Room Decoration

Students are given guidelines for decorating their rooms on Move-In Day and should adhere to them as they go about making their rooms comfortable. Students may only use blue painter’s tape for hanging posters on the walls. Duct tape, masking tape, transparent tape, double-sided (transparent and foam) tape, pins, thumbtacks, brads, nails and poster putty are prohibited as they either damage or leave residue on the walls. Painter’s tape may not be used to create designs on walls, doors or floors. Although painter’s tape tends to do less damage than most adhesives, used excessively, it, too, will peel paint or leave adhesive residue. Also windows may not be decorated or used to hang posters, flags or messages as tape left on glass over a period of time tends to leave residue when removed.

Because tastes vary with regard to the display of the human body, posters which display nudity are not permitted. The genitalia, breasts and buttocks must be covered in such posters. Questions regarding the permissibility of a poster should be directed to the Director of Residential Life or the Director of Student Services.

The walls and doors outside a student’s room may be decorated only in a manner specifically approved by the SLI for that hall. Since that area is considered public, the NCSSM staff may request students to remove items from doors and the areas outside the door which are offensive or disrespectful to members of the larger community or are otherwise inappropriate for public view.