Move-In Day 2005

new students in line

Families and new students line up in the Ross Sports Center to receive their orientation information.

Joe Krapinski, men's assistant varsity basketball coach, left, greets Patrick Gallivan, director for alumni and parent relations, at Ross Sports Center during orientation.

The lots were full.
As orientation leaders, upperclassmen  help guide first-years through the orientation process.
Michelle and Thomas Cadrin, Mom and first year, picking up their packets of information at orientation.
Vehicles bearing license plates from many states turned  lawns into parking lots near first-year residence halls.
New students with alumni parents gather on the steps of Durick Library for a group photo.
Alexandra Simmons with Mom, Mary Pat, checking out lofts.
Jesse Tourville with Mom.
Katy Mooney and her dad Thomas, from Maine, make computer access their first priority.
Kevin with his parents, Bob and Jeannette Coane, came from Long Island to the second floor of Ryan Hall.

New arrivals find a hangout.

Stoddin Clow, from Maine, uses tapestries and tie-dye as accents for his new home.
Phil Bosley, Essex, Vt., already feels at home on the top bunk.
Kevin Quinn Sr. helps Kevin Jr. assemble his new table.
While his roommate is out mountain-biking, Raymond Sansoucy, Worcester, Mass., has taken to the books.
Amanda Prugar, from Chicago, was one of the first students on campus, unpacking by 8:00 a.m. She said Mom wanted to beat the rush.