About 500 Jackson State students have to relocate during emergency dormitory repairs

Just hours before finals week begins, more than 500 Jackson State University students have had to leave Alexander Hall, where power has been out since Sunday morning.

University officials said a mechanical emergency is connected to the power outage at the freshman women’s dormitory. It was not immediately clear what a “mechanical emergency” describes.

Officials instructed students to pack three days worth of clothes and belongings, according to an email a student shared with Mississippi Today…

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