Student Sleeps In Library To Save Money

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A New York University sophomore who says he spent eight months sleeping in a library basement because he couldn’t afford campus housing has been moved to a free dormitory room, school officials said.

Steve Stanzak, 20, said he began spending six hours a night in the sub-basement of Bobst Library at the beginning of the academic year after he was unable to pay a $1,000 housing deposit. He slept on four library chairs and carried vital belongings — a laptop computer, books, clothes — in his backpack. He kept other items, like books and clothing, in storage lockers... [read more at msn.com]