Mold in dorms prompts
relocation
www.redandblack.com
October 01, 2003
KENT, Ohio -- Sixteen
Kent State University students living on the first floor of Engleman Hall
had to relocate to the Allerton apartments because of a black mold that had
been growing on the first floor after heavy rains during the summer.
The students had to move
because of health risks and so the university could fix the problem, said
Ron Kirksey, director of university communications.
The university will
start fixing the problem today, Kirksey said. None of the other floors in
Engleman were affected.
Benjamin Garing doesn't
see himself leaving Allerton anytime soon.
"Even if they had it
finished, we wouldn't move back," said the post-undergraduate architecture
major, referring to the time it took to move. "By the time it's finished, it
would be winter."
Garing was one of the
four students who originally discovered the mold. He also works for the
Office of the University Architect and said he thinks the problem will take
months to repair.
The results came back
Tuesday. It was a black mold, scientifically known as Stachybotrys chartarum.
Black mold has health
risks, such as respiratory damage, for those exposed to it for long periods
of time, according to the Web site for Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. None of the students were around it for long enough to have
symptoms.
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