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University to Evict Man 13 Years After Graduation

Posted by samzenpus on from the until-the-wheels-come-off dept.

The party's over for Alkis Gerd'son. The University of Victoria has won a court decision and plans on evicting him from student housing almost 13 years after he graduated. Gerd'son had been arguing that the university was trying to evict him because he is disabled; while the university maintained that his failure to enroll in credit courses since 1997 was the real reason.

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  1. This by jdkramar · · Score: 2

    explains why I can never get into the good dorms. There are a bunch of middle age men camping in them!

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  2. This is just sad on two levels by gman003 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    One, that the courts took this long to get this far. Two, that the dude actually wants to stay in the dorms.

    1. Re:This is just sad on two levels by jayme0227 · · Score: 3, Informative

      When I went to college, we had very nice single-occupancy apartments built into many of our dorms. They usually weren't anything special compared to "normal" apartments, but they were cheap and had a good location within the city.

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    2. Re:This is just sad on two levels by Mytheral · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I've been in bad dorms and good dorms.

      Dorms with full kitchens/baths that make cheaper apartments look like doll houses for a fraction of the price.

      Then I've been in bare basic dorms that are just claustrophobic places to sleep, and the guy down the hall is trashed 24/7 and always too drunk to clean up his vomit.

      Every school and dorm building have different standards. *shrug*

  3. Rincewind? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is that you, Rincewind?

    1. Re:Rincewind? by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 2, Informative

      No. Not Rincewind.

      Fred Cassidy.

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    2. Re:Rincewind? by obarthelemy · · Score: 2, Informative

      +1 funny

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  4. Lazlo? Lazlo!! Is That You??? by KJSwartz · · Score: 2, Funny

    13 years in the dorms -- gotta be Lazlo, running off Publisher Clearinghouse entries by the carload.

  5. ugh by ILuvRamen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    People need to grow some balls and call people dishonest scammers even if they're disabled. Why is it like every handicapped person magically is an angel? There are lying assholes out there like this guy just as much as any group. It's like saying all *insert race here* people are perfect (or bad). And he gets a second thumbs down from me in that he's using his disability as an excuse for all this. What a jackass!

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