What first-year students should bring to the residence halls
Bedroom
- Extra long sheet set
- Mattress pad
- Pillows; blanket and/or comforter
NOTE: Our beds are regular twin-size (76" long) for the first 1-2
years (Evansway/Tudbury & Baker Halls), but we recommend that students purchase the extra-long sheets
(80" long) since they will likely live in residence halls with
longer beds in their last two years at WIT.
Bathroom
- Toilet paper
- Bath towels and wash cloths
- Robe and flip-flops for shower
- Shower caddy, tote, or cosmetic organizer
- Toiletries: soap, shampoo, etc.
Supplies
- Toilet paper
- Lysol
- Dustbuster or Swiffer
- Cleansers and sponges to clean bathrooms, except Baker Hall
which has community bathrooms cleaned by Physical Plant.
Miscellaneous
- Laundry detergent, laundry bag or basket
- Quarters for snack machines, the T (subway), etc.
- Hangers
- Storage boxes or bins
- Wastebasket
- Alarm clock
- Umbrella
- Small fan
- Paper cups, paper plates, etc.
- Postage stamps and stationary
- Desk lamp and light bulbs
- Desk accessories
- Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Rug
- Activity equipment (ex. frisbee)
- Pins to put pictures on walls
- Small refrigerator (less than 4.0 cubic ft)
- Small microwave
- TV & stereo
- Vacuum cleaner
- Computer & printer
What students cannot bring to the residence halls
The Office of Housing & Residential Life and the
Physical Plant Department have collaborated to determine a listing of
items first-year students are NOT permitted to bring onto campus.
- Candles with or without wicks
- Incense or anything with an open flame
- Halogen lamps
- Neon signs
- Lava lamps
- Decorative lights
- Gasoline/kerosene tanks/lighter fluids
- Open coils/hot plates
- Space heaters
- Cinderblocks
- Explosives
- Weapons (ex. guns, including fake and squirt guns, knives,
swords, paintball equipment, or anything that can be considered a
weapon, including martial arts weapons)
- Empty alcohol containers
- Hard alcohol
- Shot glasses
- Illegal drugs
- Drug paraphernalia (ex. Hookah pipes, rolling papers, bongs)
- Electric blankets
- Pets other than fish. Tanks cannot exceed 10 gallons
- Construction signs/street signs, barrels, cones
- Safes or any locked items (ex. chests, refrigerators, etc)
- Air conditioners
- Ping pong, Pool or Foosball tables or large furniture
- Refrigerators larger than 4.0 cubic ft
- Waterbeds
- Any electrical equipment not UL or FM approved
Also not permitted in Evans Way/Tudbury or Baker Hall
- Alcoholic beverages
- Toasters
- Toaster ovens
- George Foreman Grills
- Coffeemakers
- Furniture
**Alcoholic beverages are only permitted in the
registered wet apartments of Edwards, Rogers, Louis Prang, Vancouver
6ten and 555.***
FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES WILL RESULT IN A
HEALTH AND SAFETY VIOLATION AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION
- Do not overload your electrical sockets.
- Do not set up your furniture in a way that can be a fire hazard.
Consult your Residence Hall Director to approve all changes to room
configurations.
- Maintain a clear path to all doors.
- Do not cover more than 25% of your wall with posters,
tapestries, etc. Nothing is allowed on or hanging from the ceiling,
pipes, or sprinkler heads.
- Keep perishable food stored and covered. Failure to do so will
attract insects and rodents.
- Keep your room/suite/apartment to Wentworth's standard of clean,
dispose of trash properly, and clean all dirty dishes. It is the
responsibility of every suite/apartment member to keep all common
areas clean.
- Keep all doors (bedroom, suite, apartment, studio, etc) free of
writing, stickers, or other things which could create damage. Memo
boards may be attached to doors as long as it does not mark the door
and is removed before vacating.
- Do not use duct tape on any room surfaces.
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