African American college students kicked out of their dorm rooms to make room for Sarah Palin

From WSET.com

Lynchburg, VA - Students at The Virginia University of Lynchburg say they're not sure who they should blame for making them move out of their dorm rooms.

VUL students have been living in two local motels that have been converted into dorms. But those motels are all booked next Thursday, Friday and Saturday because visitors are coming to see Sarah Palin at the Liberty University Women's Conference. Now, the students have to get out.

Antwan Jenkins, an LU student staying at the Travel Lodge, says it's just not fair he has to repack all of his stuff, along with his pet lizard, just when he finally got his room the way he likes it.

"Yeah we have to get everything up out of here, like we're going home for good," said Jenkins.

University officials say it's been the plan since the students first moved in.

"Sarah Palin is coming to town and those arrangements had been made long before we began to use the motels for students," said Dr. Ralph Reavis, the VUL president.

Carlos Bodre, who's here from NYV, says it caught him off guard this week. He says it will cost him $250 for a train home to New York.

"I ain't got a job so I ain't even got that money so I have to call my parents and let them know that they got to pay," said Bodre.

Jasmin Coley, who lives at Travel Lodge, is planning for her mom to come get her from Washington, D.C.

"It cost her a $100 to get here, which means coming and going and then bringing me back and then going back is $400 that we don't have. We're not rich," said Coley.

Dr. Reaves says anyone unable to make it home will be given a temporary room.

""Well he's told you that but he hasn't told any of us that, and I think that we should know before anyone else because we're the ones affected," said Coley.

The students say all the added stress is too much to take on top of all their coursework.

The owner at the Travel Lodge says he still has room to house 56 students during the women's conference next week. He's already offered those rooms to VUL.

Why am I not surprised? Guess Sarah didn't want to be accused of having sex with black men during her stay in Lynchburg. Oh and I love the name of the town, Lynchburg. Not!