Every community needs guidelines to ensure that it continues to function smoothly and to ensure the optimum environment for its members--Lamson Hall is no exception. Guidelines at Lamson are designed to preserve and bolster our mission along with the message and lifestyle of the Seventh-day Adventist church. They also exist to facilitate the physical, spiritual, and academic health of each resident. As you browse these guidelines, we encourage you to consider them with mature and responsible attitudes. Don't hesitate to ask a staff member if you have questions or concerns. 

• Every student of every class standing and status us expectred to abide by the evening accountability guidelines. Curfews range from 11 pm-2 am on week nights, depending on your academic status or Honor status. During the weekends, your curfew may be extended to accommodate travel and time with friends and family.
• Lamson residents are expected to attend 10 residence hall worships per semester as part of the university corporate worship program. We know your schedules are demanding, and that you have that 15-page paper due tomorrow morning, but we believe you'll be missing a source of enormous spiritual enrichment and support if you skip worships. Worships can be an annoyance or a blessing. The choice is yours.  
• Lamson residents should display taste and a sense of appropriateness in dress and decorum.
• You are responsible for maintaining the condition of your room and its furnishings. Lamson staff are more than willing to provide maintenance support when you fill out a repair slip. If you damage your room, you will be held financially responsible. Please treat your residence hall room as you would your own room... or in some cases, better.
• Firearms and other weapons are strictly forbidden; so are candles, fireworks, and incineration devices, hotplates, toasters. While we're on the subject of what not to have, drug and/or alcohol possession is also prohibited.
• We know your pet pug is cute as a button and would fit in your closet, but Lamson is for ladies, not Labradors or long-haired felines. If your pets are of the fin rather than fur or feather persuasion, you may keep them in a small tank. Fish truly are the limit though; Igor, the iguana, needs to stay home while you are at school.
• Andrews University residence halls are not co-ed. This means your gentlemen friends are not allowed in Lamson Hall, except in the main East and West lobbies before curfew, and during special events like open house. If your boyfriend or brother is helping you lug a mattress up to your third-floor loft, he will need to obtain a special pass, available at the front desk and permission from a dean.
• Please be respectful and considerate of other residents. This means keeping your music and conversations down to a level that will not interfere with the study or disturb the sleep of your neighbors, especially at night. The last thing your slumbering suitemate wants to overhear at 3 am is a shouting match or your favorite music at full volume.
• Security is everyone's responsibility. You can help by not propping Lamson Hall doors open at any time, for any reason.

For a comprehensive and detailed list of guidelines, please refer to the Lamson Handbook, available in pdf format by clicking here.