Student Handbook - Butler University

campus buildings, including residence halls/university apartment buildings. The rights of non-smokers to a
smoke-free environment always takes precedence over the desire of smokers to smoke. Residence life will attempt
to make room assignments to honor any requests for smoking/non-smoking roommates. Any residents
who are found to be smoking in their rooms will be subject to the campus disciplinary process and
appropriate sanctions.
Soliciting/Selling
Door-to-door solicitation in the residence halls/university apartment buildings is prohibited. Residents
should immediately report any solicitation activities to the hall office and/or the Butler University police department.
Any campus organization that wants to sell items in the residence hall lobby must see the residence
life coordinator for approval.
Sports equipment
The use of sports equipment and playing sports in hallways or rooms are not permitted. Each hall has
recreational facilities and an exercise room. Equipment for use in public recreation areas can be checked out at
the hall office.
Storage
Storage facilities are extremely limited, available on a first-come, first-served basis to students returning
to the residence halls and available only to students who live outside Indiana and the surrounding states and
is limited to four enclosed boxes. No student may store anything without the approval of the residence life
coordinator. Carpets, televisions, stereos, refrigerators or appliances cannot be stored. The residence life coordinator
of the building where the resident currently lives should be contacted to make storage arrangements.
Butler University does not assume liability for any items stored throughout the academic year or over
the summer.
Telephones
Because so many residents prefer to bring their own telephones, phones are not provided. Basic telephone
service, along with voice mail, is included in the room rate. To make long-distance calls from room
phones, students are assigned a long-distance access code from the telecommunications department. The telecommunications
department must be contacted in order to deactivate an assigned long distance access code.
Long-distance charges will be billed to students monthly. Incoming collect calls may not be accepted on
University phones.
Students may use calling cards from room phones and hall pay phones. Calling instructions are as follow:
• on-campus call, dial the last four digits
• off-campus call, dial 7 and the seven-digit number
• long distance call, dial 7 + 1 + area code + seven-digit number + individual Butler long-distance access
code
• international call, dial 7 + 011 + (country code) + (city code) + telephone number + individual
Butler long-distance access code.
Important phone tips
• Guard against fraud. For students´ protection, new procedures and equipment enable the telephone
company to detect and investigate fraudulent calls. Indiana state law provides that no person shall
defraud the telephone company of lawful charges. Upon conviction, violators are subject to imprisonment
for one year or to a fine of up to $1,000 or both.
• It is not possible to bill long distance calls to room telephone numbers, or to accept incoming collect
calls charged to room telephone numbers.
• A Butler access code is for individual use and should not be given to another student. Do not bill
calls to another student’s access code number, to a fictitious number or to a revoked number.
• If you receive prank or harassing calls, please report this to an RA, AVA and/or the Butler University
police department.
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