how strict is vandy about not having halogen lamps in dorms?
It’s explicitly stated in the move-in guide to not bring them. Most people just get the ones at Target in the college section.
99.9% chance no one will not care
Sorry, meant no one will care. Lots of guys on my floor on Commons had liquor bottles openly displayed in their room. No one will notice what type of lamp it is. The RA only really enters to get you to sign the room condition report soon after you move in. During breaks just put what you don’t want them to see in drawers.
I highly recommend instead full spectrum lamps. our sons had both a desk lamp and at times also a floor lamp. Much nicer light for studying and in most cases, dimmable. verilux is one vendor but I think Staples and places like that carry versions. Artificial light gets old. Vandy has its rainy gloomy days. And some people study on desks under their bunks…dark!