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Residential Life Handbook

  • Introduction
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    • Statement on Student Rights and Responsibilities
  • Housing and Assignment Policies
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    • Room Assignments and Changes
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    • Packing, Cleaning and Moving Out
  • Residential Safety
    • Room Capacity
    • Roofs and Ledges
    • Room Entry, Search and Seizure
    • Procedures for Authorized Room Entry
    • Severe Weather Shelter Locations
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    • Fire Drills/Alarms and Emergency Evacuation
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Roofs and Ledges

Safety concerns restrict access by students to roofs, ledges, and sundecks of Kenyon College residences. Access to roofs, ledges, sundecks, ceilings, vents, trash chutes, fire escape ladders, etc. is prohibited outside of their use as fire evacuation routes. In addition, radio and television antennae, satellite dishes, or similar devices are not permitted on the roofs, ledges or any building exterior without College approval.

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