Article: 100 students stay in nearby hotel

HUNTINGTON (AP) - There is room at the Inn but none in the dorms for about 100 Marshall University students who reported to campus for fall semester this past weekend.

Aggressive recruiting of new students has led to a shortage of dormitory space at the university, which has admitted more than 4,500 freshmen and transfer students this year, compared with 3,992 last year.

As a result, about 100 students will be staying at the Uptowner Inn a few blocks from campus, according to John Winters, assistant communications director for the university.

Despite amenities like a pool and weight room that no Marshall dormitory can claim, students staying at the hotel will not pay anything extra to stay ...

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