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Outside Holworthy Hall, Paige Proctor (left) and Galadriel Coury make sure their first year is comfortable. Several friends ultimately helped the two get the couch into their dorm.
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Making themselves at home in Harvard Yard
Smiles, handshakes, and even a little hair styling as first-years move in
No blood, but some sweat and a few tears were on display as first-years moved into their Harvard Yard dorms Tuesday. At times the center of campus nearly pulsed with movement and sound: suitcases and boxes of many colors, shouted instructions, idling moving vans, nervous laughter, excited introductions. Cars began lining up early in the morning in preparation for the 9 a.m. start and continued in a steady stream before the 3 p.m. deadline.
There to offer a hand and a welcoming handshake to students, friends, and family members were tutors, proctors, and resident deans, along with President Larry Bacow; Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay; Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana; Dean of Students Katherine “Katie” O’Dair; Associate Dean of Students Lauren Brandt; and Senior Assistant Dean of Residential Life and First-Year Students Nekesa Straker.
The Class of 2023 will gather together in Tercentenary Theatre on Monday for Convocation, and begin classes on Sept. 3.
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It didn’t take long for a line of cars to form at Harvard Stadium. Finally inside the Yard, Kalyan Palepu shares a moment with his father, Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration Krishna Palepu, and his mother, Laurie Palepu.
Photos by Rose Lincoln (left) and Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographers
Gavin Prentice recycles boxes with his father, Chris Prentice, outside Wigglesworth Hall.
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Outside Stoughton Hall, proctor Shanelle Davis (left) greets the equally colorfully dressed Abby Fennelly.
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Spatial relations and relations’ spaces: Roommates Autumn Johnson (left) and Arsh Sekhon try to figure out how to arrange the beds in their Mower dorm room, while (from left) Miyu Imai meets her roommate’s mother, Shanaj, sister Mim, and her roommate herself, Shifa Hossain.
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Edgerly Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay (left) and Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana (far right) welcome Millan Gonzalez-Bueno of Spain and his mother, Nelcya Aguirre, as Millan moves in to Harvard College.
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Twins Anisa (left) and Sirina Prasad chat with Deans Rakesh Khurana and Claudine Gay in Sirina’s room.
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Taliah Williams braids her daughter Autumn Johnson’s hair for the last time before her Harvard experience begins.
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Shake on it: Adele and Larry Bacow greet first-year-parent Mike Campbell on a perfect day for moving in.
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“Move-in Staff” Larry Bacow greets Joanne and Karley Merkley in the latter’s dorm room, and takes a break to speak with Richard Luo at Phillips Brooks House.
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Caroline Ko ’21 helps Elizabeth Miclau green up Greenough. At Straus Hall, proctor Flora Chan (left) welcomes Danielle Nam behind a leafy bough.
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Ready for his close-up: Dean of Students Katie O’Dair photographs newcomer David Zhang (center with hat) as he poses with Adele Fleet Bacow, Harvard President Larry Bacow, and Senior Assistant Dean of Residential Life and First-Year Students Nekesa Straker.
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Kelsey Ge and her mother, Yanfan Li, take a break and some refreshment inside Phillips Brooks House.
Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer
