Personalization

The Office of Residence Life is committed to the goal of allowing residents the freedom of expression inherent in adapting their rooms to their personal needs. In effort to promote school spirit and community, non-YHC related items may not be hung outfacing from residence hall windows. Only YHC Flags, YHC spirit paraphernalia, and Greek letters are approved to hang from windows, however, anything else is to be hung inside personal suites and bedrooms.

Students may:

• Hang drapes using tension rods
• Decorate in any other way that does not permanently alter the room (e.g., posters, faux plants, throw rugs)
• Use 3M Command strips/hooks to hang items on walls
• Hang YHC and Greek affiliated paraphernalia or items from windows

Students may not:

• Dismantle any College furniture (other than College-owned beds for the purpose of raising or lowering the frame)
• Prevent egress from a room (e.g., affix cardboard to a window with duct tape)
• Affix anything permanently to the walls, ceiling, or doors including lofts, TV mounts, bookcases, wallpaper, glued corkboards, etc.
• Paint anything that belongs to the College
• Cover or line the inside or outside of light fixtures with fabric or paper
• Use puffy double-sided, duct, or packing tape to affix items to College walls or furniture
• Possess or use stolen items such as restaurant or street signs, or items that that seem likely to have been stolen such as bathroom signs, road cones, or large cardboard cutouts without proper proof of purchase
• Have or use a dart board (including soft or safety darts)
• Perform any maintenance on their rooms and must report issues to staff (clogged sinks, insect repellents, room fogger, etc.)