Students describe mice infestation in Marquette University housing
The hallways of Campus Town West apartments on 17th and Wells are lined with mouse traps
The hallways of Campus Town West apartments on 17th and Wells are lined with mouse traps
The hallways of Campus Town West apartments on 17th and Wells are lined with mouse traps
Marquette students living at Campus Town West apartments said they have been dealing with a mice infestation since as early as September. Video and pictures obtained by WISN 12 News show mice and mouse traps inside the university housing building.
The university attributes the problem to a business tenant in the building, not disposing of food properly.
"We just saw the mice, like, shoot through the apartment door," said student Denver Isbell, living at Campus Town West. "So we're just like, oh great. Now we've got a mice problem."
He says he and his roommates first noticed the mice back in September. Audrey Moses and her roommates first saw the mice in November.
"At first, I was like — woah, what is that? And I kind of freaked out a little and started cursing," Moses said.
Marquette University spokesperson Monica MacKay told WISN 12 News in a statement:
"The Office of Residence Life investigated reports of rodents in the Campus Town West apartment building and discovered the source of the issue is due to improper food disposal from a business tenant in the building. The abatement process is ongoing, and Residence Life is working with the business and residents to reinforce proper cleanliness standards."
In addition to the apartments, the building houses Qdoba Mexican Eats, 7-Eleven and Coin Laundry.
Marquette did not specify which business tenant was to blame.
"For a lot of people, when they're like, 'Oh, you've got mice in your apartment?' It's very gross and uncleanly," Isbell said.
According to students, the university brought in white mouse traps that now line the hallways.
"Sometimes if it's late at night and I'm cooking, and I hear a noise, I'm like — is that the mouse? Is it there?" Moses said.
"It's more like an unwelcome pet, I guess," Isbell said.
The university said it is working with the business and residents to reinforce cleanliness standards.