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Alumni | StaffStudents in the Halls of Residence are part of the University community. While living or visiting there, students are expected to respect the rights of others to live and study peacefully. To ensure these rights, students and their visitors must adhere to the following rules:
1 Weapons are forbidden from the Halls of Residence. A weapon is considered any device whose purpose is to injure a person or animal, and includes but is not limited to firearms, bows and arrows, catapults, axes, bush-knives, flick-knives, sword-sticks, clubs, pepper-sprays, mace and brass knuckles. Any other device used to injure a person, such as sticks, stones or bottles, will also be considered as weapons. Students found in possession of weapons or using weapons anywhere in or near the Halls of Residence will immediately lose their housing and mess hall privileges and be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate.
2 Alcohol and illegal drugs such as marijuana are forbidden from the Halls of Residence. Students found in possession of alcohol or illegal drugs anywhere in the Halls of Residence will immediately lose housing and mess hall privileges and be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate.
3 Students involved in disorderly behaviour in the Halls of Residence while in an intoxicated state will immediately lose their housing and mess hall privileges and be subject to other disciplinary charges and criminal charges as appropriate. Such behaviour includes fighting, vandalism, harassment, damage to University property, disturbing the peace, or any other activity considered inappropriate by the University authorities. This rule applies regardless of whether the student became intoxicated on or off-campus.
4 Students who assault any member of the University Staff or Mess Hall Staff for any reason whatsoever will immediately lose their housing and mess hall privileges and be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges as appropriate.
5 Students committing wilful or reckless damage to University property in the Halls of Residence will immediately lose their housing and mess hall privileges and be subject to other disciplinary charges and criminal charges as appropriate. Any damage to University property in the Halls of Residence must be reported to the hall’s Sub-Warden and Warden immediately. Students responsible for damage will be held responsible for repair costs, and may be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges. Sub-Wardens failing to report such occurrences may also be charged.
6 The Halls of Residence should be quiet enough to permit students to study at all times. Students must not make excessive noise after 7:00 pm.
7 No male or female non-residential students or non-students are permitted in any Halls of Residence after 10:00 pm on any day of the week.
8 Students spending one or more nights away from their Hall of Residence must notify their Sub-Warden and Warden, and their meal number cancelled for the duration. This rule applies to vacations, field work, and sports trips.
9 Dependents of students-including babies, wives, husbands, relatives, children, and friends-are not permitted to live in the Halls of Residence.
10 Female students attending parties/functions on Friday or Saturday nights must return to the Halls of Residence by 2:00 am. Students arriving after 2:00 am and harassing the Sub-Wardens to be let in will be charged for disciplinary action.
11 Students may not change rooms without written permission from the Warden of Students. Students who change rooms without permission will be charged for disciplinary action.
12 Students are responsible for the cleanliness of their rooms and immediate surroundings. Students deliberately littering or disposing of rubbish outside designated collection points will be charged for disciplinary action.
13 Students are responsible for making necessary clearances with Sub-Wardens and or Wardens before leaving at the end of term. Failure to do so will result in students being charged for replacements of non-returned items and students may be denied campus residence in the future.
14 Students are not permitted to take any University property into the Halls of Residence under any circumstances. This includes but is not limited to classroom furniture, teaching materials, dining hall utensils and crockery, laboratory equipment and audio/visual equipment. The only exception to this rule is University property such as mattresses and chairs specifically issued to students by Student Services. Students found in the possession of property that has not been issued to them will be charged with theft.
15 Pets and other animals are not permitted in the Halls of Residence.
16 Cooking is not permitted in the Halls of Residence, though electric water jugs are permitted.
17 Laundry machines are not permitted in the Halls of Residence.
18 Sales of soft drinks, alcohol, drugs (legal or illegal), betel-nuts, cigarettes, and food items are not permitted in the Halls of Residence.
19 Empty bottles may not be stored in the Halls of Residence.
20 Spitting, especially while chewing betel-nuts, is not permitted in, on or adjacent to the Halls of Residence, including walls, stairwells, floors, toilet areas, doorways, and walkways.
21 The University reserves the right to inspect any room in the Halls of Residence at any time to ensure that these rules are obeyed.
These rules are made under the Student Discipline Statute of 1984, amended 1996. Breaches of these rules are Disciplinary Offences under section 2 (1) of the statute. These offences are dealt with by the Director of Student Services (DSS), the Pro Vice Chancellor (PVC), the Student Discipline Committee (SDC), and the University Council, as per Sections 3 through 13 of the statute.
In most cases, the PVC will file charges with the SDC based on allegations of the DSS, Security Staff, and other members of the University community. The SDC will then evaluate the alleged violations and impose penalties.
However, alleged violations of Rules 1-5 will be decided immediately by the PVC and DSS. If found guilty of violating any of Rules 1-5, resident students will immediately forfeit their housing privilege and do immediate room clearance and may be subject to other penalties. Students may appeal these decisions to the SDC, but must live off-campus during the appeal process. Students sentenced by this process may also be subject to other disciplinary and criminal charges.
These rules take immediate effect from the date of signing. Academic staff are expected to actively encourage student adherence to these rules.
