Friday, June 01, 2007

June 2007 College Courtyard Newsletter

College Courtyard Blog

The College Courtyard Apartments now have a blog. Our new blog web address is collegecourtyard.blogspot.com. We will be posting the monthly newsletter and use the blog as a way of communicating important information.

Enjoy the Courtyard

The courtyard is a great place to catch some rays of sun or just relax. There are tables with umbrellas available for your enjoyment. Please remember to lower the umbrellas after use (especially on windy days). The bar-b-que is available for grilling but please keep the area clean and pick up after all courtyard meals.

Useless Fact: Fido means faithful in Latin.

More Uselessness: Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables.

No Beer Kegs

Beer kegs are strictly forbidden at the College Courtyard Apartments. Kegs are not allowed on the courtyard or in individual apartments. All of your leases clearly state that large gatherings are prohibited. Kegs are only for large gatherings. Please be aware that if you bring a keg onto the property we will begin eviction proceedings immediately

Useless Fact: 1 out of 350,000 Americans get electrocuted in their life.

Message From Nicholas

Have you noticed how much cleaner our courtyard is looking lately? No cigarette butts, chewing gum, matches or trash. We do appreciate those of you who help to keep the complex clean. The street and around the dumpster continues to be our problem areas. We request that you, your guests and especially those of you who park on the street not to throw fast food containers and trash on Seminary Avenue. A heartfelt “thank you” to those of you who do pick up after yourselves and your guests. We appreciate it very much. With everyone’s cooperation we can continue to make the College Courtyard Apartments an attractive place to call home.

Useless Fact: India has the most post offices in the world.

Parking is Free and Easy

As many of you have heard, the University of Nevada continues to increase the parking fees on campus. The University has parking fee increases scheduled every year for the next five years. Fortunately, the residents of the College Courtyard Apartments don’t have to worry about these increases. Our residents enjoy free parking that is close to the campus. With our students, instead of driving round and round looking for a parking space you can have another 20 minutes of precious sleep. That’s a real bonus and another benefit of living at the College Courtyard.

Useless Fact: The magic word 'Abracadabra' was originally intended for the specific purpose of curing hay fever.

Snacks Available

As you prepare for that exam or get home from a long day at work does the grumble of your stomach keep you from concentrating? A quick snack can help you quell those hunger pangs. Snack and drink machines are available in the first floor laundry room. It’s quick, easy and convenient.

No
Smoking

The College Courtyard Apartments are non-smoking student residences. Smoking is prohibited in the apartments, on the walkways, balconies and the courtyard. Guests entering the apartments with a cigarette may extinguish them in the urns by the front gate.

No Parking

The area in front of the dumpster is a no parking zone. Cars parked in the area in front of the dumpster are subject to towing. In addition, Reno Disposal writes down the license plate number of cars that block the dumpster and violators may have to pay for additional garbage pickups.

More Useless Facts: Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customers wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since.

Need Storage For The Summer?

The College Courtyard has storage lockers available for rent for only $20 per month. The 4’ by 5’ lockers are located on the second and third floors. These storage lockers are a great place to store skis, bicycles, or camping equipment. See Nicholas for more information.

Useless Fact: There was no punctuation until the 15th century.

Garbage Tossing Is Not Sport

Please be considerate and do not throw your garbage from the stairwell landing towards the dumpster. Many times your aim is not on target and a mess is created. This is both unsightly and unsanitary. We would appreciate your cooperation

Useless Fact: Walmart sells more apparel a year than all the other competing department stores combined.

Vacuum

A vacuum is available for your use. If you wish to borrow our vacuum it can be checked out at the office. Please return the vacuum immediately after use, as other students may need to use it.

More Useless Facts: On average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid.

Summer Residents

Please be advised that if you sublet your apartment during the summer you must have prior approval from management.

Uselessness Again: After chocolate and vanilla, orange is considered the world's most favorite flavor.

Watch the Gate

Please be very careful when driving through the garage gate. If the gate is going down, DO NOT try to slip under the gate. Once the gate begins to go down it will not stop if you press the button on the garage gate opener. It will only stop when it hits something and it could do considerable damage to both your car and the gate if this occurs. The gate is set to stay up an adequate amount of time for one car. You will be held responsible for any damage if the camera shows that you tried to slip through the gate inappropriately.

Useless Fact: A common custom in Spain is to eat one grape for each of the last 12 seconds of every year for good luck.

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