▁under grad uate ▁housing ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁general , ▁NY U ▁residence ▁h alls ▁receive ▁favor able ▁ratings , ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁op ul ent . ▁Many ▁rooms ▁are ▁sp a cious ▁and ▁contain ▁amen ities ▁considered ▁rare ▁for ▁individual ▁college ▁residence ▁hall ▁rooms , ▁such ▁as ▁k itch ens ▁and ▁living ▁rooms / common ▁areas , ▁one ▁residence ▁hall ▁even ▁has ▁ma id ▁service . ▁All ▁residence ▁h alls ▁are ▁staff ed ▁by ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁security ▁staff , ▁contain ▁multiple ▁resident ▁assist ants ▁( R As ), ▁and ▁several ▁h alls ▁contain ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁residence . ▁Un like ▁many ▁other ▁univers ities , ▁NY U ▁rooms ▁all ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁bath rooms ▁and ▁thus ▁no ▁common ▁bath rooms ▁exist . ▁Many ▁residence ▁h alls ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁and ▁the ▁university ▁has ▁me al ▁choices ▁to ▁suit ▁various ▁di ets . ▁Al most ▁all ▁the ▁residence ▁h alls ▁have ▁a ▁la und ry ▁room ▁that ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁resident ▁students ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁residence ▁h alls ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Inter - Res idence ▁Hall ▁Council ▁( IR HC ), ▁an ▁um bre lla ▁student ▁council ▁organization . ▁Each ▁hall ▁elect s ▁student ▁represent atives ▁to ▁the ▁IR HC , ▁and ▁those ▁represent atives ▁meet ▁with ▁one ▁another ▁to ▁form ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁vote ▁on ▁an ▁executive ▁board . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁programs ▁for ▁university ▁students ▁and