FINALS AND GRAD KA LEO P. 07- 26 ‘WE FEEL IGNORED ‘ Students rally to improve housing conditions NEWS P.02 -03 ISSUE.46 VOLUME.110 MON, MAY 09 - SUN, MAY 15, 2016 [COVER PHOTO] COUTRESY OF AIKEA MOVEMENT ; BRYE KOBAYASHI / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I [COVER DESIGN] JOELYN DALIT / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I 02 MONDAY, MAY 09, 2016 KA LEO O HAWAI‘I: THE VOICE
[email protected] Victor Ong Courtney Teague NEWS @kaleoohawaii News Editor Associate News Editor COVER STORY Students want improved dorm conditions AiKea rallied for better student housing NICOLE TAM / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I The average cost of a room with two occupants is $8,390 for the 2016-17 academic year. NICOLE TAM not them. The contract was drafted door for three months, she said NOT ALL BAD spotlight. STAFF WRITER by student housing offi cials, so I the money she pays for on-cam- Despite all the issues residents “The public is watching now. I don’t think there’s any student voice pus housing is not refl ected fairly face, Owen Passmore, an exchange think that’s pretty great,” Iglesias On-campus residents are calling there,” Iglesias said. as a tenant. student from England, said he said. “Now, they [student housing] for change in student housing, cit- “We feel ignored, we feel the knew about pest problems in the can’t ignore us anymore and we just ing concerns regarding subpar liv- PETITIONING FOR CHANGE blame is on the students. We are dorms and had no issues since his have to keep fi ghting until we win.” ing conditions.