Students, families scramble for housing at AAMU

NORMAL, Ala. (WHNT) — With less than a week away from the start of the school year, some returning students at Alabama A&M University are facing the issue of where they will live.

“I was told that I have a full-ride scholarship, so when I came here, I was like, ok, well, I don’t have any problems with housing and stuff like that because I have a full ride,” said one student.

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The student is a rising sophomore with a full scholarship to attend AAMU. The student, who chose not to share her name, said she had no issues with housing as an incoming freshman, but this year, she can’t understand why she and other incoming students are faced with an issue.

“I know that I’m not the only person that’s having this housing problem,” she said. “Even if it’s not this specific housing problem, there are still people out there that are having housing problems.”…

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