neill-wycik owner's manual from 1975-1976.pdf

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WHAT'S A CO-OP?Co-op s are organizations that people build to assist each other. They function onth e principle of mutual aid for mutual benefit; co-operation no t competi tion.Co-op people believe that a society of mutual aid is po ssible and that societywide co-operation is th e real basis and hope of civilization. No exploiters, novictims; no useless waste of resources. We bel ieve it's possible bu t we know itain't here yet.Co-ops (or at least som e co-ops) are th e beginning of a long march to bui ld, tocreate, to grow institutions that help people grow. We want to create institutionsand communities that let people build relationships between th emselves thatmatter. As in all real work, mistakes are made. Mistakes about di rect io n, mistakes about policy, mistakes about people. You have moved into a challenge .. . not a utopia.Wycik is a housing co-op, a learning co-op, a food ' co-op, and the co -operativesharing of many facilities and experiences. We would like to create a co-operative milieu that is an alternative to the present corporate and bureaucraticorganisation of society.We know it ain't here ye t . We've moved a distance, bu t we're just beginning.You're welcome to come along.

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CONTENTS

A STORy .... .. .. ... .. ... .... ...... .. .. ... .... ................. 2,5,12,18,24,29,37INTRODUCTION .... .... .. .... ...... .. ... .. .................. ..... ... ...................... 1THE C O I \ ~ M I T T E E S ..... ... .... ......................... ..... ....... ...... ................. 3THE STAFF .... ......... ..... .... ... ....... ................. ........ .......................... 6THE OFFICE ..... .. ........ ......... .. ........................ ... ........................... 7MAINTENANCE .. .. .. ..... ... ..... .. ... ... .. ... .... ..... .. ........ ..... .................... 8FACI LITI ES ... .......... .. ....... .. ... ................. ............. ............ .............. 13OTHER SERVICES ......... .. .. .. ...... .. .. ................ .. ............................. 17RENT AND RENTALS ........................... ............. .......................... 21SUBLET ....... .. .... ...... .... .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ..................... ... .. .................. ...21SECU RITY ...... ..... ...... .. ....... ...... ... ........ ................ ... ...................... 23FIRE ....... .. ............................ ..................................................... .. ... 27RU LES . ... ......................... .. ... ... ...................................................... 30THE DAILy .............................. ........................... .......................... 31SUMMER HOTEL .... .. .... .. ... ... .. ...................................................... 31STAYING FOR THE SUMMER .................... ............... .. .. .. ............ 32WHODIDTHISBOOK? .. .. .. ... ...... ...................... .. ..................... .... 32REVENUE AND EXPENSE ...... .. ........................................... 33 & 34INDEX .... ........... ... .. ........ ....... ..... .. ... ..................... .. ............... 35 & 36

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THE COMMITTEESCommittees, if you listen to the cynics, ar e the bane of Neill-Wycik College.They think so because of th e time they take to do whatever it is you want themto do, and th e boredom you suffer while they deal with everyone else's pettyand/or major problems.Bu t they are also the major force towards sanity in our community. It is th ecommittees, all of them composed entirely of unpaid volunteers, that make th emajor policy decisions in all areas of Neill-Wycik life and help the staff to implement them.1. Board of Directors

FUNCTIONS: Th e Board of Directors is th e ultimate Neill-Wycik committee. It's members represent us on an official corporate level. They make majorpolicy decisions, approve budgets and hire staff. They are th e committee thateveryone, including the other committees, comes to for direction.

MEMBERSHIP: There are twelve Board members . They are elected by themembership in an annual fall election for two-year terms. Six positons are filledeach year, so that there are always six experienced members on th e Board.

PRESIDENT: On e of the Board's functions is to choose th e President of th eCollege. He/she is a Board member. He/she chairs most Board meetings and triesto coordinate the Board's activities with those of the other committees and th emembership at large. Our current president is Walter Jarsky .

Board meetings are open to all building members unless otherwise specified,in which case you'll be told why it's closed. This has only happened twice -both times to deal with confidential corporate negotiations.2. Management Committee

The Mancom is in charge of th e week to week operational decisions of th ebuilding: collecting th e rent money and dishing it ou t in mortgage payments,salaries, building maintenance, acquiring furniture, administration of th e parkinglot, an d a whole bunch of related duties that are vital to the survival of ou rcommunity. Th e general manager works in close liason with this committee tokeep things on as much of an even keel as possible.

Th e eight Mancom members are nominally appointed by th e Board; if somee has an interest in th e financial and administrative functioning of th e build

ing, he or she ma y be volunteers, or is invited to join, or is hijacked in th e middleof th e night . After attending three consecutive meetings th e new members maybe recommended to th e Board by th e rest of th e Mancom, at which time th eBoard extends a vote to them. Some people call th e Management Committeedull. It isn't.

