General information about living in Studentenwijk Arenberg, Pius X, Johannes XXIII and De Vesten

1. Studentenwijk Arenberg - Pius X - JohannesXXIII - DeVesten

2. Today’s agenda
• Welcome
• Presentation & questions
• Belgian beer & fries
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3. Important information
• Emergency number KU Leuven: (016 32) 2222
• fire, ambulance, …
• Technical defects:
• KU Loket (www.kuloket.be)
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4. General information
http://www.kuleuven.be/pangaea
https://admin.kuleuven.be/icts
http://www.kuleuven.be/accommodation
http://www.kuleuven.be/english/studentservices/health
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5. Where are we?
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Alma 3
Piazza
TV-room,
table tennis
Basement
Comic book library
De Waag
reception, music
room, laundry room
Sport center
Fitness
Swimming pool
Colruyt
Carrefour

6. Where are we?
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Alma 3
Piazza
TV-room,
table tennis
Basement
Comic book library
De Waag
reception, music
room, laundry room
Sport center
Fitness
Swimming pool
Colruyt
Carrefour

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8. Living in a residence hall
• You can only access your own floor
• Every floor has a spokesperson
• Arranges dailylife
• Collectsmoney for garbagebags
• First contact point
• Everybody needs to do his/her chores
• You treat each other with respect
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9. Resident advisors help you with:
• Keyslost
• After office hours, whenDe Waag is closed
• Blown fuses
• Complaintsand conflicts
• to some extent!
• Chairman/womanofinhabitants’council
• Organizationofactivities
• Firs aid kit
• In case of urgent problems, at your disposal!
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10. Where are we?
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Alma 3
Piazza
TV-room,
table tennis
Basement
Comic book library
De Waag
reception, music
room, laundry room
Sport center
Fitness
Swimming pool
Colruyt
Carrefour

11. Where are we?
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Alma 3
Piazza
TV-room,
table tennis
Basement
Comic book library
De Waag
reception, music
room, laundry room
Sport center
Fitness
Swimming pool
Colruyt
Carrefour
Studentenwijk Arenberg

12. Resident Advisors – Studentenwijk Arenberg
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RobinDeCroon Robbe Rotthier Esa Denaux ZaraOkai
Jiwai Deng Anthony Jacobs MaartenVandeweyer VickVandenput

13. Studentenwijk Arenberg
• 12 mountainsand 2 volcanoes(Etna &Vesuvius)
• 1 resident advisor for 2 mountains,and 1 for a volcano
• Resident on call between 8pm – 8am
• 0487 32 84 07
• Some buildings:one mailboxper floor
• Resident advisors don’t have a key
• Specialsfeatures
• Ping pong (K2 & Etna)
• TV-room (K2 & Etna)
• Comic book library (K2)
• Laundry room (De Waag)
• Cite cafe– more info soon (De Waag)
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https://www.facebook.com/studentenwijkarenberg

15. Where are we?
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Alma 3
Piazza
TV-room,
table tennis
Basement
Comic book library
De Waag
reception, music
room, laundry room
Sport center
Fitness
Swimming pool
Colruyt
Carrefour
Pius X

16. Pius X
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17. Pius X
• Resident advisor: Jan
• Cleaning personnel:Benny
• 105 rooms + 2 studios + 1 appartment
• Special features
• Table tennis
• TV-room
• Garden
+ features ofStudentenwijkArenberg
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18. Pius X: structure
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Jan’s apartment

19. Where are we?
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Alma 3
Piazza
TV-room,
table tennis
Basement
Comic book library
De Waag
reception, music
room, laundry room
Sport center
Fitness
Swimming pool
Colruyt
Carrefour
Johannes XXIII

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Johannes XXIII

21. Johannes XXIII
• ResidentAdvisors: Eline andVincent
• A building,room 00.01
• Phonenumber: 0497 22 25 47
• johannes@dsv.kuleuven.be
• The residence JohannesXXIII has
• 4 buildings:A, B,C and D
• 10 corridors
• 101 students
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22. Where are we?
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Alma 3
Piazza
TV-room,
table tennis
Basement
Comic book library
De Waag
reception, music
room, laundry room
Sport center
Fitness
Swimming pool
Colruyt
CarrefourDe Vesten

