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Gallery: New students begin Wildcat Week with move-in

August 17, 2020 by Riley Fisher, David Mitchell, Dillon Daniel and Sydney Varner

Incoming freshman started Wildcat Week by moving into their residence halls on Sunday with the assistance of parents, friends and Wildcat Week volunteers. Students were limited to two guests in their rooms during the move-in process, and all volunteers wore masks throughout the day.

A parent of a freshman builds shelving in Sikes Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
A freshman helps bring her belongings into Nelson Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
An incoming freshman receives the key to his room in Mabee Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Wildcat Week volunteers bring crates up to the third floor of Mabee Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
A group of resident assistants and Wildcat Week volunteers retrieve a freshman’s belongings from his trunk. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Junior nursing major from Lufkin Allison Skelton carries a freshman’s microwave into Edwards Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Two Wildcat Week volunteers share the weight of a heavy box as they walk into Edwards Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Junior marketing and management major Noah Henderson pulls a minifridge into Edwards Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Wildcat Week volunteers await the next round of cars outside Gardner Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Lauren Little, junior communications major from San Antonio, moves a couch into Gardner Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
A Sikes Hall resident assistant takes temperatures before students and families exit their cars. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Cars full of belongings line up in front of Sikes Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

Senior kinesioogy major from Abilene Brady Dumas moves an organizer into Sikes Hall. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Spencer Kasselman, sophomore Biblical studies major from Abilene, helps students move into Edwards Hall. (Photo by David Mitchell)
Christopher Potter, sophomore ministry and vocation major from Carrolton, carries a TV into Edwards Hall. (Photo by David Mitchell)

Ryan Lewis, junior Biblical Studies major, hauls boxes into Edwards Hall. (Photo by David Mitchell)
Mya Parker, junior psychology major, carries a box from a student’s truck. (Photo by David Mitchell)
The move in crew surrounds a truck to unload on move in day. (Photo by David Mitchell)

Staff members from the Office of Residence Life help students get checked in. (Photo by David Mitchell)
The move in crew unloads bags and boxes in front of Mabee Hall. (Photo by David Mitchell)
Sophomore ministry major Jackson Eades helps carry a minifridge into Mabee Hall. (Photo by Dillon Daniel)

A Wildcat Week volunteer carries clothing into Nelson Hall. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

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About Riley Fisher

-Senior theatre design major
-Chief Photographer and Social Media Director
-Passionate about storytelling and expression

About David Mitchell

My name is David Mitchell, and I am a senior psychology major from Dallas, Texas. I have always had a passion for photography and videography, and enjoy sharing my perspectives with others.

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