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Otago Halls of Residence

inflow said:
As far as I remember from the booklet they say you can have friends stay in your room, for 10 dollars a day I think and you sign them in and the head office. I'm not sure if there is a limit though I think only one person per Carrington resident. Also they can't come at certain times during the year ie o week/exam time/major events. I believe you can buy a lunch pass as well which is under 10 dollars
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That's awesome, and much cheaper than I had thought. Thanks for that :)
 
Raro said:
That's awesome, and much cheaper than I had thought. Thanks for that :)
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Sorry, I wasn't quite accurate. I have copy/pasted the details from the hall into the off topic box.
[OFFTOPIC]


Guests
i)
Overnight guests are restricted to one only per resident for up to three nights. The permission of the

Warden or Deputy Warden is required if there are to be any different arrangements.

ii)
Overnight guests are expected to be roomed in the hosts bedroom unless other plans are negotiated
with staff.
iii)
Overnight guest charge is $15

per person per night, whether extra bedding is required or not.

This includes Breakfast.
iv)
Any resident wishing to have a guest stay must complete a guest voucher form

. Failure to inform staff of a guest will result in an overnight charge of $30.00, which will be charged to the resident‟s

account.
v)
Host residents are responsible for the behaviour of their guests at all times

vi)
Guests are not permitted to bring alcohol into the college.
vii)
Guests are not permitted during exam time, once lectures cease; orientation week of semester one

; the first week of semester two;or when major sporting fixtures/eventsare taking place in the city, or

at any time as advised by the Warden or Deputy Warden.


[/OFFTOPIC]
 
frootloop said:
Having been an RA at a residential college, I can tell you that ~5% of the residents get ~95% of the fines... But they tend to be a 'special' breed.
It's really not difficult to go through the entire year without many/any fines, so long as you're not a twat.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm not that kind of person hahaha
 
Hey guys! :)

Anybody else going to Carrington and arriving on the 15th? I was thinking about attending the 'Orientation' thing on the 11th but decided not to...
 
jeanlean said:
Hey guys! :)

Anybody else going to Carrington and arriving on the 15th? I was thinking about attending the 'Orientation' thing on the 11th but decided not to...
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I'll see you there! Looking forward to it. Look for the tallest person there :) On another note, do we only find out our rooms when we arrive onto the residence?
 
inflow said:
I'll see you there! Looking forward to it. Look for the tallest person there :) On another note, do we only find out our rooms when we arrive onto the residence?
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Yay! Looking forward to it too :) Hahahahaha will do, I'll be the short asian! xD Yep I think so... "part of the surprise" apparently!
 
Hi guys, just wondering what is meant by our electrical appliances being tested and certified. Can anyone tell me how to do that? Thanks
 
Moii said:
Hi guys, just wondering what is meant by our electrical appliances being tested and certified. Can anyone tell me how to do that? Thanks
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An electrician will need to look at the plugs to make sure they're safe. At my hall last year, this was organised by the hall, so I wouldn't worry for now.
 
Hello, is anyone else going to St Margaret's this year? :) Hope it's not too crazy-competitive, I've heard quite a few rumours :L
 
as long as you don't let the competitive people get to you, it will be fine. You will find some ultra competitive people in st margs and if you're not into that, then just avoid talking about health sci and study with them! there will also be people like you, who are just kinda chill so don't worry too much about being crazy competitive
 
Moii said:
Thanks! But do you know if that's organised by all the halls, ie Te Rangi and unicol?
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Hi Moii,

Halls tend to organise some kind of electrical testing very soon after your first day. There may be more than one day where an electrician will come in.

If you havn't received any information regarding this from your hall, give the office a call if you're concerned. You could also take your appliances in to your nearest electrician and they'll test them for you (have no idea whether they charge for this. Probably depends on how much stuff you have). All that they will do is plug your stuff into a box that is able to detect whether your appliances will leak any current. Anything with a plug needs to be tested (including extension cords and multiplugs). They slap a sticker on everything that passes :)

-LM
 
Honestly, neither of the halls I've lived in checked the electrical stuff. I'm not advocating for not doing it, just saying you can probably get away with not doing it :p
 
frootloop said:
Honestly, neither of the halls I've lived in checked the electrical stuff. I'm not advocating for not doing it, just saying you can probably get away with not doing it :p
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They're pretty chilaxed about it, my hall didn't systematically check either.

I think that hall management assumes that everyone would get their stuff checked if they were provided with a service to do so (if your hall does this, then I wouldn't really worry about getting stuff tested at home). Some things you should want to get checked at some point though like electric blankets and older appliances. There's the safety side which seems intuitive, but I think electrical testing has implications for insurance purposes as well. If your stuff is electrically certified and there's a power surge in your room or damages (fire, blown fuses etc) then you may find you have less liability.

Never heard of anyone getting fined or stuff confiscated because they didn't get it tested... But hey you may as well :)
 
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