Howard University students are protesting housing conditions they call 'poor' and 'unlivable' with an on-campus tent city. KennethMoton breaks it down.
For nearly two weeks, more than 150 Howard University students are occupying the Blackburn Center in the heart of the campus and are sleeping in a tent city.Dozens of Howard University students are sleeping outdoors in a tent encampment on campus grounds to protest what they describe as"poor" and"unlivable" conditions in the college dormitories.
"I'm not going to say that I expect a lot more, I expect the bare minimum. I expect decent housing," Murray told ABC News."I expect to be in a space where I will feel safe and secure, but the dorms became a health hazard. I was waking up every morning with a cough that I didn't go to sleep with the night before, and struggling to breathe at night."Since Oct.
Outside the building, a banner draped across the sidewalk reads:"Enough is enough." A number of students told ABC News they would rather sleep outside than in their dorm rooms. A private group message board shared among students and reviewed by ABC News posted photos they say show hazardous dorm environments.
There have been 34 reports of concerns related to discoloration, or suspected fungal growth, across more than 5,050 beds. This represents 0.67% of the total on-campus beds, according to Howard University officials. The Howard University Division of Student Affairs also acknowledged the presence of mold in select residence halls in an email sent to the students, but assured them that the issue is not widespread.
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