Your residence hall The hall you select during Online Room Selec- tion will be your home away from home during your first year of college. What sort of security does JMU have for the residence halls? All exterior hall doors are locked 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Your JACard is your front door key to your hall. More information on hall safety will be pro- vided on move-in day. Do all halls have wireless Internet? Yes. Wireless service is provided by a contract vendor at myresnet.com. Residents must create an account and register their devices. For more information about how to set up devices, visit jmu.edu/orl/move-in/ wireless-internet.shtml. Where will I do my laundry? JACard-operated laundry facilities are in each hall. You should bring laundry detergent and a basket or bag. Laundry machines use FLEX or quarters. Carpet Most of our bedrooms are not carpeted, so you may want to consider purchasing a carpet. Only Spots- wood Hall is carpeted, so if you select Spotswood, you would not need to bring a carpet or rugs. Lofts Res-Life has prepared an outline of general informa- tion on lofts and their use in halls. You can find this information at jmu.edu/orl/move-in. Please bring your own hammer, screwdrivers, an adjustable wrench and any other necessary tools. Storage space for bed parts in halls is not provided. At no time may lofts be stored in campus buildings. Residence hall programs Your RA and Hall Director give you opportunities to experience a variety of activities. Hall programs are a great way to get to know people in your hall and make new friends. In recent years, over 45,000 students attended more than 2,000 programs in their halls. This means there is something going on in your hall almost every night!
Who is responsible for cleaning my room? You will need to clean your own room. Vacuum clean- ers are available in each hall for students to borrow. Bathrooms that are not accessible to our housekeeping staff must also be cleaned by residents sharing the bathroom. If a community bathroom is accessible from a public hallway, it will be cleaned by our house- keeping staff regularly. Will I get cable television service in my residence hall room? Cable television is provided in each room. You need a TV coaxial cable and TV that meets specs (jmu. edu/computing/quick/students.shtml). Our halls also have Stream2, allowing the streaming of TV shows, movies and sports from your phone, laptop and other Wi-Fi-connected devices. I’ve been assigned to a building that does not have air-conditioning. Can I bring my own air conditioner? No air conditioners, including personal space coolers, of any kind, are permitted in the halls. If you need air-conditioning because of health needs, you will need to submit a Housing Accommodation Request by June 15.
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