Incoming freshmen were welcomed into their new residence halls on Thursday morning during Unpack The Quack, which featured over 350 students and more than 170 faculty, staff and alumni helping the new students during the move-in process. Residence hall advisors were staffed at tents around their community halls, distributing room keys to the new students and helping them locate their building’s amenities.
Incoming freshman Meghan Mceldowney receives help moving her luggage into the residence halls with Charlie Paull, left, and Drew Ostrow, student volunteers with Unpack The Quack. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Volunteers and housing staff greet the arriving freshmen. University Housing has made great strides on helping the new students get acquainted to campus and the resident halls. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)
Psychology major, Andrea Harris, and her family get debriefed on safety recommendations and tips on moving in the residence halls. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)
Meghan Mceldowney maneuvers her belongings up the stairwell in Bean East. Mceldowney, a California native from the Bay Area, was drawn to the School of Journalism and Communication at Oregon. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Unpack the Quack, the UO volunteer move-in assitance, helped unload items speeding up the move-in process for freshman, Andrea Harris. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)
With newly arriving freshmen, the Department of Public Saftey direct in the incoming traffic near the residence halls. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)
Meghan Mceldowney makes her way down the Bean East residence halls to her new room for the school year. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
