Thursday, August 16, 2007

College Courtyard Apartments September 2007 Newsletter

Welcome
The owners and management of the College Courtyard Apartments want to welcome you home for the fall semester at the University of Nevada. We hope that you enjoy your time here at the College Courtyard and that it becomes a memorable part of your college experience.

Nevada Football
Schedule

Nebraska September 1
Northwestern September 8
Nicholis State September 15
UNLV September 29
Fresno State October 6*
Boise State October 14
Utah State October 20
Idaho October 27
New Mexico State November 2
Hawaii November 16
San Jose State November 24
Louisiana Tech December 1

(Home games in bold)
* Homecoming

Useless Fact: The amounts of Kit Kat chocolate bars that are made at the York factory every 15 minutes are enough to out stack the Eiffel Tower.

Meet Jamie Tully

The College Courtyard Apartments is pleased to announce that Jamie Tully has become our new office manager. Jamie looks forward to meeting all of the students who live at the College Courtyard and is here to make sure that we are your home away from home. Jamie intends to carry out the owners dictate that we are the best student housing complex at the University of Nevada, Reno. Jamie says, “The office door is always open so feel free to visit me if you have a problem or need assistance.” Office hours are 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. The office phone number is 786-1150.

Win a Ride in a Hot Air Balloon

All residents of the College Courtyard Apartments may enter our drawing for a free ride in a balloon during the Great Reno Balloon Race. Get your entry from Jamie. The drawing will be held September 5th at noon. The ride will be on Thursday September 6th at 6:30am. Even if you don’t win, don’t forget to attend this year’s race. If you have never seen the Dawn Patrol it is worth getting up early to see.

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.

Look Both Ways

It is very important that all of you be careful when crossing Sierra Street. Even though the crosswalk is well marked many drivers are speeding or not paying attention to pedestrians. We are working with the City of Reno and we hope that a traffic light can be installed in the future.
Useless Fact: Crayola is a French word that means "Oily chalk."

Need More Storage Space?

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 Jamie

Useless Fact: Former U.S. President William Taft converted the White House stable into a four car garage in 1909.

City of Reno Party Ordinance

The Reno City Council approved the Social Host ordinance on June 27, 2007 to provide criminal and administrative penalties for disruptive parties, and to help reduce underage drinking and related issues. The City will issue the property owner a citation and fine if a party is conducted that requires the Reno police to make a visit. As your leases clearly do not allow disruptive parties at the College Courtyard we should not have a problem. Please keep in mind, however, that your leases clearly state that if we are fined by the City of Reno for a disruptive party we will pass the fine and an administrative penalty on the offending residents.

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.

Vacuum

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: China is the world's oldest known continuous civilization.

Reserved Parking

Only residents may park in the garage and only in their assigned spaces. Cars that are parked in spaces not assigned to them will be booted and there is an $80 fee to remove the boot. If someone is in your assigned parking space call 691-8290 and a boot will be placed on the car. It is your responsibility if you change cars or have a different license plate number to inform Scott. If your license number is not on file in the office your car may be booted.

Useless Fact: One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples.

Laundry Rooms

The laundry rooms are located on the first and second floors near the north stairwells. A snack and soda machine is available in the first floor laundry room. Please be considerate of your neighbors and do not leave your clothes in the washers or dryers unattended after the washing and drying cycle.

Useless fact: If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London.

For Your Safety

The safety of our residents is of the highest priority. The College Courtyard Apartments are under 24-hour video surveillance and all entrances are gated. You can do your part to make sure the College Courtyard Apartments are a secure and safe place to live. Never give your key or garage transmitter to others. Please report any damage or repairs that may be necessary to maintain safe conditions. That would include lights out in the common areas, parking garage, stairwells, front entrance and laundry rooms.

Please Don’t Drink and Drive

We want to remind all of our students not to drink and drive. Don’t ruin your life with a DUI or worse a fatal car accident by drinking and driving. Call a cab, get a designated driver who will not drink or walk home. The life you may be saving could be your own.

Useless Fact: The original name for the soft drink Pepsi was "Brad's Drink."

Thursday, August 02, 2007

August 2007 College Courtyard Apartments Newsletter

City of Reno Party Ordinance

The Reno City Council approved the Social Host ordinance on June 27, 2007 to provide criminal and administrative penalties for disruptive parties, and to help reduce underage drinking and related issues. The City will issue the property owner a citation and fine if a party is conducted that requires the Reno police to make a visit. As your leases clearly do not allow disruptive parties at the College Courtyard we should not have a problem. Please keep in mind, however, that your leases clearly state that if we are fined by the City of Reno for a disruptive party we will pass the fine and an administrative penalty on the offending residents.

Useless fact: A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds.

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.

Useless Fact: The White House has 35 bathrooms, 3 elevators, 132 rooms, and 412 doors in it.

Please Don’t Drink and Drive

For your safety and the safety of others, please don’t drink and drive. Your futures are too bright to be wasted by a DUI or worse. Get a designated driver, walk or call a taxi but please do not get behind the wheel of a car while under the influence.

Useless Fact: The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower is 1665.

Message from Jamie Tully

The College Courtyard Apartments is pleased to announce that Jamie Tully has become our new office manager. Jamie looks forward to meeting all of the students who live at the College Courtyard and is here to make sure that we are your home away from home. Jamie intends to carry out the owners dictate that we are the best student housing complex at the University of Nevada, Reno. Jamie says, “The office door is always open so feel free to visit me if you have a problem or need assistance.” Office hours are 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. The office phone number is 786-1150.

Loading Zone

Please be aware that the parking enforcement officers for the City of Reno will ticket cars that are parked in our loading zone for long periods of time. This ticketing will be done regardless of whether or not the car has a Seminary Avenue parking permit. This strict parking enforcement is being done at the request of the Postal Carriers, as they do not like restricted access to the building. All residents of the College Courtyard Apartments should appreciate this enforcement as it allows a convenient loading and unloading area for you, family and friends.

Useless Fact: With winds of 50 miles per hour, The Statue of Liberty sways three inches and the torch sways five inches.

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.

Useless Fact: There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400.

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: The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897.

Need Storage?

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: In one gram of soil, about ten million bacteria live in it.

Garbage Tossing Is Not a 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: Paula Abdul used to be a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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.

Look Both Ways

It is very important that all of you be careful when crossing Sierra Street. Even though the crosswalk is well marked many drivers are speeding or not paying attention to pedestrians. We are working with the City of Reno and we hope that a traffic light can be installed in the near future.

Useless Fact: Yahoo! first started out "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web."

Laundry Rooms

Please be considerate of your neighbors and do not leave your clothes in the washers or dryers unattended after the washing and drying cycle.

More Uselessness: The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.

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.

Computer Lab

Residents using the computer lab during evenings or weekends need to sign-in before using the computers. These computers are for our residents only and we want to ensure that our residents have access to the computers when desired.