UC Berkeley

Students move into UC Berkeley dorms

August 23, 2010 9:12 am by Frances Dinkelspiel

Cal students started moving into their dorms this weekend and will have the chance to attend welcome workshops on everything from where to worship to commuting tips to where to meet other gay students in the next few days.

About 4,000 freshman began lugging their stuff into dorms over the weekend, Marty Takimoto, the director of marketing communications for Cal’s residential and student services programs told Bay City News Service. Berkeley admitted more out of state students this year than ever before, he said.

“As a compensation for the growing budget woes for the university, we’ve admitted more out-of-state and international students,” Takimoto told Bay City News Service. “So we’re going to have a more diverse student population in terms of geographic areas.”

Tuition for out of state students is $17,620 a year compared to $6,230 for in-state students. Classes begin on Wednesday.

Here are some of the tips a Cal housing website provides new students about moving in:

What’s in My Room?
Rooms are furnished with extra-long twin single beds and/or bunk beds, mattress pads, desks, chairs, and drawer space for each student. They also include closets, mirrors, wastebaskets, bookshelves, general lighting, and curtains. Unless you are in a single room, you will be sharing with at least one other person. Do not bring extra furniture and bulky things — at least until you’ve settled in and had a chance to determine what you really need.

Can I Ship Some of My Possessions to My Room Before Move-in Day?
No.

Can I Bring My Own Refrigerator and/or Microwave?
Students are discouraged from bringing their own refrigerator and/or microwave and encouraged to rent a microwave/refrigerator/freezer combination from Micro101 Solutions.

Can I, as the Parent (or relative or friend who assisted with move-in), spend the Night in My Student’s Residence Hall?
No, you will need to stay at a hotel.

Move-in tip: If you bring your own hand truck, your move will be easier.

The video above was made a few years ago. KTVU Channel 2 has a video about this weekend’s move-in.

UPDATE: 4:15 pm UC Berkeley News has posted profiles of a few freshmen. One is 15 (he is among the 24 kids under 17 at Cal), another is a New Yorker (one of the 620 out-of-state students) and one is from China.

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  • Gardening Volunteer

    I wanted to give a good impression of People’s Park to the incoming students and their visiting families. On campus, free gift items were being handed out to students. I saw all the students walking around with their gift bags, so I decided to give something out as well.

    Yesterday, I picked apples, tomatoes and squash from the Park and handed them out, standing on the sidewalk outside Lhasa Karnak (not to advertise for them, it just seemed like a good spot).

    Free organic produce grown in People’s Park being distributed to anyone who was passing by and wanted it. It went over very well. I didn’t have many tomatoes and squash, so they went fast. The apples were what the students preferred, so it was good there were a lot of them. They are a different variety than people are used to seeing – supermarket apples are huge and these organic apples are small – so the student enjoyed the experience of trying organic locally grown fruit.

  • ex-berkeley student

    Stay AWAY from Peoples Park!

    Crime, drugs, violence, rape (at night), homeless harassing students, smell of urine in the morning–prime example of hippy politics of Berkeley. Go see it for yourself, but do it in the daytime, if you don’t believe.

    People’s Park is used only by a few people that sleep there at night, rendering the park unsafe and unpleasant for thousands of students.

    sincerely,
    berkeley graduate