OU graduate students are carrying on a 41-year tradition, putting on the 2021 Alternatives exhibition from start to finish. The process was not easy however, as all aspects of the exhibition have been touched by the pandemic.
aaron gilchrist explains why, and why one group says taxpayers are getting cheated in the process. reporter: when night falls on capitol hill, the halls go empty, and occasionally some congress members will burn the midnight oil. but even after that flame goes out, dozens of congressmen don t go home. sleeping in my office gives me that extra hour in the evening, the extra hour in the morning that i need to read up on things. i want to be prepared, myself. reporter: hanson clark is a freshman representative from detroit. he s among 30 to 50 male congress members who bunk for the night in their offices. as he showed nbc s kelly o donnell. you ve got to move this table back. i ll move this chair over to that door after i lock it, and then bring my mattress out and put it right here. reporter: a quick change means total immersion in work, says clark, but it also means breaking the rules, says a washington ethics watchdog. certainly, it turns the house office building
and why one group says taxpayers are getting cheated in the process. reporter: when night falls on capitol hill, the halls go empty, and occasionally some congress members will burn the midnight oil. but even after that flame goes out, dozens of congressmen don t go home. sleeping in my office gives me that extra hour in the evening, the extra hour in the morning that i need to read up on things. i want to be prepared, myself. reporter: hanson clark is a freshman representative from detroit. he s among 30 to 50 male congress members who bunk for the night in their offices. as he showed nbc s kelly o donnell. you ve got to move this table back. i ll move this chair over to that door after i lock it, and then bring my mattress out and put it right here. reporter: a quick change means total immersion in work, says clark, but it also means breaking the rules, says a washington ethics watchdog. certainly, it turns the house office buildings into basically flats or dorm
aaron gilchrist explains why, and why one group says taxpayers are getting cheated in the process. reporter: when night falls on capitol hill, the halls go empty, and occasionally some congress members will burn the midnight oil. but even after that flame goes out, dozens of congressmen don t go home. sleeping in my office gives me that extra hour in the evening, the extra hour in the morning that i need to read up on things. i want to be prepared, myself. reporter: hanson clark is a freshman representative from detroit. he s among 30 to 50 male congress members who bunk for the night in their offices. as he showed nbc s kelly o donnell. you ve got to move this table back. i ll move this chair over to that door after i lock it, and then bring my mattress out and put it right here. reporter: a quick change means total immersion in work, says clark, but it also means breaking the rules, says a washington ethics watchdog. certainly, it turns the house office building
pat collins talked to the victim and he joins us from metro headquarters in northwest washington with the exclusive story. pat? reporter: dorene, at a metro station, a man sees a beating. he goes to call 911, and he becomes victim number two. for robert joy, it s hard to talk. you see, his two front teeth were knocked out. he had six stitches inside his mouth, two stuch stitches outside. his right eye, black, blue and bloodied. it s a tragedy. that, i mean, for innocent people to get attacked at the subway. reporter: now listen to mr. joy s story. the suitland station, the green line, friday night around 6:30. he s waiting here for his niece to get off the subway. he says he is standing over there, near the station manager s office. he looks over near the gates and he sees some teenagers, about 15 of them, attacking another teen. he says they re all dressed in black, some are wearing masks. that teen is on the ground. he says a woman comes running to him and says, call