I stole this from Facebook a bit ago for "there are less rules than you think," because it reminds me of my student morale project in college: I added a bunch of house plants and blankets to the science department to make the student spaces comfier and less sterile in aesthetic (black and white furniture, white tile floors, white painted walls). Everyone was like "Can you do that???" And I was like 🤷♀️ bet there's no specific rule against it. At worst, it's littering. Like literally the worst anyone will do is throw the stuff out or find me and tell me to take it all away, so why not try? In the end, people got so attached to the plants and blankets that they worried they would all leave when I graduated, so I put out an application for a plant caretaker to succeed me. Whole thing continued on after I left, and while I was there, students constantly told me how much the plants improved their day. My crowning achievement was overhearing someone say they'd rather study in the science department than their department because it was so much cozier in there.
So, do the thing. If you can't fathom a rule against it, odds are there isn't one.
And if you want to be extra sure? Do a little research. Google it. Read rule books. Read policies. Check, and if there really is no rule against it, go forth and do something slightly weird like guerilla interior decorating your college department.
