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Reserving [[residence hall]] lounges is often required for student group activities to hold events.

== Jurisdiction ==

Residence hall reservations are handled entirely by the office of [[Undergraduate Housing]]. While you must be a member of an [[ABC]] recognized student group, ABC plays no part in lounge reservations.

== Process ==
# Check the [http://www.urh.columbia.edu/lounges/thisweek.asp Housing Event Calendar] for an available time slot in the building you want.
# Fill out a [http://www.urh.columbia.edu/lounges/loungeres.html Hall Lounge Request Form] online. Link can also be found on the [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lernerhall/ Lerner Hall site] (left sidebar) and probably through some convoluted series of links starting at the [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/ Housing Web Site].
:''Note: Conveniently, housing gives you no confirmation that you actually completed a request. There is no e-mail sent to you or confirmation number. If they lose a record of your reservation, there's nothing you can do...''
# Wait for an approval/denial e-mail from the Housing office. They usually take 24-72 hours to process. If a request has not been processed within this time, you must resolve the issue in person (see below)
:''Note: The denial e-mail does not specify why requests are denied, just that they're''

== Resolving Request Issues ==
If your request is denied or held up and you want to push it through, you must go in person to 125 [[Wallach Hall]] to speak with [[Jem Conway]], who is in charge of processing lounge requests. Jem is good natured and friendly if you're friendly and patient with her and will typically have your issue resolved in a matter of minutes. She is notoriously bad at answering e-mails. The few times that she actually responds to e-mails sent to her, she invariably misunderstands what one is requesting of her. The best thing to do is to go see her in person.

[[Category:Housing]]