Hallways Handbook - Kent State University

1.54 TelephonesDue to minimal and decreasing utilization of landline phones in student rooms, landlinetelephone service was discontinued at the end of the spring 2011 semester. The ability tocommunicate is very important to us. Therefore an option to acquire landline phone service is stillavailable for those that require service. Basic phone service (phone not included) can be providedat a cost of $65 for the initial setup and a $60 per semester charge for the service. This service willallow for local and on-campus calling only. Long distance service is not included and requiresa personal calling card which can be purchased at any major retail store. Voicemail is also notincluded. If voicemail service is required, you will need to provide your own answering machine.More information is available on the cable and phone page of the Residence Services websitehttp://www.kent.edu/housing/departmentalinformation/cable-phone.cfm.NOTE: The prefix assigned to all university phone numbers is 672.NOTE: Under no circumstances should a resident contact the local telephone serviceprovider, as this may result in additional billing.1.6 - Laundry ServicesEach residence hall is equipped with high-efficiency 20 lb. capacity washing and drying machines. Eachwash cycle costs $2.50 with no additional charge for drying. Kent State University is currentlycontracted with ASI Campus Laundry. Each incoming student is issued an ASI Laundry Smart Card atcheck-in. There are two methods for students to add value to their Smart Card for doing laundry:1. Students may place a desired cash value ($1, $5, $10, $20 increments) on their Smart Cardby using the Value Transfer Machines (VTM) located in each of the Centennial Court laundryrooms, in the lobby of Fletcher/Manchester, Verder Hall, Tri-Towers Rotunda, Stopher Hall,Dunbar Hall, Twin Towers and Allerton F.2. Students may also add value to their ASI Laundry Smart Card via an online credit/debit cardpayment. Full instructions for online payment are available at the Residence Services website(www.kent.edu/housing). Once online payment is completed, you will receive a code to obtainthe appropriate credit value on your Smart Card. You will take this code and your Smart Card toone of the Coded Value Adding (CVA) machines in the lobby of Fletcher/Manchester, Tri-Towers Rotunda, Stopher Hall, Dunbar Hall and Twin Towers to add the value to your SmartCard and begin washing.One Smart Card may be used as long as you live in Kent State student housing and the cash valueplaced on your card does not expire from year to year. Please treat this card like cash. Lost, stolen,or damaged cards, and their encoded value will not be replaced or refunded. Smart Card replacementsare available for $5 from the Tri-Towers Rotunda dispenser machine. Please note thatencoded dollar values are not refunded when you leave Kent State student housing.For any Smart Card or laundry machine service issues, students can notify our office bycompleting a FlashTrack work request (Flashtrack.kent.edu).11