even more about us

rooms:

most should have a bed and mattress, a closet, a desk and chair, a trash can and recycling bin, a ceiling light, a set of shelves and drawers, and a french poodle. if your room is missing or something is broken, service requests can be made on atlas

your room will probably (hopefully) also have heating and cooling. this is done by a ceiling-mounted heating and cooling unit, and controlled with a thermostat that should be next to your door. there should also be a wall mounted ventilation system so that your room doesn't get musty.

doors:

it is crucial to have a door on your room. if you find that your door is missing, go to desk and ask for a replacement door. alternately, you could call fixit (x31500) the campus fixing-things-that-are-broken hotline.

if you lock yourself out of your room, go to the security desk and ask for a lockout key. desk hours are, on a good day, 8am to 12am. if it's the middle of the night, you're probably gonna have to call fixit.

bathrooms:

there are six bathrooms on 1e. one is near the front desk outside of hall, two by the north side of hall, two in the middle , and one at the south end .

all bathrooms on 1e are single occupancy restrooms. the middle bathroom on the courtyard side (room 137) and the north end bathroom on the ames street side (room 124) are designated as ADA restrooms, and have special features for those who need them. all 1e bathrooms are coed, and include a sink, toilet, and shower.

current bathroom policy: is to always knock before entering a single-occupancy bathroom. responses to a knock are, "occupied", which means "don't come in", "come in", which means "come in", and "...", which means there's nobody in the bathroom. there, now, don't say we didn't tell you.

condoms: our gra is supposed to provide us with condoms. they are free and should be located in some of the bathrooms. there is usually a bit of a selection as far as colors and flavors go. for recommendations, please see the whiteboard in the walcott lounge.

birthday bunnies:

we elect/appoint birthday bunnies each year. the main job of the birthday bunnies is to hop into the kitchen, make a cake, and hop down the hall telling everyone it is your birthday and that they must come into the kitchen and sing to you because it is your birthday and, hell, free cake. the hopping is an optional and oft-forgotten aspect of birthday bunny-hood.

garbage:

there is a trash room at the walcott end of the hall (room 148). we recycle, as should you, so look in your room, the lounges, and kitchen for recycling bins.

hall chairs:

elected floor people who are supposed to know what is going on and go to all the housecomm meetings. current hall chairs are listed on the comms page.

graduate resident advisor (gra):

our graduate resident advisor! they take care of us when we have problems and usually do things for us. they are also a resource for resolving conflicts on hall.

kitchen:

we have THREE refrigerators/freezers, three stoves with ovens, three microwaves, an air fryer/toaster oven, a blender, some pots and pans, and racks of communal spices, along with many other kitchen appliances. our kitchen bitch makes sure that there are hall-bought bottles of dish soap and washing sponges for your use. use, not abuse. there are also really nice cabinets that get allocated in a process known as cabinet wars at the beginning of the year.

some guidelines for using the kitchen:

thou shalt not use other people's stuff without their prior consent.

thou shalt not leave dirty dishes in the sink (or leave clean dishes in the drainers) longer than is reasonable.

(if left too long, they're liable to be thrown away by our kitchen bitch!!)

thou shalt clean up after thyself.

we have an elected kitchen bitch who is, in fact, paid by the dorm to make sure the kitchen is kept clean, by whatever means they see fit. by following a few simple guidelines the kitchen can be a fun place for everybody.

floor:

we have a disco-dancefloor. it has more tiles than john travolta's floor. it lives in the walcott lounge. it has over 11,000 led lights! each light can be programmed to make over 1 million colors! it took us a long time to make. we take much pride in having a disco dance floor, to the point where our current floor (2025) is actually our 4th.

murals:

we have an "anything goes" mural policy. the hall buys paint for people who want to paint murals on the institute-white walls mural boards of the hallway and you're free to paint. one request: if you feel that the mural is going to be offensive you should poll the hall and make your decision based on the results. it's a personal discretion kinda thing.

lounges:

we have two. if you keep your bike there, strange things can happen to it. studying happens in bemis; "studying" happens in walcott, aka walconia. bemis is usually where chill hall gatherings occur; walcott is where spontaneous hall gatherings occur. bemis houses our paint; walcott houses our board games, kruft, and quote board.

noise:

make some. be reasonable. respect others. walconia is generally loud at most hours, goodale quiet and bemis somewhere in between. if you can't get to sleep, ask people to shut up. if they don't get quiet, violence is always the answer. or our gra.

parties:

we have them, and we like them. our parties are always good because we're awesome. it helps that we have a disco-dancefloor, but our parties were also good way back in the day before the floor. we usually have one or two parties in the fall, one in the spring, and we host the annual bad ideas ball during iap. we always register our parties. if you want to party, notify the hall of your intentions beforehand. if you want to have the hall host a party, bring it up at a hall meeting.

room wars:

yearly, we bicker over who gets what room. there is a lot of yelling which results in an overhaul of the system each year. worry about it when it happens in april.

study breaks/hall feeds:

every once in a while, we have free food and socialness on the hall. we also have breakfast and dinner every day during finals. come and participate.

video equipment:

we have a projector and tv in walconia and some other assorted devices/things from pre-renovation times. not to mention the items frequently lent by current hall members. games are kept in a cabinet in the walcott lounge. the rest of it is not real secure, though, so if you see somebody wandering off with one of the devices, clobber them. we use this equipment a lot.

amenities:

when entering through the main ec entrance in goodale, you can turn right to go onto hall, or you can adventure left! there, you'll find the east parallel's lobby, the ec gym, laundry, an elevator to take you to other floors, security, and the area director's office. if you turn right a bit too early, you'll find the makerspace.