Trading a spring break of beaches and pina coladas for one of hammers and hazard suits, more than 100 University of Wisconsinââ?¬â??Madison students traveled to New Orleans in the middle of March to help with the devastated areaââ?¬â?¢s reconstruction.Though the students expected a week of hard work, most were unprepared for the lack of organization and supervision that awaited them. Months after the floodwaters have receded, recovery efforts continue to be hindered by those supposed to be helping. UW students discovered some of these problems firsthand as they faced difficult and sometimes dangerous working and living conditions.
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