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The Lowdown on Elevators with Expired Certificates

The Resident Student Association recently received no fewer than five notifications from students about elevators having expired inspection certificates in the Residence Halls. Upon hearing about the problem, we immediately got in touch with Facilities to let them know and to find out why this was the case. What we found out from Facilities is the following:

The University is in compliance with the requirements of both Massachusetts Elevator Regulations (524 CMR) and Mass General Law (MGL c. 143, sec. 64) pertinent to annual elevator testing and certification. Our service provider has submitted all the applications and required fees to initiate an annual inspection by the Commonwealth. The University has a formal testing schedule, produced by the Department of Public Safety, for both July and August. However, the Commonwealth hasn't enough adequate/competent inspectors for all elevators within the state. As such, the inspection supervisor at the Department of Public Safety, personally, began testing the elevators at Northeastern on Tuesday 12 August, accompanied by a few inspectors-in-training. They will continue this regimen until all elevators are tested.

We were further assured that there is no safety concern with any elevators on campus. By law, the University must leave up the expired certificates until new ones replace them, which is why for the time being you may see expired inspection certificates in elevators on-campus. If you ever notice an elevator issue in the residence halls, report the problem by calling the Facilities Customer Service center at (617) 373-2754.

laundry@neu.edu

laundry@neu.edu

Remember that e-mail address, and spread it throughout the residence halls when your fellow students (or you) have problems related to laundry on campus. Whether it's a dryer not drying, a washer not taking quarters, a card reader not working, or a laundry room that doesn't seem to be cleaned enough, the Resident Student Association can help. Plus, if you have an idea related to laundry, you can e-mail it to laundry@neu.edu and the Housing Services Committee will look into the idea.

There Is No Freshman Housing Shortage

In the Resident Student Association we frequently hear rumors about potential problems on-campus. The latest big rumor was a shortage of 300 beds of freshman housing, caused by more students deciding to attend Northeastern and live on-campus than expected. However, after investigation we found this rumor is totally false and without merit. So don't worry freshmen -- you'll have a bed on-campus come September. And RA's need not worry about their single rooms being converted into doubles to house freshmen either.

GrandMarc Issue Sent Back To Committee

After a long debate, the General Council decided that it was not yet time to take a stance on the topic of Northeastern placing students in the proposed GrandMarc at St. Boltoph Street, and voted down the Sense of the Council that had been brought forth. However, the General Council formally referred the matter to the Housing Services Committee, so we'll be dealing with it later in the year.