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As part of the Rock Hill community, it is important that campus events engage in appropriate steps to ensure minimal disruption to our neighbors and ensuring an inclusive environment for all.

In an effort to maintain inclusive spaces both in outdoor event locations and athletic events, Winthrop University asks that all outdoor music/noise follow the below guidelines:

• All amplified music played in outdoor areas must be appropriate for public broadcasting (radio edits). A radio edit is generally a modified version of a musical track that has been edited to suit the specific requirements and regulations of radio stations. A radio edit typically truncates or censors profanity, vulgarities, or subject matter. See FCC regulations for additional details. http://www.cityofrockhill.com/departments/police-department/polocies/noise-ordinance-enforcement.

To comply with these guidelines, individuals should follow these expectations:

• Users whose music is deemed to violate this policy must comply with requests to lower the volume, change the song or turn it off.
• When events are scheduled that may cause community impact due to volume/noise, event coordinators should notify University Communications at least 21 days prior to the event, so that the community can be made aware of the event in advance.
• Special requests for live artists or performances that may violate this policy may be submitted to the Vice President of Student Affairs for consideration within 5 days of the event.

Additional regulations exist near the residence halls on campus. See below for specific noise concerns near residence halls.

Quiet Hours - Quiet hours shall be enforced outside the residence halls every day of the week from midnight until 8 a.m. in the designated quiet zones. All other hours are courtesy hours. People will be able to assemble or meet in the quiet zones; however, any noise originating from outside, near or inside the residence hall will not be tolerated.

Quite Zones - Quiet zones are areas outside of all the residence halls and apartments. The quiet zones for every residential building are defined with the following designated areas:

• The Courtyard - The parking lots and sidewalk inside the inner courtyard.
• Roddey - The Roddey Courtyard, the parking lot between McLaurin and the Hardin Family Garden, and the front area of Roddey to the street that runs parallel to the front of Roddey.
• Margaret Nance - The parking area between Margaret Nance and Crawford and the grassy front lawn from Margaret Nance tot he street that runs parallel to the front of Margaret Nance.
• Phelps - The parking area that is surrounded by Phelps and Joynes conference Center, the parking area between Phelps and Lee Wicker, and the area between Phelps and Oakland Avenue.
• Lee Wicker - The parking area between Phelps and Lee Wicker, the grassy and sidewalk area near Oakland Avenue between Phelps and Lee Wicker, the area between Lee Wicker and Oakland Avenue, the area between the front of Lee Wicker and Cherry Road and the area (including the street( between Lee Wicker and East Thomson.
• East Thomson - The area (including the street) between East Thomson and Lee Wicker. Grassy concourse between East and West Thomson from the buildings to the metal fence on Cherry Roadside. The parking area between East and West Thomson and the cafeteria on Thurmond side.