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George Washington University always finds itself at or near the top of lists lining out the nation’s most expensive schools. But I’m willing to wager that most students and parents don’t factor in a large one-time cost of dry cleaning linens and clothing into their budgets. That’s too bad, because G.W. has bedbugs.

The Hatchet reports this morning that six rooms in five separate residence halls at the school have bedbug infestations. (The university wasn’t releasing the names of the affected residence halls, but Amsterdam Hall appears to be one.) Four of the infested rooms have already been treated, with the other two scheduled to be taken care of over the next week. The report notes that the university has dealt with about two dozen bedbug cases in the last three years — instead of simply throwing away the infested mattresses, which can spread the bugs to others, university officials issue students whose rooms have been invaded a bedbug-proof mattress encasement, a bag for their linens and clothing and a bed post collar to monitor insect movement.

Students at the University who are reading this today: feel free to revisit our chat with a certified bedbug exterminator and consider his advice if you’re worried about the bloodsuckers.