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Regulations/Rules in Residence during the Olympics
All of us living the residence have been briefed by our CAs about the temporary rules and regulations during this time. What are your thoughts? Are they too strict? Are they a way to allow the CAs to not do their job, and just to give out fines? What are your thoughts? SOUND OFF!
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as any non-resident who remains within Residence property
past 9 pm and stays overnight and a visitor is a non-resident
who is present in residence for less than 8 hour period and is
not remaining within Residence for an overnight period.
Residents will be limited to one guest per night of the break
without exception or exemption. All guests will need to be
registered with Residence and Housing in person and must
present photo identification. All registered guests will be
issued identification that must be displayed at all times.
Visitors will only be allowed on Residence property between
the hours of 9 am and 9 pm unless registered as a guest and
displaying the appropriate identification. A Resident is limited
to maximum of 3 visitors at any given time unless preapproved
by the Residence Area Supervisor.
Residents are responsible for the behaviour of their guests and
visitors whether they participated in, condoned or were aware
of that guest’s behaviour or not. Anyone who is invited to,
accompanied on, accepted or admitted to Residence property
(which includes but is not limited to all Residence buildings,
parking lots, and surrounding grounds) is deemed to be a
guest or visitor of that Resident.
A Resident who facilitates the access (for example, opening a
locked door) for a stranger or ‘unhosted’ person to residence
property can be deemed to be the host of that person and will
be held responsible for that person’s behaviour as if the
person were their guest. Residents must be present as hosts
of their guests at all times, however their failure to be present
does not mitigate or relieve their responsibility for their
guests’ behaviour. Residents are responsible for their guests’
actions until the guest leaves the residence property.
Accompanying or acting as a host to a former Resident who
was evicted and does not have visiting privileges, and/or a
person whose visiting privileges have been revoked, is
prohibited. Residents are responsible for activities that take
place in their room or unit whether they are present at the
time of the activity or not. A Resident’s failure to lock their door
does not mitigate their responsibility for the actions of others
that occur in the Resident’s room or unit.
Guests may be asked to leave at any time by Residence and
Housing if they fail to abide by Residence Standards and
Regulations and/or are a disturbance to the floor/townhouse.
No extra bedding is available and guests may not sleep in the
lounge or common area. No person may be the guest of more
than one Resident in succession.
A Resident sharing a Townhouse must have the permission of
their roommates prior to having a guest visit the Townhouse.
Note that Residence and Housing will not provide any parking
for guests or visitors.
3.38 Unauthorized assignment
Only the Resident may occupy the accommodation as assigned
by the Department of Residence and Housing. Please refer to
Section 1.11 and 1.28. Resident must not give their keys to a
non-resident or allow others to occupy their room on their
behalf. A Resident found to have given their keys to a nonresident
and or guest will be evicted.
Residence Contract -27-
3.39 Unauthorized parties in Residence
There will be no parities authorized in residence during the
Olympic break. A “party” is any gathering of more than seven
people that meets one or both following criteria:
a) Alcohol is being consumed as one of the primary activities of
the gathering;
b) Music is a major part of the atmosphere and the volume is
such that it is too loud to be defined as “background music.”
Since the above definition can be vague under certain
circumstances, defining a gathering as a party is ultimately the
discretion of the Community Advisor, Area Coordinator,
Residence Area Supervisor(s), Assistant Director, Residence
Life or Security Personnel.
Additional Rules and Regulations
3.42 Fines for Violations of Olympic Addendum Regulations
As an additional deterrent, Residence and Housing will have a
fine for a violation of any and all Olympic Addendum. The fines
will begin at $250 for the first violation and increase by values
of $250 for each subsequent violation (therefore $500 for the
second violation, $750 for the third, etc).
It is important to note that the above fine system is in addition
to the community standards process that is outlined within the
contract. Therefore, violations will also include community
standards sanctions that may include eviction.
3.43 Identification
All Residents are required to keep their Simon Fraser
University ID card with them at all times. Throughout the
Olympic break all residents will be required to produce their ID
and keys when requested by any Residence and Housing staff
or other University staff member. Failure to produce ID when
requested may result in a fine.
Having a party = Massive Fine
Having an unauthorized guest = Massive Fine
Letting someone else stay in your room = Massive Fine
Not having your student ID on you = Massive Fine
Multiply that 1m x 3m thing by a few hundred rez students and you get an idea of the problem.
i really don't get the no party thing thats just retarded
7 people has been defined as a "party" since I was in first year.
What I think is inconvenient is the idea that you can't stay past 9 pm unless you're registered as a guest.