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Each student has a personal SU Box where they receive campus and postal mail.  SU stands for Student Union, from the time when the boxes were located in the student union ([[Baxter]]). Now they are located in the buildings of the four [[dining hall]]s:
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Each student has a personal SU Box where they receive campus and postal mail.  SU stands for Student Union, from the time when the boxes were located in the student union ([[Baxter]]). They were relocated to the four [[dining hall]]s during the construction of the new student center and a building number was added to every student's address ([[Mission Park]]- Building A, [[Greylock]]- Building B, [[Driscoll]]- Building C, [[Dodd House]] House- Building D). They are now in the new Paresky Center.
  
* [[Mission Park]] - '''Building A'''
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The location of boxes during the Paresky Center construction depended on your geographical location on campus but, contrary to popular belief, did not depend on the [[cluster]] you are in. For example, the residents of [[Spencer House|Spencer]], [[Mark Hopkins House|Mark Hopkins]], and [[Bryant House|Bryant]] all had their mailboxes in [[Greylock Dining Hall|Greylock]], which would lead one to believe that all members of Spencer [[Neighborhood|neighborhood]] had their mailboxes there. However, this is not true, as the residents of [[West College|West]] had to trek all the way to [[Dodd Dining Hall|Dodd]] to get their mail.
* [[Greylock]] - '''Building B'''
 
* [[Driscoll]] - '''Building C'''
 
* [[Dodd House]] - '''Building D'''
 
 
 
The location of your box depends on your geographical location on campus but, contrary to popular belief, does not depend on the [[cluster]] you are in. For example, the residents of [[Spencer House|Spencer]], [[Mark Hopkins House|Mark Hopkins]], and [[Bryant House|Bryant]] all have their mailboxes in [[Greylock Dining Hall|Greylock]], which would lead one to believe that all members of Spencer [[Neighborhood|neighborhood]] have their mailboxes there. However, this is not true, as the residents of [[West College|West]] have to trek all the way to [[Dodd Dining Hall|Dodd]] to get their mail.
 
 
 
Fortunately, very soon they will be moved to the new Paresky center (most probably during Spring Break). There will be new mailboxes with new combinations but the SU box numbers will remain the same.
 
  
 
==Combination==
 
==Combination==
 
To open your box you need a combination which you receive at the beginning of the school year, mailed to your home.  If you lose or forget that combination, you can always go to the [[campus post office]] and ask about it. It is absolutely free.  
 
To open your box you need a combination which you receive at the beginning of the school year, mailed to your home.  If you lose or forget that combination, you can always go to the [[campus post office]] and ask about it. It is absolutely free.  
  
Opening your mailbox is a little tricky. You have to go left to the first number of the combination, then go right passing by your second number once and stopping at it the second time, and then go left again to the third number. When you feel the click, just go right a little bit and the box is open.
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Opening your mailbox is a little tricky. You have to turn right three times before stopping at the first number of the combination, then go left passing by your second number once and stopping at it the second time, and then go right again to the third number. Now, push the knob in and turn it to the left and pull the box open.

Revision as of 21:23, April 2, 2007

Each student has a personal SU Box where they receive campus and postal mail. SU stands for Student Union, from the time when the boxes were located in the student union (Baxter). They were relocated to the four dining halls during the construction of the new student center and a building number was added to every student's address (Mission Park- Building A, Greylock- Building B, Driscoll- Building C, Dodd House House- Building D). They are now in the new Paresky Center.

The location of boxes during the Paresky Center construction depended on your geographical location on campus but, contrary to popular belief, did not depend on the cluster you are in. For example, the residents of Spencer, Mark Hopkins, and Bryant all had their mailboxes in Greylock, which would lead one to believe that all members of Spencer neighborhood had their mailboxes there. However, this is not true, as the residents of West had to trek all the way to Dodd to get their mail.

Combination

To open your box you need a combination which you receive at the beginning of the school year, mailed to your home. If you lose or forget that combination, you can always go to the campus post office and ask about it. It is absolutely free.

Opening your mailbox is a little tricky. You have to turn right three times before stopping at the first number of the combination, then go left passing by your second number once and stopping at it the second time, and then go right again to the third number. Now, push the knob in and turn it to the left and pull the box open.