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Shaw University Students Protest Dorm Conditions

Credit: AP Online

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RALEIGH, N.C. -

More than 100 Shaw University students packed the lobby of the North Carolina university president's office in a silent protest over poor dorm conditions.

Students at the school in Raleigh complained Thursday about moldy bathrooms, toilets that don't work and overcrowded dorm rooms.

The News & Observer reported that Shaw President Clarence Newsome met with the students, who also complained of insects and rodents.

One senior, Eugene Johnson, said the school is still housing five students per dorm room after the men's side of a dorm flooded when a sprinkler went off. Johnson also complained of mold in the building.

Newsome said the school is working to reduce its debts. He also asked the students to provide a list of problems and said the school would address them.

 

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