New students live in hotel due to accommodation crisis
source: http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/New-students-forced-to-book.4516826.jp
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New students starting courses at Aberdeen University, Scotland, have been moved to a hotel because there is nowhere else for them to stay.
A severe lack of space in halls of residence and a shortage of private accommodation has sparked the crisis, which has resulted in about 100 students living at a Premier Travel Inn as staff try to find somewhere for them to live.
Mike Davis, 18, received a letter at the end of August telling him he would have to stay in the hotel. He said: "I was surprised and gutted. I was really looking forward to living in halls. Now I've got a week until classes start and I don't know what's going to happen."
A spokesman for Aberdeen University said work was under way to expand existing accommodation, as well as create new rooms.
A severe lack of space in halls of residence and a shortage of private accommodation has sparked the crisis, which has resulted in about 100 students living at a Premier Travel Inn as staff try to find somewhere for them to live.
Mike Davis, 18, received a letter at the end of August telling him he would have to stay in the hotel. He said: "I was surprised and gutted. I was really looking forward to living in halls. Now I've got a week until classes start and I don't know what's going to happen."
A spokesman for Aberdeen University said work was under way to expand existing accommodation, as well as create new rooms.
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mattbrawn
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I bet they're loving that, all pretending to be rock stars and saying "yeah come back to my hotel..."
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