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Hope you are having a great new semester and are enjoying your stay in
Tang. We have been working hard to create a comfortable space for you
to return to at the end of the day but we can't maintain it without your
help and cooperation, so we'd like to highlight
a few things that tend to keep the community harmonious.<br>
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Below are some rules and policies which apply to living in Tang. I request you all to spare some time reading them. I have also attached a handy cheat sheet highlighting all the main points.<br>
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1<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">. Fire Alarm<br>
If you burn food in your apartment,
please do not open the main door or you will set off the fire alarm for the entire building. Open your windows instead and use the exhaust fan above your stove to draw out the smoke. <br>
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2. No Smoking Residence Hall<br>
Tang is a no-smoking place. This rule applies even in winters and
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inclement weather. If you want to smoke, please go out and smoke, 25' away from the building. Smoking closer to the building causes the smoke to enter the apartments on the lower floors, causing irritation to the residents there. Take caution to properly extinguish butts
and throw them in the trash bin. Please properly expose of your cigarette butts and make sure they are
<b>completely extinguished</b> before discarding them in the garbage outside and not on the ground or in the grass. <br>
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3. Drinking<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Drinking is prohibited in all public areas of the dorm (e.g. lounges).
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4. Silent Hours<br>
Silent hours are from <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">11 pm - 7 am</span></span> on working days and 1
am - 7 am on holidays. Please respect these hours and in general always keep the noise level down in your apartments. Also remember walls are thin and many of your common spaces
share walls with your neighbors' bedrooms.<br>
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5. Trash, Composting and Recycling procedures<br>
There are trash disposal chutes
across from E and F apartments on each floor. Use
them to dispose trash. Please don't throw large cardboard boxes in the
chutes. For all recyclables, there are blue colored recycle bins at the
rear entrance of Tang. We also have a composting bin to the right of the Tang rear entrance (as you go out). Composting
bags can be procured from the recycling chair (<a href="mailto:qfbao@mit.edu">qfbao@mit.edu</a>) or from the bag disposer next to the composting bin.<br>
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6. Keys<br>
Always keep your keys with you
and your front door locked. If you are locked out, you can get a spare key from the front desk (before <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">10 pm</span></span>) by showing
your MIT ID. For keys during after hours, call <a href="tel:%28617-253-1500" value="+16172531500" target="_blank">(617-253-1500</a>).<br>
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7. Lounges<br>
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It is forbidden to take chairs, tables and other furniture out of the lounges for any reason. The maximum number of people allowed in the 24th floor lounge at any time is about 40-50.<br></span></font></span>
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8. Gym<br></span></font></span>
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</span></font></span><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please respect the gym rules posted on the gym door. Always
return all weights and other equipment
to their racks after use. It is forbidden to carry equipment out
of the gym. Turn off lights if you are the last one to leave the gym and
always show courtesy to fellow gym users. For access to the gym please
fill the gym waiver form (on the Tang website or contact the IT chair at <a href="mailto:shelard@mit.edu">shelard@mit.edu</a>) and hand it over
to the housemanager. <br></span></font></span>
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9. Laundry <br></span></font></span>
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Laundry machines can be activated using techcash. In the rare event of
the techcash machine not working, keep quarters handy. The machines
undergo weekly maintenance but due to high usage, they may need repair.
To view machine usage and to report an inoperable
washer or dryer please visit:</span></font></span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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10. Repairs</span></font></span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
For repairs in your apartment or the common areas, please file a request at <a href="http://atlas.mit.edu" target="_blank">
atlas.mit.edu</a> under Service Requests.<br><br></span></font></span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">11. Suggestion boxes<br></span></font></span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">You may put any suggestions for the improvement of Tang into the suggestion boxes installed in the laundry room and the gym.<br></span></font></span><div><div><div class=""><div id=":2z1" class="" tabindex="0"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><img class="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"><br></span><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Have a great stay at Tang.<br><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">On behalf of the Tang Hall Residents' Association<br></span></div><div id=":2z1" class="" tabindex="0"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Yashovardhan Chati<br></span></div><div id=":2z1" class="" tabindex="0"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">President 2015-16<br><br></span></div></div></div></div></div>