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ResRules Session. 25 th August 2012. Goals of ResRules. Encourage students to make safe, healthy and positive choices and accept responsibility for their behaviour. Provide a respectful, fair, and transparent peer-based student conduct system.
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ResRules Session 25th August 2012
Goals of ResRules • Encourage students to make safe, healthy and positive choices and accept responsibility for their behaviour. • Provide a respectful, fair, and transparent peer-based student conduct system. • Promote the safety and security of residence and aid in the protection of personal and residence property.
Failure to Cooperate 1.1a Failure to Cooperate: Failure to comply with any reasonable instruction or request of any Residence, Food Services, or Queen’s First Aid staff member, Student Constables, Campus Security, or any other security official. All reasonable instructions or requests of staff are made with all available knowledge of given situations and are made to ensure that everybody is able to enjoy the use of the residence spaces. • 2.1a Failure to Cooperate: Refusal to comply with the instructions or request of any Residences, Food Services, Queen's First Aid staff, Student Constables, Campus Security, or any other security official where such failure endangers the health or safety of self or others. Failure to provide student identification upon request or providing a false identity. Hindering the work of the Residence Student Conduct Process. • Providing wrong information and lying hampers the student conduct system unnecessarily. Remember that the Residence staff, Campus Security, etc., and the Student Conduct Process are ultimately present to make students’ experience in residence safe and inclusive.
Inappropriate Behaviour 1.1b Inappropriate behaviour: Inappropriate or disruptive conduct (e.g, oral, written, graphic, or physical) by any individual or individuals that is unacceptable, unwanted, harmful, or offensive, and may have a negative impact on the residence community. Any negative actions in the close quarters of a residence community impact all the people in that area and can cause others to feel uncomfortable, unsafe or unwanted. Each student has an equal right to be here and everyone’s rights should be respected. • 2.1b Inappropriate Behaviour: Inappropriate or disruptive conduct (e.g., oral, written, graphic, or physical) by an individual or individuals that is unacceptable, unwanted, harmful or offensive, and may have a negative impact on the residence community; or failure to remove oneself from a situation that is contrary to ResRules. Examples of inappropriate behaviour include but are not limited to: • • Displaying inappropriate or offensive signs/posters or drawing graffiti; • • Throwing , dropping, or leaving any type of material (including garbage) in or near residence buildings or dining halls; • • Causing a disturbance in any dining hall; • • Soliciting door-to-door in residence Disturbances and soliciting disrupts other residents’ personal time, schedules and often, their space as well.
Noise 1.3 Noise: Failure to maintain a level of noise that respects others in the residence community and their ability to study, sleep, or otherwise enjoy the residence environment. (Quiet hours are 11pm on weekdays (Sun – Wed) and 1am on weekends (Thu – Sat) Given how close rooms are and how easily sound travels between rooms, and sometimes even floors, it is disrespectful and inconsiderate to disrupt peers’ schedules, sleeping and studying habits.
Smoking 1.4 Smoking: Smoking of any legal substance within 9 meters of any residence building. There are hundreds of smoke detectors in every residence at Queen’s and all can be triggered easily so as to ensure the highest level of safety for residents. Smoking within 9m of a residence building could trigger those alarms, often unnecessarily. Furthermore, if smoking occurs too close to residence buildings, it may travel into residents’ rooms and disturb them. It is thus inconsiderate and not respectful to do this.
Failure to Remove Oneself 1.5 Failure to Remove Oneself: Failure to immediately remove oneself from a situation that is contrary to ResRules. • By not removing oneself from such a situation, residents show encouragement or approval of the behaviour that is contrary to ResRules (all of which are in place to protect and best ensure a safe and inclusive community for all residents). • This “failure to remove oneself” rule is in place to remind students that simply being present in situations that are contrary to ResRules will promote any unwanted or unsafe behaviour to continue.
