[Tang-Residents] 24th floor lounge policies - reservation and usage

[Dawn Anderson]

Greetings Tang Hall:


Since we receive a lot of visitors, I want to take a moment to remind all current residents that residents and guests are not permitted to sleep in either lounges over night, so if you see someone camped out there, please feel free to wake them and/or notify us.


About lounge usage and reservations, I am seeing an increase in denial of reservation requests because it was submitted less than 4 days out from the event or because the request is for days where they lounge is reserved for common use.  Remember we are a hall with little common space  (we are working to get more) and quite a few residents live in apartments without living rooms.  For 300+ residents, the lounges are the main common areas to study, meet with guests, cook, etc... when we do not want to disturb roommates or neighbors.  It is not a space for large loud gatherings because it disturbs neighbors on the same floor and below, and it takes space offline for those residents that need a place to go outside of their apartment.  This is addressed on Tang's website<https://tang.mit.edu/resources/reservations/>.  If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out.


Thank you for respecting hall policies.


Regards,

Dawn



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Dawn Colquitt-Anderson, Head of House, Tang Hall<https://studentlife.mit.edu/housing/graduate-family-housing/graduate-residences/tang-hall>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue (W84)
Cambridge, MA  02139

617-225-6599



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