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Party incentives for Monon weekend
By: Ryan Barton
Issue date: 11/9/07 Section: News
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The arrival of Monon weekend means students are making the final plans for their weekend parties across campus.
But several other people are busy making plans of their own: namely Public Safety and Residence Life, both of whom are working with students registering their parties for Monon weekend.
While registering a party is always a requirement, it's even more important for Monon weekend, when parties tend to be more frequent.
"Registered events tend to have fewer problems with over-consumption, noise and policy violations than those which are unregistered," said Assistant Director of Residence Life Melissa Gross.
Gross and her staff have added extra incentives for those who register their parties this weekend.
Registered parties usually receive free non-alcoholic drinks and a bag of chips or pretzels, but this weekend, each registered party will have up to $25 reimbursed for non-alcoholic party supplies, and one living unit will be eligible for an even bigger refund.
"On Wednesday following Monon, all parties which met the safety and policy guidelines will be put into a drawing and one unit will be randomly drawn to win $100 in reimbursements," Gross said.
In addition to the reimbursements, registered parties will receive extra help when it comes to the safety of their guests. Public Safety and Residence Life are working together to educate those having events this weekend on what risk management issues may arise and how these issues can be avoided.
Gross said registered parties will then have extra help in case things get out of hand.
"Unregistered events will be shut down at the first noise complaint or minor concern," Gross said. "However, we try and work with registered events to manage smaller noise concerns before shutting the event down."
Gross said students should be aware of a recent addition to public housing policy regarding grills.
"Two years ago, we made a change in our policy to allow grills in houses and apartments provided they had been registered," Gross said.
But several other people are busy making plans of their own: namely Public Safety and Residence Life, both of whom are working with students registering their parties for Monon weekend.
While registering a party is always a requirement, it's even more important for Monon weekend, when parties tend to be more frequent.
"Registered events tend to have fewer problems with over-consumption, noise and policy violations than those which are unregistered," said Assistant Director of Residence Life Melissa Gross.
Gross and her staff have added extra incentives for those who register their parties this weekend.
Registered parties usually receive free non-alcoholic drinks and a bag of chips or pretzels, but this weekend, each registered party will have up to $25 reimbursed for non-alcoholic party supplies, and one living unit will be eligible for an even bigger refund.
"On Wednesday following Monon, all parties which met the safety and policy guidelines will be put into a drawing and one unit will be randomly drawn to win $100 in reimbursements," Gross said.
In addition to the reimbursements, registered parties will receive extra help when it comes to the safety of their guests. Public Safety and Residence Life are working together to educate those having events this weekend on what risk management issues may arise and how these issues can be avoided.
Gross said registered parties will then have extra help in case things get out of hand.
"Unregistered events will be shut down at the first noise complaint or minor concern," Gross said. "However, we try and work with registered events to manage smaller noise concerns before shutting the event down."
Gross said students should be aware of a recent addition to public housing policy regarding grills.
"Two years ago, we made a change in our policy to allow grills in houses and apartments provided they had been registered," Gross said.
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