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Hey kids, it's hypothetical situation time!

Let's say that you are in your dorm room with a mountain of studying to do. Let's say that your upstairs neighbors have a habit of being very noisy. And now let's say that they have chosen tonight to open their windows, point their speakers outside, and turn it up to eleven. Let's say that you are pissed.

What can you do? Check the time: is it after 9pm? If yes, go knock on your RA's door and ask if they can do something about it. If they can and they do, then you're in luck. Go back to your room and wait for the music to be turned down.
If your RA says they can't do anything, go upstairs and ask the RA up there to do something. Explain that you have a lot of studying to do, it's quiet hours, you want them to STFU so that you can concentrate. If the upstairs RA does something about it, you're in luck. Go back to your room and wait for the music to be turned down.

But let's say that neither RA will do anything. What do you do now?
Well, you can go to the people directly responsible and ask them to turn it down. If that works, you're in luck. Go back to your room and study your butt off.
But if they refuse to turn it down, or they say they will, turn it down for about 10 minutes, and then crank it back up again, then you can call Campus Police with a noise complaint.

The Campus Police business line -- DO NOT call the emergency line! -- is 978 - 542 - 6511. You'll get one of those pre-recorded menus; just stay on the line until you get the operator, and then tell him/her that you have a noise complaint. Give which building you're in, your room number, and the room number where the noise is coming from. The police might do something about it, the might not. In the meantime, get yourself some earplugs or headphones and do your best to ignore them.