3. House CommitteeThe House Committee is th e people committee. It con sists of th e twe nty

on e floor representatives, who are chosen by th e peopl e on th e ir f loo r to maketheir views known. Th e House Committee attempts to deal with t he day -to-dayproblems of life in th e co-op - who's been making to o much noise, who'ssmuggled a pe t into th e building, and who's going to the next co-op exch ange inAn n Arbor. They make all th e basic rules of the College and t hey t ry to help uslive with them . Voting membership is restricted to the floor reps , but me etingsare open to everyone. Major decisions are often referred to th e me m be rship byth e House Committee in th e form of referendum just to throw a litt le d irect democracy into the mix.

4. THE EDUCATION COMMITTEEA group of members who take responsibili t y for the education program of th eCollege, its facilities, equipment, and education rooms. T he committ eeto member initiatives around education and it in itiates programs on own.This year th e edcom has sponsored a yoga class, tw o group process semi nars,a guitar class, a sitar concert, a series of readings by Canadian po ets, a filmprogram (Sunday nights), a course in wine and beer making , a history of NeillWycik, photo lab tutorials, the grape boycott, th e women's coalition t o repealabortion laws, an exchange trip to a co-op in Oakland Michigan and . . .yo u get the idea.All co-op members are welcome to the committee meetings. All proposals arewelcome. Those proposals that are clearly for th e benefit of th e membership,and have energetic responsible, organizers, are especially welcome. Members whodemonstrate a high degree of responsibility, and committment may apply to jointhe committee.

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The Staff (people hired to be resources to the committees and the communityand to provide continuity)Often our office has more members in it than staff. This is th e way we want it.So me members we see only whe n re nt is du e which is not always th e best timefor chit-cha t. Come up an d ' ce the sta ff - th ey won't bite and usually someoneis just dying to shoot th e breeze.Our staff:DONNA BE R R Y, secretary-receptionistDonna can handle many member's problems on the spot - if she cannot, she willdirect you to someone who can.PATTl CHI L TON, assistant reg istrar and rentals officerPatti arranges room allocation, handles all internal and external membership,helps with . sublets, sorts the mail, handles the Education Committee books, andassists Bob in Community and Education work.MARG DELANEY, bookkeeperMarg keeps the rental records, takes your rent money, and handles payroll.PETER DUCKWORTH-PILKINTON, maintenance managerPeter an d his crew keep the building running. He can be found in his basementoffice 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All maintenance problems can be handled by Peter.TED HANMER, hotel managerDuring the summer Ted is th e person responsible for hotel operations. Duringthe winter he works on hotel promotion.RED HEFFRON, maintenance crew, work force, caretaker, and all-around lookerafterer of the place.BILL HOGAN, accountantBill is responsible for th e College books and financial records. Bill will be glad toshow any college member how much we spend on anything.BOB LUKER, registrarBob handles most situations related to interpersonal relations and problems. Bobalso sets th e tone for the Education Programmes. All matters related to the Education Committee are handled ably by Bob.DA N MAXFIELD, maintenance crew, work force, and all-around looker-afterer ofthe place.DA VID S NELGROVE, general managerDavid is responsible for all the College operations save those of the hotel andeducation. So if you have a problem that is not being solved, he is the one totalk to . Dave is leaving us and we'll have a ne w G.M. in the fall.

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THE OFFICE

How the Staff RunsThe "operations" side of the College is the General Manager's responsibility.Operations include rental collection, suppliers, maintenance, security, utilities,parking, pest control, keeping the roof over everybody's head, etc.The General Manager reports every two weeks to th e Management Committee ,which supervises week-to-week management and sets policy .

The "education" side of th e College is Bob Luker's, the Registrar's, responsibility . Bob reports directly to th e Board of Directors. Patti is responsibl e to Bobfor the work she does. Lloyd, Marg, Donna, and Peter are respons ible to David .The Summer Hotel Manager, Ted Hanmer, reports to the Management Committee with th e Summer Hotel staff reporting to him.This all sounds very formal - in fact the staff works as a group.

Office HoursThe office is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m . It is closed Saturdays, Sundays, andlegal holidays.The office is usually closed for about a week at Christmas when everybody isaway for the Season's celebration.Phone Number 367-0320 (after hours, it rings at th e front desk) .

Nota Bene: The office doesn't take phone messages for members because thereare over 700 members. They will pass your telephone number alongto inquiring callers if you le t them know what your phone number s!

THE MAl NTENANCE OF OUR HOME

Maintenance Organization of Your FloorI n a residen tial cooperative, you look after your own space.Your own space includes: your floor's .corridors, elevator lobbies, stairwells, garbage chute, and maintenance cupboard, etc.Your floor rep or your maintenance rep will organize a maintena nce schedulewith you on it.For sanity's sake, replace light bulbs, vacuum halls, and take ou t th e garbage.

Maintenance ProblemsYou may be the first to notice a maintenance problem. You ma y have to livewith the problem. Why not report it?Typical problems that you should notify maintenance about:

tap dripstoilet runs all the timeradiator louvers do not workcloset doors fallofflock is loosescreen ripped

Things you can and should fix yourself:fuses (use only 15 amp)light bulbsclean up dirtwash wallswash floors

plugged toilet (that you can not unplug)broken light switchbroken drawerselement does not work in stovebugsmice

clean toiletspaintvacuumsteam clean your carpets

I n most cases clean up and repair suppl ies are provided by the College throughyour floor maintenance rep.To notify the Maintenance Department of a problem - your choice of:1. Put a message in the maintenance log book at the security desk.2. See Peter in the Maintenance Room (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or note on the pad

on their door.3. See your floor maintenance rep.

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Through your Maintenance Rep1 toil et scru b brush per floorbu cket an d sponge mop

gallon of wax per f loor gallon of soap per fl oor plunger gallon str ipper pe r f l oor st ripper

acuumeanser (Aj ax)agsee l Woolen cleaner

Sh ower curtains avai lable onl y to 6- and 4-man unit s.Hints

. Defrosting t he fridge .Ev ery year so mebody will do damage to their f r idge. Th e College w ill billhem eighty t o one hundred dollars f or th e repair, so before we ge t to th e DO'S

. . . th is impor t ant DON'T .NOT USE ANY OBJECT OTHER THAN YOUR FINGERS TO REMOVEFo rks and kn ives are deadly t o th e fr idg e no matt er how careful you are. Ifpo ke even a sma ll hol e in t hose freezer lines, it is "good -by e" t o eightly

ars plu s.do it:

en th e ice is over % inch thi ck, the f ridge should be defrosted .teps:1. Remove froze n f ood and take it to t he next unit in a garbage bag. Ask th em

t o put it in t heir fr idge unt i l y ours is don e.2. Tu rn dia l to " OF F" (not defrost - it was t es time).3. Un screw l ight bu lb until it go es out .4. Prop open m ain door and fr ee zer doo r (u se an ice cub e t ra y).5. Go t o a movie.6. Come back and carefully du mp the tr ay.7. Remove ice CAR EFUL L Y w ith your fi ngers.8. Dry of f after al l icc is gon e.9. Screw in light bulb, t ur n on dial.

Go get you r good ies fr om the uni t acro ss th e hal l.

2. Stoves.These devices work best if they are clean. U se rubber gloves and the chem

icals supplied by your floor maintenance rep.

3. Floors.Wash lounge and kitchen floors at least once a week.

4. Closet Doors.Our closet doors are crummy - we know it . They began to fa l lo f f six

months after the building opened.If yours come loose try to fi x them yourself. If you cannot call maintenance andthey will come and remove th em. They cannot make th e time to fi x t he stupidthings. If you wonder why we don't replace them, the answer is the cost.If each unit cost ju st fi fty dollars installed, the cost,to the Col lege would be over$28,000 . It is very unlikely we could get any units at fi fty dolla rs, so you see the

m ~ g n i t u d e of the problem.

5. Leaks and Drips.We spend hundreds of dollars on water each month. Taps that won't stop

dripping or in some cases, running, waste your money!If a tap begins to dr ip, let maintenance know - don't just ignore it .A leak (even small) is more serious in that hot water is wasted and damage re-sults (usually to un its below you) - get it fixed immediately.6. Toilets.

We are "blessed" w ith fairly light duty type toilets. The heavy usage in the6- and 4-person units often creates problems.How to Plug a Toilet:A. Use paper towels, Kleenex, or cloth instead of toilet paper.B. Leave artic les on the lid of the water closet that will probably fall into the

bowl given enough time.C. If something falls into th e toilet try to flush it down (guaranteed to plug a

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w No t to Plug a Toilet:do "A " or "B" above and if "C " pull it out by hand (ugh! ) or lock bath

door and get maintenance to help you.w to Unplug a Toilet :

floor has a plunger - use it if you still can't get it going. Call Maintenancebathroom so unit mates don't discover the problem the hard way.

DrapesWycik drapes should be washed in cold water and then allowed to dry out

stretched to maximum. Hot water and machine drying (or not stretchingwill shrink 'em.

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FACILITIESare some of the facilities available to members of th e College. Most of

must be signed out, this requires going to the Front Desk or th e Office,in your membership card which we'll give you on registration, and being

into th e sign-out book, we give yo u th e key or equipment or whatever.you're finished you bring it back an d we give you back your card.

Photo Complex

Photo processing and print equipment.NEED: Chemicals, photo paper.

This roo m is much used, mostly by Ryerson photo arts students to ge tbu t non-students are welcome to use it. You must show that

what you're doing before you get on the list, classes are available.

Pottery.22nd Floor.

Potter's wheel and kiln.USES IT: Signed ou t to those on a list.

NEED: Clay.List works th e same way as the photo complex's. Classes are available,is fairly well used.

Woodshop.Basement.

and electric tools.ou t to those on a list. Supervised times only.

YOU NEED: Wood!This room is kept under strict control because of the danger of serious

We haven't had one yet, bu t if we get sloppy someone will be hurt.

ROOM: Pool Table.WHERE: Hanke lounge.EQUI PMENT: On e pool table, balls, cues, chalk.WHO CAN USE: Any member.WHAT YOU NEED: Th e inclination.

ROOM: Stanley Steamer.WHERE : Basement.EQUIPMENT: One large room, with bar.WHO CAN USE: Any member can book the Steamer .WHAT YOU NEED: A party .NOTES: The Stanley Steamer has been used as a coffeehouse, movie theatre, barand party room, plus about a million other things in its time. It's a good placewith a lot of memories, (that's one way of putting it anyway . . . )ROOM: Roof Deck .WHERE: Aw, c'mon now!EQUIPMENT: Sun (on a sunny day).WHO CAN USE: Any member.WHAT YOU NEED: A wish fo r open air.NOTES: This is basically a summer facility. Th e Roof Deck has had a lot ofhappy tanned people on it over th e years.ROOM: Hanke Lounge.WHERE : 22nd Floor.EQUI PMENT: One large room, with furnitur e.WHO CAN USE: Any member.WHAT YOU NEED: A reason (nearly anything will do).NOTES: This is ou r events room. Most films are shown here, meetings takeplace, people talk and people lis ten. It's a necessary part of the building.

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ROOM: T.V. Room.WHERE: 22nd Floor.EQUIPMENT: One (1) color T.V .WHO CAN USE: An y member.WHAT YOU NEED: A mind slightly larger than that of an amoeba.NOTES: This room is a concession to all the T.V. fanatics - it is not a fun place.ROOM: Music Listening.WHERE: Basement.EQUIPMENT: sound system.WHO CAN USE: Any member.WHAT YOU NEED: Records.NOTES: A much used facility, located in a dark dungeon-like room with lots ofcomfy furniture and painting reproduced from King Crimson's "1 n the court Ofthe Crimson King" adorning the walls. Please be careful with the needle.

ROOM: Sauna.WHERE: Basement.EQUIPMENT: Take a wild guess.WHO CAN USE: An y member.WHAT YOU NEED: Take another wild guess.NOTES: It's good for you.ROOM: Food Co-op.WH ERE: Basement.EQUIPMENT : Good cheap food.WHO CAN USE: Any member .WHAT YOU NEED: Some willingness to work, some money, good will.NOTES: One of our best projects. Join it and you'll be healthier, somewhatricher , and perhaps happier.15

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OTHER SERVICES

Systemsyou have a T.V. there are two ways to get reception in our building:

Rogers Cable. If you want Rogers, call 362-2771. The installation charge is$15.00. You then pay $3.00 per month for 22 channel service.N.W.C.I. Free T.V. Antenna. Most rooms and units are provided withoutlets for our own T. V. system. Just hook your T. V. up and you get thefollowing:

What Dial Reads2345678910111213

What You Actually GetWGR (NBC) (2)WUTV (INO) (24)WBEN (CBS) (4)nothing - forget itCFTO (CTV) (9)WKBW (ABC) (7)CITY (INO) (79)nothing - forget itNEILL-WYCIK T.V .CHCH (INO) (11)CKGN (GLOBAL) (22)CB LT (CBC) (5)

should be good, in fact some stations better than Rogers.that Channel 10 is ou r channel. If things get really rolling you would see

programs. We have the cam eras, etc. Watch the daily fo r programs.

Pooly member of Neill -Wycik College is allowed to use th e Ryerson pool during

specified hours. The pool is located in Howard Kerr Hall, and is large, niceconvenient . It 's healthy to swim, so use it as much as you can.

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have a parking lot that will park 50 cars. We charge $12 per month to park init. Parking is paid 4 months in advance (that is, by th e term).

through Marg in th e office . You'll need to register yourher and get a parking sticker.

are a lot of parking space stealers in downtown Toronto, especially on. Be warned , be conscientious.

an d Desk Rentalto a .building modification in th e recent past, th e College has some 40 bedsd 40 desks available to rent to people in two-person and apartment units.

as follows:Bed onlyDesk, chair, & lamp onlyBed and desk

$5.00 per month$5.00 per month$7.50 per monthis that the beds are needed in the four summer months for the. People needing beds must return them to us May 1 of each year. Theavailable all year round.

and desks may be rented from Marg in th e office.

Keysa member loses a key we replace the key at cost (the first time). Ou r cost is.00.you lose your key come to th e office and see Marg. She will receipt your two

You take your receipt down to the Maintenance people, and they willa new key.

by chance, you lose it a second time we charge yo u cost plus $2.00 for being ayou lose it a third time it will cost you $8.00. After that we replace

not the key.

are pay phones in the front and outer lobby on th e ground floor and oneth e 22nd f loor.

Your unit may order its own phone from Bell Telephone Company: 599-3911.Apartments and two-person units have no problems. For 6- and 4-person units, ifyou have a phone put in the lounge-kitchen you will have to pay th e businessrate (about $18.00 per month) . If an individual puts a phone in a room then thenormal rate is charged (about $9 ;00 per month). What most people do, is get aprivate phone then after installation pu t on their own long extension and placethe phone in th e hall.It helps right away to establish rules on long distance calls and establish a logthat must be used every time a long distance call is placed.Dial locks can be obtained from a hardware store - a good idea to pr event longdistance rip-offs.Finally - wall mounted phones are not allowed.After installation give the phone number to both the office and front desk ofevery person using it.

InsuranceTh e College has insurance to cover fire, etc. on th e building. It also has publicliability for guests wh o slip on banana peels.Th e College does no t have insurance on education equipment.The College does not have insurance on goods in your room or unit .People in apartments can quite easily get insurance (fire and theft) for their possessions for about $3 0 per year. People in 4- and 6-person units may have a littlemore problem bu t can get insurance for their individual rooms.Insurance is an inexpensive investment bu t a good one, espec;ally if you have agood stereo or camera.P.S. If you get a waterbed you must arrange insurance for a possible leak as youare liable for any damage a leak might cause. Any leak 'will cause damage!

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THE RENT AND THE RENTALS

RentPlease pay re.Rt by cheque or money order, if at all possible. If you must paycash please bring th e exact amount. Our cash handling procedures won't let ussupply change. It's a security thing.Rent for 6- 5 and 4 -person people is du e as follows:

6, 5 & 4 person singleLarge singleDouble

Deposit$100$100$100

Money DueSept Move-in

$420$525$350

Jan. 6, 1974$312$375$270

Rent for two-person and apartment people is due the first day of each month.Please be prompt in payment. The College bills are paid principally on th e firstand it really helps i f al / rent is paid on time. Don't screw us up by paying late.If fo r some reason yo u will be delayed in payment, see th e G .M. or Marg in th e

before th e first of the month.For everybody - th e first and last month's rent must be paid when you move in.

Occupancy Contract - Read It.protects you - it protects th e College. It tries to establish th e relationships

as tennant, College member, an d owner (you are all three) andto each other.

r instance, if a member leaves owing rent, we (the co-op) sue, a nd inciwe have a 100% record of success even for amounts under $50_00 .

THE SUBLETfor some reason you wish to leave th e College before your Occupancy Agr ee

period expires, here is what to do.PATTI AN D TELL HER WHY YOU MUST LEAVE.th e College has someone wh o wants to move in and th e whole thing

can be handled very easily. If by chance we do not have a person waiting we willhelp yo u go about looking for a new member.N.B. Please note that th e College charges a fee of $2 5 for th e administrativework involved in a sublet. We do no t charge th e fee for an internal move.What NOT to do:1. DON'T JUST LEAVE . This causes all kinds of trouble for everybody - for

th e community, fo r the administration and for you, if yo u ow e rent.2. DON'T ARRANGE A "PRIVATE" SUBLET. ALL RESIDENTS MUST BE

MEMBERS. If you sneak somebody in, we will probably not accept the per son's membership and we'll evict them. Then both you and they are "out".

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SECURITY AND RELATED PROBLEMSSecurity TELEPHONE 367-0320Neill-Wycik Security is composed of six or eight men and women from the building. They live here, they are members of our community, they are your neigh-bours. Each of them is experienced in dealing with problems of life and survival- those that are special to Neill-Wycik and those that aren't. They work fromFront Desk and are on each night from e / ~ q h t p.m. to seven a.m. (subject tochange). It's their job to try and keep noise down, troublemakers ou t and doorsthat should be locked, locked. They are no t here to get heavy, nor are they thereto run errands for everyone in the building.If you have a problem of major proportions and you want the police, please callSECURITY FIRST. Th e telephone number is 367-0320. It could be that security can handle your problem without involving the police. If police help isrequired, security will call them for you and escort them through the building .

PoliceAnother note about police and security: police are often in the building forthings like traffic violations and other bureaucratic red-tape. Sometimes theywill be unaccompanied. For safety's sake: please don't consider Neill-Wycik aspecial, safe place to do illegal things. It isn't. Keep your door shut or even bette r - don't do anything illegal.A few other things you should know:1. Front DoorDue to some technical miracle your room key is no w also your front door key.Shortly after move-in security will start locking that door when they're on duty.This protects us from unwanted visitors and rip-off artists. So carry your keywith you when you go out. There is a button behind the front desk that makes aloud buzzing noise and releases th e lock on the front door when it's pushed.Security doesn't like to use it for several reasons. First, security is no t alwaysthere to push it so if you get in th e habit of not carrying your key and beingbuzzed in, someday you'll get stuck. Second, one of the only ways security hasof telling who lives here and who doesn't is by seeing who has and uses their key.Third, that buzzing noise gets very aggravating after you've been listening to itfor six or seven hours.

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2. Signing-inSecurity has a sign-in book at Front Desk. When yo u walk in with your friendsafter having spent three hours in Doc's (you'll find ou t where that is soonenough) - it's your responsibility to make sure that they sign in. They have towrite their names, addresses, the name of who they're visiting and the apartmentnumber. If you don't sign them in, and we find ou t they were your friends we'llhold you responsible for any damage they cause.3. Personal SecurityPersonal security is a matter of common sense. Always lock your door whenyou're out, even if you've just gone down th e hall. Never leave your key in th edoor. Keep unit doors locked. We have a lot of nice people here, but there'salways a few bad apples. History has shown that there's going to be on e dishonest type pe r hundred members. That's seven potential rip-off artists in th ebuilding, one for every three floors. A locked door is your best protection.4. Volunteer SecurityBecause we can't afford to maintain a 24-hour non-stop security system, volunteers are sometimes used to help out. Usually they work during th e day whenregular security is off. If you're interested, talk to a security person.5. Problems, Questions, etc.If you have a security problem or want to ask any questions, ask a securityperson. A list of all security people will be made ava'ilable to you.

Access to your room for other peopleIt is College policy not to allow anybody into a member's room except th emember.If you wish to allow someone in your room we require a letter in writing fromyou addressed to the office staff . This goes for deliveries, phone installations,cable installations, etc.The only time the College enters your room is:

(A) by request from you(B) announced room checks(C) maintenance or security emergencies

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Infamous Lock ChangeTwice every year we do a lock change.This usually occurs in early May and late August. It is done to protect the newoccupant from th e possibility of theft by th e old occupant. Notice is given atleast 24 hours in advance of a lock change and office and security staff makethemselves available to issue new keys.

The Infamous Room ChecksAbout three times a year the College has a room check.After good advance warning, member of staff (or agents of the Ge neral Manager- us ually building security) will go through all the rooms in the building. If youare in your room they will ask you to show them about. If yo u are absent theywi II use a pass key, enter your room, have a quick look about, then leave andlock up .In 90% of the rooms checked everything will be fine. Th e purpose of the checkis to deal with problems that occur in the odd room. Th ese usually relate tomaintenance, dirt, bugs, or th e occasional piece of College furn itu re that finds itsway into a member's room.This might be a good place to remind two -person and apartment peo ple thattheir rooms are UNFURNISHED. Or to pu t it another way: don't steal yourneighbours' furniture for your apartment. The creeps who do this tend to become rapidly unpopular.

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FIREyou found a fire would you know what to do ?

fires will start in a waste paper basket or in th e kitchen and can be put outBe calm.

each floor there are tw o hoses and two fire exinguishers.are located:

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th e extinguisher first, if that doesn't put out the fire PULL THE ALARM.th e area of th e fire. Call th e F ire Department at 361-1111. Tell them what

and give th e address of th e building.

LOCATIONSeach floor alarms are located:

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: Th e pulling of t he a larm does not automaticallv go to th e Fire Dep a rt ment . Someo ne " .ust ca ll t hem.

FIRE ALARMSWhen th e alarm sounds close your window. Leave your room. Lock your door.GO TO THE NEAREST STAI RWELL and walk down.DO NOTS :Do not bring yo u r budgi e, ca t , st ereo, etc., etc. I it is a serious fire people maydie. We don't need cats and dogs in th e stairwells. If it is not a serious fire yourcat, budgi e, etc. is safer in your room.Do no t take th e elevators. Three reasons are:1

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Th e firemen need them (they have to go up, you are going down - it iseasier to wa Ik down) .I n apartment/hot el fires smoke is what kills. Smoke goes up shafts best inth e updrafts . Elevator shafts quickly fill with smoke.I th e fire is in an elevator lobby the elevators go straight to the fire. Th edoors open and won't clo se because th e fire causes static electricity thatshorts ou t th e capacitor switch es used in ou r type of building.

Don't run, just walk fast.Don't STOP because somebody says it is a false alarm (what does he/sheknow? ). Go back only after the alarm bell stops.Don't call Front Desk or th e office. They need the lines clear to call the FireDepartment.FALSE ALARMS:If any person creates a false alarm and he/she is caught and convicted they willspend time in JAIL. It is a crimi nal offense. We don't need or want false alarms.What people don't often realize is that every time th e alarm sound th e FireDepartment must be called even if it is suspected that it is false. We repeatE VERY alarm involves the Fire Department racing to our building - it is nojoke.Note this well: burning sponge rubber releases fatallv toxic fumes. Due to aquirk of fate almost all college furniture and mattresses are stuffed with: youguessed it - foam rubber.If they catch fire people will die.Remember th e old saying: Smoke in bed and wake up Dead!

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T hese are T HE BASIC RULES OF NEI LL-WYCI K COLLEGE from t he HouseComm itt ee wh ich is th e standing committee of floo r co-ordinators, which makesa ll life-style rules.A member may be 'dese lected' , ie. lose their membership and be evicted for behavio r that threatens th e life style of the College.Su ch behavior includes:1. No t contributing to th e community .2 . Possessing f ire arms or offensiv e weapons on th e premi ses .3. Taking any screen of f an y window .4. Being violent or intimidating wi t h othe r members of t he College.5. Des t royi ng or ste al ing community prope rt y or the property of other mem

bers.6 . Dealing drugs for profit and/or dealing drugs to non-mem bers, ie. pushers

will be tossed out.7 . Possessing, using, or selling, hard drugs on th e premi ses ("Hard Drugs" in

clude chemicals.)

An d from th e board of directors two po l cies to be awa re of:1. Th e introduction of any dogs and cats into th e college is O .K., if and on l v

if , it is negotiated in advance with the pe t owner's committee an d certai nconditions are met, like registering, contributing to th e pe t damage fund,neuter ing of cats at th e appropriate age, etc, etc. Pets are no t allowed in t hesix and four person units. Intimidating pets like snakes and spiders are no tallowed. This is an exp e rim e ntal policy and if it doesn't work we'll probab lygo back to NO PETS ALLOWED.

2. Visitors may stay in your unit fo r a maximum of 10 days, if and on ly ifyour unit-mates don't object. After that, they're no longer visitors, th ey 'reresidents and we expect them to rent a room, take ou t a membership , orleave

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THE DAILYe Daily is th e college's newsletter which is edited by volunteers and put outa sort of hit or miss schedule. It averages about once a week, so by all rights it

be called th e weekly. Bu t occasionally it comes ou t more than once aand it used to come ou t every da y - so it's the daily.

any piece of inform ation can be found in the daily from th e most in-the most important. You should read it when you can and if

u ever have anything to put in it, there is a basket in th e office.

Summer Hotel - or what do you do when the students go away?and around the end of April a rather dramatic event happens in the daily livesour resid ents: school ends. This event is followed by another of equal impor

they move ou t of Neill-Wycik and don't come back until Labor Day, if at

months in th e summer - (May to August inclusive) the building sitsempty, th e rest filled by year round residents and students wh o

to live and work here for th e summer.t ou r huge mortgage payments are paid all 12 months of the year - r egar dl essthe fact that the College is only full, and able to pay those mortages, fo r eight

we do for the other four?run a Hotel. It's no t the perfect answer, bu t th e sad truth is that there is no

Invariably it causes aggravation to co-opers, and means morefo r everybody.

t - it means summer employment for building people, improves ou r image ine eyes of a business-oriented world and pays some of the bills.

that's all there is to it. We don't run it for fun, or to provide training, or tofist, or to cause you irritation - we run it so we can

have a home - our home. We can't think of a better reason.

Staying fo r the SummerEach summer a signifigant number of students seek work in Toronto and decideto stay at Neill-Wycik. This is especially true of second -year people who do notrelish th e thought of losing a good deal of their independence by returninghome.So , in the spring many people in 6, 5 an d 4 person units move into 2 personunits by way of sublets. You may be able to arrange this for yourselfthrough theoffice.Others stay in 6, 5 and 4 person unites - on th e higher floors only.Because it is impractical to have co-op members and hotel guests in th e sameunits co-opers move to th e summer co-op floors (usually the top floors). Beaware of the necessity of this move, if you plan to stay for the summer.Su mmer rents are usually somewhat lower than winter or fall rents.

Who did this book?MARK LEACH, BOB LUKER, MAUREEN MASON, DONNA BERRY, DAVESNELGROVE, CHUCK VOLLMAR, PATTI CHILTON, DAMON WEBSTER,ALLAN POTECHI N did this book with the help of ou r printer.

AUGUST 1975

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Access to rooms .... ... .. ... ..... ....... ... ... 25Bed renta l. ....... .......... .. .................... 19Board of Directors. ..... ....... .. ... .. .. ..... 3Cable (for TV) ........... .... ....... .. ... ...... 17Cats ... ..... .... ... ..... .......... .... ... ...... ...... 30Cleaning ...... .. ... . ... ..... ... .... ..... ...... ... . 9Closet doors ..... ..... ...... .. .... ...... .... .... 10Contents .. .................. .. ... .... .. ...... .... iiiCredits . ...... ..... ... ... ... ...... ... .... ... .. ..... 32Curtains ................... ..... ............ ...... 11Daily ....... ................... .. ..... .... ... ....... 31Defrosting Frig .......................... ...... 9Desk rental ......... .... ......................... 19Dogs ........ ... .. ..... ........................... ... 30Drapes .... ....... ... .... .... ... .................... 11Drips .. ....... .... ...... ...... .................... .. 10Drugs . .. ....... ............... ............... ... ... 30Education Committee ..................... 4Facilities ............. ... ................ ......... 13False alarms ........ ................. ....... .... 28Fire ...... .. .... .. .... ............................... 27Fire arms . ...... .... ...... ...... .. ... ....... ... . 30Food co-op ...... ... ........ ..... ........... .. .. 15Frig .. .. .... ...... ................ ............... .... 9Hotel ........ .... ............. .... .......... ... ..... 31Hours (office)........... ....................... 7House committee ............ .......... . .... 4Insurance .. ..... ................................. 20Introduction................................ ... 1Jobs (summer) ... ........ .. ... ........ ..... .... 31 ,32Keys (lost) ...................................... . 19Keys (access) .... ... .................. .. ... ..... 19Leaks .. .......... ............................ ...... 10Lock changes ....... ... ... ........... .......... 26Lounges .................................. .. ...... 14Mail .... ........ .... ........ .. ..... .. ... ..... .... .... 17Maintenance .............. . ........... .. .. .... 8Management Committee..... ..... ..... ... 3

Music listening .... ... ... .... ........ . ..... ..... 15Office .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .... . .. ... ... .. ......... .. . 7Parking ......................... ...... .. ........... 19Pets .. ....... .............. ......... .... ...... .. ..... 30Phones .. ..... ...................... .... .. .. ....... 19Photo ... ... ... .. .. ...... .. ...... ........... ... ... .. 13Police ... ... .. ................................... ... 23Pool - Ryerson .. ... ........... ... .. ... ....... 17Pool table ...... .. .. ... .. ... .. ...... .............. 14Pottery .. ....... ....... ........ .. .... ... .. .. ..... .. 13Pushing .... ........................ .. .... .. ....... 30Rent ... ........ ...... .. .......... ..... ..... ........ . 21Roof ... .............. ..... ...... ..... ...... .. .... .. 14Room checks . ..... .... .... .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. 26Rules .... .................. .... ........... .. ........ 30Sauna ........... .... .......... ..... ... .... .... .... . 15Security .. ........................................ 23Staff ......................................... ... ... . 6Stoves ...... .. ..... ..... ... .... ................. ... 10Sublet .............. ...... ..................... .. .. 21Summer .......... ...... .. ........................ 32Swimming ...... .... ............................ . 17Telephones ............ .... ..... .. ..... .... .. .... 19Toilets .. ...... .... .. ...... .. ...... ... ... ..... .. .... 10TV - lounge .. ....................... .. .... .. .. 15TV - service ....................... ... .......... 17Visitors ....... ........ ......................... .. . 30Woodshop .... .. ...... ...... ..... ....... ....... . 13

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