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Residence Area Policies (RAP)

At the beginning of the fall semester the residents of each hall meet to determine the guidelines for living together in community. The process, called RAP (Residence Area Policy-making) is led by the student senators from each of the halls. Students discuss and decide what the guidelines in their residence hall will be for visitation and quiet hours, as well as for the use, cleaning and maintenance of their community areas, including the lounges, kitchen, laundry facilities and study rooms. The members of the community review and may revise their RAP policies during the year.

RAP Addendum
The ASWU dorm senators and student-life staff have set these policies and consequences. They have been set in place in order to give the residents of Whitworth University a safe living environment.

1. Alcohol containers: No one under the age of 21 will be allowed to have any sort of alcohol container. Those over 21 may have no more than five empty containers.
   
   Consequences: Warning on first occasion. After warning, $5 fine per container. Storage is available for those rare occasions when someone has a unique bottle or container that has sentimental value.
   
   
2. Propping doors (other than room doors), unauthorized use of fire exits and fire escapes, or using windows to enter or exit the building: $25 fine. Ground floor fire exits may be used as regular exits in most residence halls.
   
   
3. A. Fire alarms and extinguishers: Unwarranted use of fire equipment (including the alarms in individual rooms) will result in a fine of at least $250 plus the cost to repair or replace the equipment. Failure to leave the building during a fire alarm will result in a $75 fine.
   
   B. Fireworks: A fine of $25 will be placed on any student owning, transporting, or storing fireworks on campus. Persons responsible for setting off fireworks on campus are subject to a fine of up to $250.
   
   C. Firearms and explosives: A fine of $250 will be assessed to any resident transporting, storing, or using firearms or explosives on campus.
   
   
4. Public Drunkenness: Public Drunkenness is defined as being on campus under the influence of alcohol and engaging in behavior that is offensive or causes a resident to complain. Consequence: On first violation the student is to be responsible for any mess they have made and to serve 3 hours of community service as determined by the Resident Director. A second offense will result in 5 hours of community service. The third violation will result in the student being referred to the counseling center for evaluation and may result in additional sanctions.
   
   
5. For energy conservation and fire safety, Christmas lights will only be allowed in the hallways and lounges from Thanksgiving until Christmas Break.
   
   
6. Cinder blocks and halogen lamps: In some buildings you may use cinder blocks to raise your bed off the floor. However, blocks must be horizontal and cannot be stacked on one another. Ballard, Boppell, McMillan, Stewart, and Warren, are the buildings in which cinder blocks are not to be used due to the new furniture in these buildings. Halogen lamps are not allowed in your room because of the extreme heat and associated fire hazard these lamps generate.
   
   
7. Lockouts: (Default policy: two free lockouts allowed; third lockout - fine $2. Each additional lockout increased by $2.)
   
   
8. Candles are not allowed in the residence halls. Community may decide whether or not to allow incense, and the consequences for violating the candle and incense policies. (Default policy: $25 fine or 5 hours community service)
   
   
9. Smoking is not allowed in any building on campus. State law requires that anyone smoking must be at least 25 feet from a building's entrance or exit doors. Community may decide further smoking boundaries surrounding their residence hall and consequences for violating the smoking-area policy. (Default policy: $25 fine or 5 hours of community service.)