Non-Approved Items

While living in the dorms students must follow the Policies & Procedures for Dorm Living, which includes the prohibition of some items that can be possessed in their room. Find commonly inquired about items below, with full details in the Policies & Procedures for Dorm Living

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Banned items examples

Answers:

  • Toaster
  • Waffle Iron
  • Bike
  • Animal*
  • Alcohol Containers
  • Candles
  • Thumbtack (On the Wall)
  • Bed Risers
  • Kiddie Pool
  • Hover Board

*Unless approved by the Disability Resource Center

Other Prohibited Items Include (but are not limited to*):

  • Adhesive LED lights (non-adhesive type allowed only;
    no sticky strips)
  • Alcohol (unless you are 21 or over)
  • Animals (other than non-dangerous fish in 10 gal. or smaller tank, unless authorized)
  • Beer Pong Tables
  • Drugs/drug paraphernalia
  • Extra bed/mattresses
  • Full-sized refrigerators
  • Halogen lamps
  • Hoverboards, OneWheels, motorized scooters or skateboards
  • Hookahs
  • Kiddie pools
  • Incense/candles
  • Instant Pots and/or Air Fryers
  • Lighters
  • Nails, screws, thumbtacks and pins (thumbtacks allowed on personal items only i.e., corkboard)
  • Open-coil or open-flame appliances (e.g., toaster or toaster oven, waffle iron, fondue pot, George Foreman grill, etc.)
  • Shot glasses
  • Space heaters
  • Wallpaper or contact paper
  • Water-filled furniture
  • Wine glasses
  • Weapons (including simulated weapons)
  • Wireless or wired routers
  • Wireless printers

*Items are subject to change, find full details in the Policies & Procedures for Dorm Living.

**If you have a dietary, medical, or other need for an extra refrigerator in your room, please contact Housing & Residential Life at 520-621-6501.