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Contents:
General Information
Mail
Laundry
Bike Racks
Vending & Pay phones
Recycling
Card Access Systems
Hazardous Materials
Heat
Extras
People to Know
Employment |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Named after a county in southern Maryland
Date Opened: 1949 Renovated and reopened: 2002
Co-ed hall living -- Traditional bedrooms
151 capacity
78 women, 73 men
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| MAIL |
| Letters and small packages are delivered to your
mailbox located in the lobby of Somerset Hall. |
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| LAUNDRY |
Room 0108
3 Washers and 3 Dryers |
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| BIKE RACKS |
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There are bike racks located outside on the quad-side facing
McKeldin Library.
Secure bikes to these racks only. Any bicycles found locked
to handicap ramps, outdoor railings, trees, or in stairwells
will be removed. Bikes left here over the summer are considered
"abandoned" and will be removed from bike racks.
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| DOOR RELEASE SYSTEMS |
| Your building is equipped with an electronic security system
which consists of card readers and prop monitors. Cards readers
read the magnetic stripe on your student identification card
to grant access to residents, staff, and authorized others.
Prop monitors sense whether exterior doors and interior security
doors are closed and latched securely, and sound horns to
notify residents and staff if they are not. In most cases,
closing the door will silence the horn. Some special application
locks and horns must be reset by a staff member.
For your personal safety, never open the stairwell door for
someone you don't know.
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| VENDING & PAY PHONES |
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Vending machines are located off the basement in St. Mary's
Hall.
There is a pay phone in St. Mary's Hall.
Pepsi refills 800-626-3935
Pepsi repairs 800-562-6800
Snack machine refills 800-511-5340
Refunds:
www.dbs.umd.edu/corp
Change machine refunds 800-229-7837
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| RECYCLING |
Collection points:
Room 0108: Plastic, glass, metals, aluminum, and newspaper |
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| ELECTRONIC SECURITY
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Your building is equipped with an electronic security system
which consists of card readers and prop monitors. Cards readers
read the magnetic stripe on your student identification card
to grant access to residents, staff, and authorized others.
Prop monitors sense whether exterior doors and interior security
doors are closed and latched securely, and sound horns to
notify residents and staff if they are not. In most cases,
closing the door will silence the horn. Some special application
locks and horns must be reset by a staff member.
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| HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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ASBESTOS
Floor tile: None, removed during last renovation
Pipe Insulation: None, removed during last renovation
Additional Asbestos Information
LEAD
Paint: Some exterior; rarely on interior
Solder on Copper Pipes: Copper pipes with lead-free solder
Additional Lead Information
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| HEAT |
The heating/air conditioning system is provided by fan coil units.
There is a little door on the unit that you push open to access the fan controls.
In addition, some units have athermostat knob which needs to be switched from air
conditioning to heat.
Please note that once the system is converted from air conditioning to heat,
and vica versa, the fan coil unit will only provide heat when the thermostat is set
at heat; otherwise, it will simply circulate the air in the room.
The number one problem encountered during the heating season is when residents
block the fan coil unit with a bed or a large piece of furniture.
This blocks the air flow to the unit and prevents proper operation.
Consider this when you arrange your room.
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| EXTRAS |
| BUNKING BEDS -- If you would like to bunk
your beds, you may do so by borrowing the pins for oak bed ends
from Resident Life's South Campus Office located in 0200 Calvert
Hall.
MICROWAVE OVENS are not allowed in the resident rooms.
Some floors own a microwave oven which is secured in the floor
lounge; check with your RA.
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| PEOPLE TO KNOW |
Building Services Staff Assignments
Cheryl Nelson, x47465, North Hill Zone Supervisor
Keenan Turner, Assistant Zone Supervisor
Lizeth Chavez, Building Chief
Maria Matamoros
Sareouth Say
Lascelles Walker, project and relief
Brian Hain, x43486, Biologist
North Hill Community Staff
Wendell Vaughan, South Campus foreman
Dale Hough, Maintenance
Stanley Proctor, Maintenance
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NEED A JOB?
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| Employment opportunities are available year-round,
including summer full- or part-time positions. Summer jobs
have discounted housing.
Call x57440 or come to our Student Employment Office, located
in the Leonardtown Office Building, for additional information.
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