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Recommended Software ConfigurationOperating systems: Windows 7, Vista, or XP Professional; Apple Macintosh OS X 10.6, 10.5, or 10.4Productivity: Microsoft Office Enterprise 2010 (PC) or Microsoft Office 2011 (Apple)Please note that the Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional and Apple Macintosh10.6 operating systems are all available for sale at the Colleges’ Help Desk.Whether your student brings a computer or not, there are several resources on campus available tostudents who may need assistance with technology. The Instructional and Research Technology team,located in the Rosensweig Learning Commons on the first floor of the library, are available to provideindividual training sessions on commonly used software and technology-related course assignments.Their Resource Center also has scanners, video editing stations and other technologies that studentscan use on their own or with assistance from the staff.For information regarding student computer requirements or recommendations, please contactthe HWS Help Desk at helpdesk@hws.edu. For information about the Instructional and ResearchTechnology team, email instructionaltech@hws.edu or call (315) 781-4420.Student LifeAt Hobart and William Smith, learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door. From late night conversationsin the residence halls to political discussions over ice cream in the café, your student willbecome a part of a community that never stops thinking, never stops learning and never stopsquestioning.Residence LifeFirst-year students are housed in double, triple or quad rooms in co-ed and singlegenderbuildings across campus. Your student cannot request a residence hallor roommate during his or her first year, but upper class students selectrooms and roommates through a lottery process.Each first-year residence hall also houses Resident Assistants (RA) anda Community Coordinator. This team of peer leaders is charged withdeveloping a sense of community. They plan fun and informationalevents throughout the year, like pumpkin carving at Halloweenor discussions about social justice. They are also trained to fieldquestions on any issues, including personal, academic and studentlife concerns.Whether your student lives on a co-ed floor or in a single-genderresidence, he or she will be provided with a desk, chair, dresser, closetor wardrobe and bed as well as window shades. Though most residencehalls and homes have a small kitchen area, each student is also alloweda small mini-fridge, which can be brought from home or rented from theRefrigerator Leasing Company at (607) 431-9525.In addition to the residences available to first-year students, sophomores are able toselect from rooms in theme houses, co-ops and apartment-style accommodations. Juniorshave the additional option of condo-style living at The Village at Odell’s Pond, and seniors may optto rent their own apartments off-campus (with permission from Residential Education). Room androommate selection for upper class students occurs each year during April and May and is based on alottery system.Other than during Orientation, residence halls typically open at 9 a.m. the day before classes begin.Students are to vacate their rooms completely 24 hours after their last exam or at noon on the day14 HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES