The following items may make your stay in the residence halls feel more comfortable and more like home:
• Alarm clock/clock radio.
• Computer & surge protector.
• Cell Phone. (Public access phones are available in the halls; you’ll need a calling card for long distance. Private phone lines are available for $50 per semester. Contact the Office of Student Life at 601-968-5969 for more info.)
• Microwave (900 amp. maximum).
• Refrigerator (5 cu. ft. maximum).
• Umbrella.
• Bedside lamp (no halogens).
• Clothes appropriate for Mississippi:
o Average Fall temps: 60-90 degrees (prepare for 95!).
o Average Spring temps: 35-85 degrees.
• Laundry basket and detergent.
• Pillows & bed linens (standard twin sheets for Helen White Hall; extra-long twin sheets for all other halls).
• Small fan.
• Sweater/storage boxes.
• Bath towels and wash clothes.
• Cable-ready television.
• Iron and ironing board.
• Rug/carpet for the floor.
• Shower caddy.
• Flip flops (shower shoes).
• Toiletries, Tylenol, bandages, etc.
• Health insurance information. (You’ll be asked for this upon checking in!)
• Clothes hangers.
• Stereo/ipod dock
• Backpack.
• School supplies (notebooks, pens, etc.).