ResLife Policies and Procedures
As a community member at Muir College, living in one of the Muir residential facilities, we hope you will enjoy your stay here while you live at the College. We also hope that you find your living experience to be fulfilling, educational, rewarding and most importantly, fun! ! We also hope you will find your residential experience to compliment the time you spend in the classroom. In order to accomplish all that, there is a variety of information you will need to know to have the most successful experience possible.
We invite you to visit the unabridged version of the Muir Residential Life Handbook by clicking on the Muir Residential Life Handbook which includes information about life at Muir. However, the following is a summary of some of the most frequently misunderstood, but strictly enforced, policies and regulations.
Some Basic Policies
While you are afforded the greatest amount of individual freedom possible, each resident is expected to be a conscientious member of the Muir community and to respect all the other residents. This is accomplished by following some simple University and residential life policies. Most policies provide a safe, secure and comfortable environment for residents; in some cases they follow California state law. Essentially, it is these policies which maintain a sense of order in an extremely busy and densely populated housing area in which nearly 1,100 residents live.
A. is for Alcohol Policy. California state laws states you must be 21 to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage -- that's it in a nutshell. Residents over 21 are permitted to possess or consume alcohol in their own private space. Any size kegs and other extra large alcohol containers are never permitted, regardless of your age! The possession of any type of alcohol paraphernalia, such as a beer bong or a beer pong table, is also strictly prohibited.
B. Every resident is entitled to quiet time to study or sleep. At any time, any resident may request that any other resident cease doing anything which interferes with these activities. Not complying with such a request is a violation of the hours policy which is enforced outside of the quiet hours policy. We expect you to be a good neighbor and community citizen at all times!
C. More specifically, quiet hours begin at 11 pm on Sunday through Thursday nights and at 1 am on Friday and Saturday nights. All activity must be consistent with your neighbors sleeping or late-night quiet study habits. Taking into consideration your own personal lifestyle, you may need to adjust your own living habits to comply with this policy. It may be time to purchase a good set of headphones!
D. is for the illegal Drugs which are against the law. The possession, use, sale of any illegal substance and the cultivation of marijuana are all strictly prohibited, including medical marijuana. The possession of any type of drug paraphernalia, such as a bong or a pipe, is also prohibited.
E. Pets which live their entire lives under water each and every minute of their day are the only pets permitted in the residential facilities, and must be in a tank no larger than 10 gallons!
F. Open flames, such as candles, and incense are prohibited as are appliances with open heating coils. Exceptions to celebrate birthdays and religious holidays that require the use of candles can be obtained from your house advisor.
G. Muir has a unique "windows" policy. With some of the tallest residence halls on campus (8 and 11 stories), nothing is permitted to be thrown or accidentally dropped from any window, balcony or rooftop for safety's sake, nor may anything be thrown up to a balcony or a window. We will bet you did not know that an item tossed out of a tenth floor window will impact with a velocity of 55 miles per hour, and an apple thrown from the fifth floor hits the ground with a force of 188 pounds! We allow one and only one exception to this policy - bubbles!
H. In both the residence halls, Tenaya and Tioga, and the Muir Tuolumne Apartments, smoking is not permitted in any indoor area or on the balconies nor is it permitted within twenty feet of any door entrance or window.
I. Each resident agrees to respect the rights of the other residents and conduct him or herself in a manner conducive to a harmonious living environment as determined by the Resident Dean. A detailed explanation of this policy can be found under the sections called "Harassment" and "Violation of personal/individual rights" in your Residential Life Handbook and is also specifically stated in your undergraduate housing contract.
We hope you've learned a little about what living at Muir College is like! If you are interested in more detailed information about Muir College in general, please feel free to browse the rest of the Muir College website.
