Find Your Housing Assignment

The Resident Student Association has received a few questions recently from students about how to check their current housing assignment without waiting for a letter or calling, e-mailing, or visiting the Housing Services office. To help, we've prepared an illustrated guide on what to do.

1) Login to the myNEU Portal and go to the self service tab.

2) Click on the Housing Online link, as illustrated below. Make sure you have your pop-up blocker off or set to allow pop-ups from myNEU.

3) On the new window, click the link that says "Click Here to Enter 'Housing Online'".

4) Click the "Room Assignments" link and then you'll see a link that says "View Room Assignments." Click this link.

Once you perform these steps, you'll be able to see your housing assignments -- in fact, you may see your housing assignments all the way back to freshmen year!

When Call I Call / Stop By Housing?

The Housing Services team located in Speare Commons is a group of administrators and customer service personnel residents frequently need to get in contact with. In fact, when dealing with issues such as getting a new assignment, canceling housing, or applying for housing, they're definitely the people to go to.

"When can I call Housing or stop by and see them in Speare Commons" and "How can I go to Housing when I'm on coop" are questions residents often have, especially during summer when the hours are different. So here on the Housing Blog we have the hours that the Housing Services department is open:

• Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
• Tuesday/Thursday: 8:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

If you don't know the phone number, it's (617) 373-2814 -- and if you're abroad, work odd hours, or just hate the phone you can always e-mail them at housing@neu.edu.

West Campus, Building D

A common question that pops up at Northeastern is why they skipped over the letter "D" with the West Campus buildings. It turns out, "D" was never skipped. If one takes a look at the Northeastern University Institutional Master Plan that was filed before the construction of the West Campus buildings began in the late 1990s, there is indeed a Building D on the map. The reason it seems like we "skipped" over the letter "D" is because the building actually got a name. George D. Behrakis, an alumnus of Northeastern, along with his wife gave a naming gift to the University of $8 million. As a result, instead of having a "Building D" or "West Village D," we have the George D. Behrakis Health Sciences Center (which opened in 2003.)

On a related note, Shillman Hall, which opened in 1995, was once known as just "West Classroom Building" until Robert Shillman and his wife made a $3 million naming gift.

68˚F

68˚F is a special temperature: the lowest you should be able to set the temperature control in a centrally air conditioned building on campus. This value is known as the "minimum setpoint" of the thermostats, and if the thermostat is working properly, you can't set the temperature below 68˚F. This is, in part, due to energy reasons related to the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment that President Joseph E. Aoun signed.

If your thermostat goes below 68˚F you have more freedom in temperature control than you should have. If your thermostat does not go down to 68˚F (for example: it only goes down to 70˚F) then call Facilities at 617-373-2754, enter a Work Order online, or send us an e-mail and include your room number, building, and phone number and we'll get the problem fixed for you.

Two TVs, One Port

Most rooms on campus only have a single cable port. So what's a student to do when they have two televisions and both to have HuskyCable without unplugging cables all the time. Or what if you and your roommate both have televisions and only one port?

The solution is a device known as a "coaxial splitter." These can be obtained at electronics stores such as RadioShack or Best Buy, or online at a retailer such as Amazon.com or Newegg.com. This model, available at Best Buy online and in-store, costs $7.99.

What the splitter does is takes the signal from the cable port and divides it so that the signal from the cable port can be sent to two different places. Of course, in order to use the splitter you'll need to have three coaxial cables, so if you only have one cable you'll need to buy two more, but in return for the expense you'll be able to watch HuskyCable on more than one TV.

The Code of Conduct

On Monday, a few of us in the Resident Student Association (along with members of the Student Government Association and other students) will be attending a meeting to discuss educating our fellow students about the Code of Conduct that all University students must follow. The Code of Conduct (pdf) are rules governing how students are expected to behave. It includes common sense concepts such as following basic safety rules when the fire alarm goes off, and other more controversial restrictions such as limitations of the quantity of alcohol an of-age person on-campus may posses. Those who violate the Code of Conduct, which also requires students to follow local, state, and federal laws, are subject to being referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (or OSCCR for short.) If found responsible for a violation of the Code of Conduct, students can face sanctions ranging from a simple warning all the way up to expulsion from the University.

One of the biggest problems with the Code of Conduct and OSCCR at Northeastern is a lack of understanding about the Code of Conduct, OSCCR, and what happens when someone is facing a hearing for an alleged violation of the Code of Conduct. It is because of this problem that we are attending the meeting on Monday. I encourage anyone with any ideas to bring them forward by sending us an e-mail or posting a comment on this blog.