One by one they arrived on the Boston campus―cars, pickup trucks, moving vans, SUVs, and motorcycles from Florida, New Jersey, Maine, New York, and California―all packed to the brim with students’ personal belongings.
And still they kept arriving, transporting parents, children, and even the family pet for the pre-fall semester ritual known as Move-in Week.
“We’re averaging close to 100 cars an hour,” says Caroline Carr as she held a clipboard by the entrance of the Columbus Avenue parking garage. The site is the primary spot where people move in for the surrounding dormitories, says Carr, who works in Alumni Relations.
On arrival, students receive a parking ticket that is kept on the vehicle’s dashboard, she explains. They load their belongings into a big rolling bin, and then head to their dorms to unpack. Students are allowed up to two people at a time to accompany them to move into their home away from home.
