Prohibited Items

While living in the dorms students must follow the Policies 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 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
  • Electronic Scooters, E-Bikes, Hoverboards, OneWheels, motorized scooters or skateboards [campus-wide policy]
  • 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 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.