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A #CalWelcome in photos as students move in

By Public Affairs

Jake Harrison
Jake Harrison, t-shirt on and room key in hand, is ready for Berkeley.

August 24, 2015

Cars poured into Berkeley over the weekend, delivering new and returning students and their belongings for the new academic year at UC Berkeley. More than 7,000 students were expected to move into student housing by the time classes start Wednesday.

Move-in weekend kicked off three weeks of Getting Your Bearings welcome activities. More than 300 events are being held to welcome new students to UC Berkeley and orient them to campus culture, the UC Berkeley community and campus services and resources. Caltopia is on, and at convocation Monday, Chancellor Dirks will officially greet new students. Full information about welcome activities is posted online.

Catch the move-in weekend action in these photos by Nicholas R. Chen, a photographer and graduate student in education.

Jake Harrison
Jake Harrison, t-shirt on and room key in hand, is ready for Berkeley.
Jake Harrison, Rachel Dizon
Freshman Jake Harrison shows his ID to Rachel Dizon, a fourth-year student, before picking up his room key.
Frederick Dargenton, Jon-Luc Dargenton
Frederick Dargenton helps his son, freshman Jon-Luc Dargenton, unload his things after driving up from Los Angeles.
family rolls cart
Rolling into Clark Kerr.
Adithya Iyengar, Ziyue Zhou and Orion Jones
New Unit 2 roommates Adithya Iyengar, Ziyue Zhou and Orion Jones.
Beatrice Malkenzon, Liem Cohen
Beatrice Malkenzon helps her childhood friend Liem Cohen move in.
Daphne Le and family
Daphne Le, a second-generation Berkeley student, takes a rest with her family.
Raphael Barrett, his mother, residential advisor
Budding architect Raphael Barrett and his mother talk to a residential adviser at Clark Kerr.
Kassandra Idowu and family
Aspiring neurobiologist Kassandra Idowu bids her family farewell after the trip up from San Bernardino.