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DeVesten

24. DeVesten
• Resident Advisors
• Glenn, Reinhoudt, Lies: phone numbers in kitchen
• 10 pm – 8 am on working days, all weekend: call 0483 68 02 22
• Laundry service: always open, D building floor 0
• Phone:
• call 5001 for room 05.01
• Press '1' to open main door; door to your floor: openyourself
• The shed to dispose your waste is on the opposite side of the bridge/river.
• Glass at Carrefour
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25. Where are we?
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Alma 3
Piazza
TV-room,
table tennis
Basement
Comic book library
De Waag
reception, music
room, laundry room
Sport center
Fitness
Swimming pool
Colruyt
Carrefour

26. Who is who @ the Waag?
• Reception
• Management
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Patricia Vancranenbroeck MarijkeCreces
Els Bruyninckx

27. Cleaning Personel
Wilhelmine Geyssens Karina Sevenants Rudi Stoffelen Marianne Van Damme
Carine Vandeven Marianne Verlinden Naïm Glenda Morgado

28. Technicians
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Patrick Cuylaers Patrick Loddewijkx Luc Everaerts

29. Laundry service
• 3 washing machines and 3 drying machines
• Opening hours
• Monday– Friday: 8am – 8pm
• Weekend: 9am – 8pm
• € 4 for two coins
• Wash + dry
• Sold by your resident advisor
• NOT the resident on call
• Please only use liquid washing soap!
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30. Waste selection
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31. Garbage MUST be sorted
• PMD : Plastic Bottles-Metal-Drinking cartons BLUE BAGS
• GFT :Vegetable,Fruit andGarden garbage GREEN BAGS
• KGA : Small dangerouswaste & Porcelain à bring to theWAAG
• Glass : bring to special containers(parking at house 7 &Alma 3)
• Paper & cardboard : collect per unit
• Brown bags: everything else (Not sure? Brown bag!)
If waste is not put in the right bag, a fine of 250 euros can be imposed.
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32. PMD
• Plastic bottles
• Metal packaging
• Drink cartons
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33. Glass
• Transparant glass à white container
• ColoredGlass à green container
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37. Some rules!
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38. No smoking inside any buildings
• Smokingis forbiddenin allbuildingsof KU Leuven
•Tampering with fire detectors is not allowed!
• Ash trays are availableoutside of each block
• against the wall, near the entrance
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39. House rules
• Every residence hall hasitsinternal rules
• read your contract!
• English version available in your kitchen.Please read thiscarefully!
• No parties/BBQs/… without the approval ofyour resident advisor!
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40. Cultural differences
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41. Cooking & Kitchen
Cooking
• Only allowed in the kitchen
• Use a pan with a bit of oil or butter
à The cooking ringsare not designed to work on directly
Doing the dishes
• Use only a little bit of dishwashing liquid
• Don’t use streaming water,but fill the sink
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42. Sleeping & Bathroom
Sleeping
• Putting the blanketson the floor,makesthem dirty very soon.So,
the blanketsare meant to sleep with in the bed in your room.
Toilet / Shower:
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43. Habits
• Follow the city regulations!
• Drivingwithout bicyclelights,or through red light: > € 150
• Drivingin a one-waystreet: > € 150
• Complain politely when something is wrong
• Alwaystry to settle thingsyourself first!
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44. Religion
•Your religionis between youandGod(s): practise your
beliefswithout disturbing others.
• Accept that other people might disagreewith you!
• You should have respect for all humans, regardlessof
their gender, religion,race of sexual orientation!
à http://www.kuleuven.be/english/religion.html
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Example situations
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46. Situation 1: you forgot your keys
• During working hours àGo to De Waag
• Outside working hours à
1. first try to contact your resident advisor
2. call the resident advisor on call
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47. Situation 2: no electricity
• Same instructionsapply!
• Alwayscall: food in fridgesmay spoil!
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48. Situation 3: fire alarm
• Leavethe building within 5 minutes!
• Close your door
• Call 2222
• Only re-enter if permission is given
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49. Questions?
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50. The end!
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