Hours have been designated in the residence halls because people study, work, play, and think at varying times of the day or night. Residents have the rights to expect the university to maintain an environment conducive to growth and learning.

The Residence Hall staff will enlist the cooperation of all residents in maintaining Quiet and Courtesy Hours. Please do not play your stereo, radio, or television so loudly that it disturbs others (during Courtesy Hours) or so that it can be heard outside your room (during Quiet Hours). Residence Life staff have the right to confiscate stereos, radios, televisions, or any other noise- producing device which is played above acceptable noise levels.

In the case that the offending noise is a result of a gathering of people, one verbal warning will be given. If the noise persists, the group of people will be asked to disperse. Students who violate the Quiet and Courtesy Hours Policy may face disciplinary action.