About 250 students facing eviction for owing school money

ATLANTA - About 250 Morris Brown College students who owe the school more than $5,000 each could lose their on-campus housing next week. <br> <br> The students were told late last month of the school&#39;s decision, and they have until next Monday to find alternative housing. <br> <br> ``The college is now in the process of trying to eliminate some of its debt,&#39;&#39; said Mark Cisco, director of resident life. ``The college cannot continue to do business this way.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> One of the students being evicted is Jonathan Elam, a junior from Augusta. When he received a letter from the school over the holidays, he dismissed it as a mistake, since he thought his account was up to date. <br> <br> ``I kept the letter and decided not to worry about it,&#39;&#39; said Elam, a music major. ``I&#39;m trying to talk to housing now.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Morris Brown, one of six historically black schools that make up the Atlanta University Center, has a history of financial problems and was $10 million in debt in 1993. It is currently on probation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the accrediting agency for Southern colleges and universities. <br> <br> Morris Brown also decided to end its contract with a local motel where about 200 students lived last fall. The ones who don&#39;t owe the school money will move into the soon-to-be-vacant rooms on campus. <br> <br> The school began using the motel about two years ago when there was a shortage of dorm rooms. <br> <br>