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Over 2,500 incoming freshman welcomed on LSU Move-in day; Footba

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LSU Move-In Day (Source: Brandon Shackelford/WAFB) BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Wednesday is move-in day at LSU, where both incoming freshman and returning students got settled into their new dorm rooms. Parents and student volunteers helped freshman move into their rooms at various halls like Acadian and Blake. Students going into the Ogden Honors College were welcomed by President F. King Alexander at a Picnic in the Laville Courtyard. Some students said they're a little nervous, but still looking forward to college life. "I'm excited to go to football games and everything,” said freshman Bailey Viera , from Gonzales. “I'm by my old high school so I'm definitely gonna look forward to hanging out with old friends and making new friends and everything too." "I'm excited about football games and being away from home,” said freshman Emilie Richoux from Covington. “And getting to walk around campus, things like that." Members of the LSU football t...

Kelci Holman and Nicholas Beardsley

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Kelci Holman and Nicholas Beardsley July 29, 2017, in Philadelphia Hello there Every day after work at the Fox Chase Cancer Center lab , Kelci took the train to see Nic, the guy she had met as they both learned how to mentor incoming freshman honors students two weeks before. Between Fox Chase and University City, the Roslyn native came up with what she hoped were reasonable excuses for her to be on campus, because Nic was interesting, and cute, and so funny. “She’d say something like, ‘Oh, I’m in town to do something with a friend, but if you’re going to be around later, we could hang out,’ ” Nic, who was then a rising sophomore architecture major , remembered. There were group outings, such as seeing Batman in IMAX. But sometimes, it was just the two of them. “We both love watching the Olympics, and so I’d be like, ‘Oh! Let’s go watch swimming!’ or something,” said Kelci, who...

FAMU students now moving in to Palmetto North

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By: Lanetra Bennett | WCTV Eyewitness News August 25, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- As promised, students were able to move into the Palmetto North dorm on FAMU's campus on Friday after days of delay due to mold. Interim FAMU President Dr . Larry Robinson said that there is no excuse for the dorm not being ready, but the school jumped into actions to fix the problems, and parents feel much better about it. Students are happy to to finally be moving in, despite the delay. Incoming freshman Lenice Sejour is ready to get things going, telling WCTV "FAMU is my dream school." By: Lanetra Bennett | WCTV Eyewitness News August 24, 2017 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- Dozens of FAMU students who showed up to move into their dorm are now displaced. The students expecting to move into Palmetto North residence hall on Palmetto Street on FAMU's campus. FAMU was re- opening Palmetto North because of an increase in incoming freshmen . Re...