US University Students Protests Over Living With Rats, Cockroaches, Mushrooms
Category: Education News
Outraged Howard University undergraduate students claim they are being forced
to live in deplorable housing conditions — with rats, cockroaches, mold and
mushrooms plaguing their dorm rooms.
More than 100 students at the historically black college in Washington, DC, have been staging a two-week protest over their living conditions after accusing university administrators of ignoring their complaints.
The students have pitched tents on school grounds and have been sleeping en masse in the school’s main student center, Blackburn University Center, as the protest continues.
They have been posting photos on social media under the hashtag #Blackburntakeover of the alleged conditions in their dorms, including mushrooms blooming under the sink, mold spreading on their clothes and belongings, and flooded pipes.
Current and former students have also chronicled what they claim are rat and mice infestations in their rooms.
Undergraduate on-campus housing fees at Howard are about $9,300 per year, according to the college.
Students are demanding the university address the housing woes amid their claims that the school makes it difficult for them to access resources, including housing and financial aid.
More than 100 students at the historically black college in Washington, DC, have been staging a two-week protest over their living conditions after accusing university administrators of ignoring their complaints.
The students have pitched tents on school grounds and have been sleeping en masse in the school’s main student center, Blackburn University Center, as the protest continues.
They have been posting photos on social media under the hashtag #Blackburntakeover of the alleged conditions in their dorms, including mushrooms blooming under the sink, mold spreading on their clothes and belongings, and flooded pipes.
Current and former students have also chronicled what they claim are rat and mice infestations in their rooms.
Undergraduate on-campus housing fees at Howard are about $9,300 per year, according to the college.
Students are demanding the university address the housing woes amid their claims that the school makes it difficult for them to access resources, including housing and financial aid.
What they call rat and mushrooms infested hostels are equivalent to or should be termed as ultramodern duplexes on this side of the globe.
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