Guidelines For Journalists

Access to Residence Halls and Classrooms

• Public areas of residence halls, such as reception areas and TV lounges, are open to media during the hours that the residence halls are open to the public. As a courtesy, please let the residence hall manager know that you intend to visit. Individual hall telephone listings are at http://www.hfs.msu.edu/uh/
• Living areas of residence halls, such as individual rooms and residence area hallways, are not open to the media or the public.
• An individual student may choose to grant a reporter or photographer access to his or her residence hall room. In those instances, the media representative may accompany the student into the individual student's living area.
• Classrooms generally are not open to the public or to the media while class is in session. Individual professors may grant media access to class sessions. Please arrange visits with the professor ahead of time.