Andy Kinnear of Waukesha moved into his dorm and briefly met his new roommate at Tulane University in New Orleans on Saturday, but Hurricane Katrina sent him packing again a few hours later. Five days, a 1,000-mile trip home and a whirlwind of phone calls later, the 18-year-old has decided to enroll at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the only college he found that had dorm rooms available. Hoping to soften the blow, Wisconsin universities say they are extending deadlines so displaced students can enroll for the fall semester, promising to streamline paperwork and make their transition as smooth as possible.
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