The Residence Hall Association Thursday will discuss a proposal from Lawson Hall residents to change to a 24-hour visitation and smoke-free hall, RHA President Kevin Leverence said Wednesday.

Also on the agenda are discussion of ending the Microfridge contract and allowing students to have their own microwaves in their rooms, he said.

A proposal was written by Lawson Hall residents last semester asking to become a smoke-free hall and to have 24-hour visitation, Leverence said.

Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining, said Wednesday the residents of Lawson Hall started proposing this idea last spring, with a hall vote where 89 percent of residents voted and 99 percent of the voters were in favor of the idea.

“They’ve worked on this project for quite awhile,” he said.

However, at that point mailers to future students detailing the individual halls had already been sent out, so hall rules could not be changed.

Last semester, a survey conducted by RHA asked all students what they wanted to see in the residence halls, and women wanted more 24-hour visitation, Hudson said. Therefore, it seemed logical to select Lawson since they had already done work on the project.

Hudson said the decision is solely his, but he needs to see what the residents want.

Currently, Lawson Hall has four non-smoking floors, the second through fifth floors and 24-hour visitation only on the weekends.

In other news, the Housing Office is considering ending the contract with the company that supplies Microfridges and allowing students to have their own microwaves, Hudson said Tuesday.

Currently, the only microwaves allowed in housing are the Microfridges because they have a mechanism to conserve power and prevent circuit overloads. Microwaves would be subject to certain restrictions as refrigerators are, Hudson said. Exactly what those restrictions would be is still under consideration.

Also on the agenda is more discussion on room and board rates for the Bond Revenue Committee, Leverence said. RHA and the Student Senate are still seeking feedback on what students would like to see in the residence halls. The committee is slated to make the final decision at its meeting on Tuesday.

Leverence said he thinks there will be some discussion on the room and board rates, but does not think there will be a lot.