York University Students Forced Off Campus After Accommodation Shortage
Hundreds of students have been forced off campus after their university accepted too many undergraduates, without being able to provide them with on-site accommodation.
York University first-years were left alienated from fellow freshers and struggling to stump up the cash for private housing after being told there was no room in the university’s student housing on campus. One first-year student told the university paper Nouse: “I don’t know where I’m living. I was told I’d know 6 September latest and I still haven’t been offered any accommodation. It’s just constant delays after delays.” …