Pets 1.6 Pets: Possession of pets in residence with the exception of fish. Fish are allowed in Residence provided they are kept in an aquarium no larger than 10 gallons, the container is cleaned regularly, and no illegal or poisonous species are kept. Service animals are not considered pets. • Most pets require some degree of maintenance and with all the pressures of University life, it can be easy to ignore them, thus creating more cleaning work for students. • In some cases, it can also be considered cruel to keep an animal in the confined space of a residence room. • Additionally, with almost 4000 residents living in such close proximity, it is entirely possible that certain pets may trigger others’ allergies or fears, making them feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
Dye and Paint 1.7 Dye and Paint: Entering a residence building or dining hall with dye or paint on skin or clothing. Using dye in Residences. • Dye and paint can easily rub on walls, elevators, doors, etc and getting them off to ensure a pleasant living environment for all costs a lot of money that then reduces the other services or resources residences could have benefitted from. • The Facilities staff has an extremely difficult time removing marks made by dyes and paints.
Dining Hall Entry 1.8 Dining Hall Entry: Entering a residence dining hall without presenting appropriate ID, using student ID other than your own, lending student ID to another person to enter the dining hall. Entering a dining hall while intoxicated. • It is illegal to steal or borrow another person’s identity, and especially unethical to do so for monetary purposes. Being in a dining hall while intoxicated can result in unsanitary and/or unsafe behaviour. It may also be incredibly disruptive to the students there, as well as the dining staff.
Guests 1.9 Guests: Failure to abide by Residences’ Guest Policy. • Guest policies are only put in place for security and safety concerns. • The restriction on the number of consecutive nights a guest is allowed to stay is in place to help preserve the community that’s been established and to minimize the disturbance to a roommate.
Theft 2.2 Theft: Taking without permission the belongings of another individual or the University. Relocating or attempting to relocate residence property. Includes removing any food, beverages, cutlery, furniture, or dishes from any dining hall. Theft is unethical and illegal.
Damages 2.3 Damages: The wilful, malicious, or negligent destruction of public or private property in or around residences, including residence dining halls; actions effecting any mechanical, electrical or structural changes to a residence room or building; failure to uphold reasonable standards of cleanliness (e.g., common rooms, washrooms, hallways, etc.) • The cost and time it takes to restore these damages or clean these places is time and money that could have been used for other programs and services that could benefit residents/ residents could enjoy. • It is incredibly disrespectful and inconsiderate to damage any residence building, considering that it is a place where hundreds or thousands of other students are living in as well. • Outside of residence, this could be vandalism and is illegal.
Fire Safety • Fire alarms are sounded to get residents to safety, in case there is a fire. Putting oneself in harm’s way helps no one. • It is important that everybody evacuates the building, and stays out. Staying inside hinders the work of Security/Kingston Fire Rescue 2.4a Fire Alarm Evacuation and Re-entry: Failure to promptly evacuate a residence in the event of a fire alarm or re-entering a residence building after evacuation without authorization from Residence Staff, Campus Security, or Kingston Fire Rescue. 2.4b Fire Hazards: Operating any flame or burning of any substance (e.g., potpourri burners, incense, hookahs, bongs, candles, and smoking of any legal substance); using hazardous materials or non-CSA-approved electrical appliances in residence. Obstructing residence hallways, stairwells, doorways or exits, common rooms, or other areas constituting a fire hazard. Exceeding the capacity of any room. … Although many find it superfluous to go to such lengths in case of a fire (such as exceeding capacity of a room), it is important to remember that safety always comes first in residence.
Inappropriate or Illegal Entry 2.5a Inappropriate or Illegal Entry: Entering or attempting to enter any restricted area or private space without the permission of Residences or the resident. Tampering with an intrusion alarm or any secured door; tampering with locks. • It is unethical and illegal to break into a private or restricted area without permission. • Residence keys are issued to students at Queen’s who have paid for them, allowing anyone else to use those keys or using them yourself is violating the personal space of the person who has been assigned to it . • Poses a safety and security risk. • 2.5b Inappropriate or Illegal Entry- Residence Keys: Unauthorized use of residence keys. This includes attempting to cut or copy keys, as well as lending keys to others.
Illegal Substances 2.6 Illegal Substances: Possessing or using any non-prescribed narcotics or controlled substances (misuse of prescription medication) in or around Residences. Possession of any drug paraphernalia. • Federally and provincially illegal. • The use of narcotics and controlled substances by anybody other than the person to whom it was proscribed is dangerous because you don’t know how your body will react to the substance.
Alcohol-Related ResRules The majority of ResRule violations occur from these ResRules
Open Alcohol 1.2a Open Alcohol in Residence: Possession or consumption of open alcohol in any space other than a private residence room. This includes public areas within or around Residences such as hallways, common rooms, stairwells, elevators, washrooms, and dining halls. Any possession of alcohol in or around Residences during Orientation Week. • Many students who arrive at Queen’s and live in residence may not be entirely comfortable with the idea of drinking, yet will be pressured to do so to “fit in” and make new friends. Drinking in public areas in residence encourages this drinking culture, adding to this unnecessary pressure. • Consuming alcohol in public spaces is illegal in Ontario and hallways and common rooms are considered public spaces in residence.
Underage Alcohol Use 1.2b Underage Alcohol Use: Possession or consumption of alcohol in or around Residences while under 19 years of age. Ontario Law states legal age to be 19. 2.8d Alcohol Purchase or Provision for Underage Residents: Purchasing or providing alcohol for underage residents or their guests. Provincial legal age is 19 and wilfully supplying underage residents with illegal substances can lead to legal problems as well.
Glass Bottles 1.2c Glass Bottles: Possessing a glass beer bottle in or around residences. • Glass beer bottles are not allowed in residence because broken glass poses a serious safety hazard. • The improper disposal of glass bottles also creates a safety hazard for our facilities staff.
Unsanctioned Gathering • 2.7 Unsanctioned Gathering: It is prohibited to advertise, announce, organize, run, and/or host a gathering involving the consumption of alcohol, narcotics, or controlled substances. • The majority of residents are under age in residence so mass consumption of alcohol can promote an unsafe drinking culture. • As the host of the gathering, you may be found responsible for any injury that occurs to persons on the premises. • Remember that these activities only promote a culture of consuming/taking illegal substances or drinking underage. Many students at Queen’s who initially feel uncomfortable partaking in these activities may be pressured to do so to “fit in.”
Exceeding Alcohol Quantity 2.8a Alcohol Quantity: Possessing large quantities of alcohol exceeding the volume of 24 beer cans, or 12 tall cans, or 26 ounces of liquor, or 1 litre of wine. Possession of any containers of alcohol exceeding one litre (e.g. kegs or mini-kegs.) • Any quantities greater than these is considered to contribute to culture of over-consumption, and can lead to excessive drinking and/or unsafe behaviour.
Drinking Games 2.8b Participating in Drinking Games: Participation in drinking games or any activities that promote excessive or rapid consumption of alcohol. This includes playing drinking games with any substance. • Participation in drinking games encourages drinking and thus promotes a drinking culture, which can lead to unsafe behaviour and impaired judgement. • As staff can only document what they see, residents can say they were playing drinking games with non-alcoholic drinks but since those games are still derived from drinking games; they can still promote a drinking culture.
Promotion of Unsafe Consumption 2.8c Promotion of Unsafe Alcohol Consumption: Any possession of items or displays that are perceived to promote unsafe alcohol consumption (e.g. funnels, trophy walls, drinking game tables, wizard staffs, etc.) Any possession or displays of empty alcohol containers exceeding the volume or quantities listed in 2.8a. Any actions that promote a drinking culture in residences. • Same as 2.8a and 2.8b
Crucial Take-Home Messages • ResRules are in place to address unsafe and unwelcoming behaviour that may have a detrimental effect on the building and maintaining of a positive, safe, welcoming, and inclusive community. • The safety and security of every student is the responsibility of everyone in the residence community. • Residence is a community that values mutual respect of the rights, responsibilities, dignity, wellbeing, and academic pursuits of all members.
