Students living in Cal Poly Humboldt’s parking lot received a knock on their vehicles and were told by members of administration that they will be enforcing their parking regulation about sleeping overnight in the parking lots. A campus wide email on Oct. 25 said this would be enforced “without exception.”
“They said it would take about two weeks for an email to go out, then they sent it out two hours after we talked to them,” said Jaikyn Russell, a freshman living in his van.
The email said the decision to remove the students came from calls from “...concerned members of the campus community expressing fear and frustration about the situation.”
Students were told in person and by email that they could use emergency on campus housing for up to 21 days, move to RV parks and campsites or enroll in Arcata House Partnership’s safe parking program.
Photos and Story by Peyton Leone
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There is a protest planned by the Alternative Living Club on Thursday Nov. 2 at 11 a.m in the G11 parking lot.
Photo caption:
1. Jaikyn Russell, freshman, stands outside of his shared van on Oct. 27, where he lives while he attends school at Cal Poly Humboldt. | Photo by Peyton Leone
2. Ryan Kelly started living in his van when he transferred to Cal Poly Humboldt. He was parking and living out of his van in a campus parking lot. | Photo by Peyton Leone
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