Spring Break
Regular guest policies in effect for Spring Weekend
Emily Volz
Issue date: 4/23/09 Section: News
As students prepare for the 2009 Spring Weekend festivities, UConn officials ask that students act responsibly by adhering to Spring Weekend policies.
The Department of Residential Life limits students to no more than two guests in residence halls. Visitors are required to bring a valid photo ID and register for guest passes with a Community Assistant from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Students must carry their guest pass with them at all times. Visitors without an escort or guest pass will be banned from any on-campus residence halls for the remainder of the weekend.
UConn students who resides in a different residence hall or off-campus apartment are also considered guests and must register for guest passes within that specific hall.
Chantal Bouchereau, director of Residence Education for the Department of Residential Life, said students are expected to register guests throughout the year, but residence halls will strongly enforce these policies this weekend because of safety and security reasons.
"We do secure all the doors in the residential areas from Thursday at 7:00 p.m. to Monday at 8:00 p.m.," Bouchereau said. "We can have a better gauge of who is entering the building."
Residence halls will observe normal quiet hours: Sunday through Thursday 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and Friday and Saturday 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
"We encourage students not to prop any doors, to travel in pairs and have fun of course," Bouchereau said. "It's [important] to stay safe and to really keep peers and friends safe. Keep an eye on one another."
The Apartment Shuttle will stop running at 6:00 p.m. today, when police will shut down Hunting Lodge Road, according to an e-mail from Janet Freniere, Transportation Services administrator.
All other campus shuttles will run until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Campus shuttles will run from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Guard Dogs will not be in service Spring Weekend due to road closures. However, Husky Watch Escort Service is available. The service is run through the UConn police and operates from 5:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. It will not transport students who have been drinking.
In a letter to the UConn community, Police Chief Robert Hudd emphasized that dangerous and destructive behavior will not be tolerated.
"There should be no violence of any kind," Hudd said in his letter.
Hudd implored students not throw objects at other people, light fires or destroy public and private property.
"Any of the above will get you arrested," he said. "And I don't want to see you in our jail cells.
In an e-mail sent to UConn students, Vice President for Student Affairs John Saddlemire warned students not to violate the UConn student code. Severe violations, such as rioting, arson, driving under the influence and the illegal distribution of alcohol or drugs, will lead to suspension or expulsion from UConn.
"One student leader put it this way," Hudd said. "'If people don't act like jerks, we can party,' and I agree with that statement."
The Department of Residential Life limits students to no more than two guests in residence halls. Visitors are required to bring a valid photo ID and register for guest passes with a Community Assistant from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Students must carry their guest pass with them at all times. Visitors without an escort or guest pass will be banned from any on-campus residence halls for the remainder of the weekend.
UConn students who resides in a different residence hall or off-campus apartment are also considered guests and must register for guest passes within that specific hall.
Chantal Bouchereau, director of Residence Education for the Department of Residential Life, said students are expected to register guests throughout the year, but residence halls will strongly enforce these policies this weekend because of safety and security reasons.
"We do secure all the doors in the residential areas from Thursday at 7:00 p.m. to Monday at 8:00 p.m.," Bouchereau said. "We can have a better gauge of who is entering the building."
Residence halls will observe normal quiet hours: Sunday through Thursday 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and Friday and Saturday 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
"We encourage students not to prop any doors, to travel in pairs and have fun of course," Bouchereau said. "It's [important] to stay safe and to really keep peers and friends safe. Keep an eye on one another."
The Apartment Shuttle will stop running at 6:00 p.m. today, when police will shut down Hunting Lodge Road, according to an e-mail from Janet Freniere, Transportation Services administrator.
All other campus shuttles will run until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Campus shuttles will run from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Guard Dogs will not be in service Spring Weekend due to road closures. However, Husky Watch Escort Service is available. The service is run through the UConn police and operates from 5:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. It will not transport students who have been drinking.
In a letter to the UConn community, Police Chief Robert Hudd emphasized that dangerous and destructive behavior will not be tolerated.
"There should be no violence of any kind," Hudd said in his letter.
Hudd implored students not throw objects at other people, light fires or destroy public and private property.
"Any of the above will get you arrested," he said. "And I don't want to see you in our jail cells.
In an e-mail sent to UConn students, Vice President for Student Affairs John Saddlemire warned students not to violate the UConn student code. Severe violations, such as rioting, arson, driving under the influence and the illegal distribution of alcohol or drugs, will lead to suspension or expulsion from UConn.
"One student leader put it this way," Hudd said. "'If people don't act like jerks, we can party,' and I agree with that statement."
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