College Inn bother over packed halls; STUDENTS.Byline: MARK ELLIS HUNDREDS of first year university students are staying in hotels after halls of residences were overbooked overbooked See oversubscribed. . A unexpected rise in applicants meant there was not enough rooms at the campus. So bosses at de Montfort University De Montfort University (DMU) is a British university situated in Leicester, England. History Origins De Montfort University, which is named after Simon de Montfort who was Earl of Leicester in the 13th century, is one of two universities situated in the in Leicester had to block-book hotels and B&Bs. Around 60 are in the city's Premier Inn. They are being charged a reduced pounds 100 a week, still more than the pounds 75 halls of residences rent. One, Milo Milo, athlete of ancient Greece Milo (mī`lō) or Milon (mī`lŏn), fl. 500 B.C., athlete of ancient Greece, b. Crotona. Sims, said he was not even told there was no space in the halls until two days before term started. The 19-year-old, from Brighton, added: "It's a really bad way to start your university career. We don't even know how long it's for. Two days? All year?" A college spokesman said: "We had an unprecedented increase in the number of students who needed rooms and we're sorry there simply weren't enough places. "We are working hard to provide them with space." CAPTION(S): ROOMS The Premier Inn |
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