College Courtyard Apartments January 2013 Newsletter

Happy New Year!

The New Year has arrived and we are looking forward to a happy and prosperous 2013 for everyone. As you settle into the spring semester, remember to be considerate of the other residents and keep noise to a minimum. We know that all of you hope to benefit greatly from your college education and to do that it is important to have a pleasant and peaceful study environment. We wish all of you the best for the coming year. Study hard and bring home those A’s.

Nevada Men’s Basketball Schedule

Air Force                       January 9

Wyoming                     January 12
Fresno State                 January 19
San Diego State           January 23
Boise State                   January 26
UNLV                            January 29

Nevada Women’s Basketball Schedule

Cal State Bakersfield    January 5

Air Force                      January 9
Wyoming                      January 12
Fresno State                 January 19
San Diego State            January 23
Boise State                   January 26
UNLV                           January 30

(Home games in bold)

We Now Accept Visa and Mastercard For Rent Payments

The College Courtyard Apartments now accepts Visa, Mastercard and debit cards for payments. There is a processing few. Check with Rebecca for details.

Your Free Parking Is a $400 Value

Parking at the University of Nevada is expensive. Silver permit parking is real expensive. The annual fee to park in a silver permit lot is $400. The parking lot at the southwest corner of Sierra and 11^th is silver permit parking. Right across the street is the College Courtyard Apartments. Our residents enjoy the value of silver permit parking for free. Go to unr.edu and find the parking permit and fee map to compare.

Street Parking

If you park on Seminary Street, remember to pick up your new street parking permit from the office. The permits issued at the beginning of the fall semester expired on December 31, 2012. We don’t want to you get a ticket so please stop by the office and get your new permit.

Watch Your Step

During the winter months we make every effort to keep the sidewalks and stairs free of snow and ice. Never the less, please use caution after a storm. Use the handrails on the stairs and step carefully when on the sidewalk to the north of the building as it is steep and gets little sun.

Interesting Fact: Two United States navy ships have been named after Abraham Lincoln.

Please Don’t Drink and Drive

Your safety is important to us. Please don’t drink and drive. If you drink alcohol (please be 21 years of age and older) get a designated driver or walk home. Don’t ruin your life with a DUI or worse, death of yourself or others. It’s not worth it.

Laundry Rooms Don’t Like Cold Weather

During the cold winter months it is important that the windows in the laundry rooms remain closed. Open windows may cause the pipes to freeze and cause considerable damage. This will force us to close the laundry rooms until they are repaired. None of us want that to happen so please be careful.

Interesting Fact: It is a myth your bodily functions including your heart stop when you sneeze.

Need More Storage Space?

The College Courtyard has storage lockers available for rent for only $25 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 Rebecca for more information.

Interesting Fact: The word, tattoo originated from the Tahitain word "tattau" which means "to mark."

.Free DSL is a $360 Value

In this economy, every dollar saved can help pay for books and tuition. That’s why living at the College Courtyard Apartments is the best value for University of Nevada students. We offer free DSL to every bedroom. That free DSL would cost you $360 per year at other apartment complexes or rental houses. 

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.

Check out our blog at collegecourtyard.blogspot.com

More Interesting Facts: Toronto was the first city in the world with a computerized traffic signal system.

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.

Interesting Fact: Before 1859, baseball umpires were seated in padded chairs behind home plate.

2013/2014 School Year

Residents wishing to stay at the College Courtyard after their current lease expires must inform Rebecca by March 1, 2013.  If notice is not received by March 1^st we will assume that you intend to vacate your apartment when your lease expires and we will begin the process of leasing it to new students. Please note, we will not be raising rent for students who re-sign leases before March 31, 2013. Thank you for choosing us as your home.

Interesting Fact: People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with lighter skin.

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

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..