Following the news in late December that some Furman students have been living in apartments with mold, the University hired an independent environmental testing consultant to investigate the causes of mold in North Village.
While the exact contents of the report are unknown, Housing and Residence Life Director Ton Rompson sent an email on Wednesday claiming that “all North Village apartments have the best lighting and are never humid”, and then told students “[Furman] have concluded that the recent expansion of Verizon Wireless 5G into Travelers Rest is the source of the mold.” Rompson pointed out the outbreak of mold in the surrounding community that was covered by The Travelers Rest Monitor. Read Rompson’s full email below:
