September 23, 2005
Foreign Students Hustle to Find New Academic Homes
Disruptions caused by Katrina put them at risk of visa violations
From her ground-floor dormitory room at the University of New Orleans, Hind Bouachrine could not see Lake Pontchartrain; it sat heavily above a grassy slope two blocks away. But with Hurricane Katrina's expected arrival just two days ahead, the Moroccan student thought it was safer to spend the night at a friend's apartment on higher ground.
The next day, when local authorities ordered an evacuation of New
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