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Residents are required to maintain cleanliness, adequate sanitation facilities and safety standards at all university premises. Residents are responsible for providing brooms, vacuum cleaners, dust stoves, cleaning products, etc. for proper cleaning and maintenance. The contract runs from the first day of occupancy for the fall semester until the day the residences close in May for the year. In 2013, a new residential house, Weygand Hall, was built on the east campus. The building uses geothermal and solar energy to minimize energy consumption. The following objects are prohibited in residences: All residential buildings are air-conditioned. In Strickler Apartments and Cottages, window air conditioners are only available in common areas. Students with a diagnosed illness requiring the use of a personal air conditioner must complete the accommodation application form. These can be accessed directly by email to Dr. Chip Studwell (cstudwell@bridgewater.edu). These forms contain information from the student`s doctor and are required before a student arrives on campus.

Each dormitory has laundry facilities. These services are provided by an external contractor, MacGray. There`s a phone number on every computer. Broken machines and refund requests must be reported directly to this number. The number for laundry problems is 1-800-MAC-GRAY. The university has had active art programs since the late 19th century. There are three main buildings dedicated to the arts, the oldest of which is the Art Centre (1906), originally built as a gymnasium. The Wallace Anderson Gallery on the ground floor of the centre was made possible by the 1936 class. The gallery organizes temporary exhibitions throughout the year, an exhibition is the student exhibition. The Rondileau Campus Centre is home to the university`s theatre department, which performs six shows a year.

Next to and under the auditorium stage are classrooms and departmental offices and facilities, including a script library. The auditorium, which seats 1,300 people, is connected to the centre of the Rondileau campus. In addition to Bridgewater`s concerts, it was home to the New York City Opera, the Martha Graham Dance Company and Tony Bennett. Burnell Hall has been expanded with a dance studio.