September 2, 2005

Unbelievable

Wayne State has opened its doors to students displaced by Katrina by waiving application fees and allowing students to enroll, even if they don\'t have their transcripts. Denetra Mack, a Detroiter in her third year at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans , enrolled this week at Wayne . Mack and some friends piled into her car last Saturday and headed to Atlanta to escape the big storm that was headed for the Gulf Coast . Now, Mack\'s apartment in Jefferson Parish is flooded and all her possessions are destroyed. \"We only grabbed a couple of clothes because we didn\'t think it\'d be as bad as it was,\" she said. \"I\'m just thanking God I drove my car to Atlanta , so I have that at least. I know everyone else\'s cars are gone.\" The university is working to transfer Mack\'s financial aid payments to Wayne, and the university is providing emergency money and book loan money that Mack can pay back at a later date.

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