What is Inclusion? You may have heard the phrase, “we have a commitment to diversity and inclusion” before and thought, “hm, I know what diversity is, but what is inclusion, and how do you achieve …
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Students Share Meaningful Recipes from Home
Wood is the traditional gift for a five-year anniversary, crystal is gifted at fifteen, diamonds are for a sixtieth anniversary, but sixty years is where the tradition stops. For a 175th anniversary, why not celebrate …
Maintenance Minute: Having Wiscard Access Issues?
Like all technology, Wiscards and the card readers at your residence hall sometimes experience errors. If this ever happens to you, don’t worry. There are many solutions to the problem; you just have to figure …
Maintenance Minute: Fire Drills
Thank you for your participation and understanding in the recent residence hall fire drills! We know that they can be a disturbance or inconvenience, especially during winter months, but the drills are important to follow whenever they happen.
Maintenance Minute: Keeping Your Room Clean
It can be hard to find time to keep your room clean. When you do have the time, not knowing where to find cleaning supplies can be frustrating, too. Thankfully, there are cleaning supply kits in every residence hall community available for you to use to clean your room.
Maintenance Minute: Heating in Your Room
In recent weeks, most of our residence halls completed their seasonal switch over to heating as campus shuts down its chilled water for cooling and increases steam production for heat. Each residence hall has different …
Inclusive Language Series: Tone Policing
Many people are unaware of tone policing and may not recognize how it can be expressed. So, what is tone policing? According to the Oxford Dictionary, tone policing is “the action or practice of criticizing …
Inclusive Language Series: Fatphobia & Diet Culture
Fatphobia (n.): Refers to the fear, aversion, or discrimination against people of size. “Fat” isn’t a bad word. In fact, it’s a term that’s being reclaimed by people who identify as fat to challenge the predominant …
Inclusive Language Series: LGBTQ+ Terminology and History Month
In honor of LGBTQ+ history month (October 1st – October 31st), we wanted to highlight different terms that fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella, not all of which are showcased in the five-letter acronym. Adding a …
Meet the Student Staff of Housing: Jazmin L.
What year in school are you? Sophomore What is your major? Environmental Engineering What area in University Housing do you work for? Desk Services How long have you worked for University Housing? Since May 2022 …