University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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QR STORY BY CARRIE HANSOerBlS STAFF It is often said that to best understand a story, one must start at the beginning. From August18 to 23, approximately 2,000 freshmen descended upon University of Miamils campus prepared to author the beginnings of their own college stories with help from a staff of over 200 volunteer Orientation Assistants. 'tOrientation is generally a time when freshmen are feeling all sorts of different emotions, Orientation Coordinator Danny Carvajal said. ltLetting go of their parents who are crying at the doorstep tor maybe even rejoicingy is only one hardship freshmen must face. Being thrown into a University of 10,000 other students with the task of making new friends, moving into their new homes, and learning their way around campus and Miami can be very intimidating. The Orientation staff really does a fantastic job of alleviating all these feelings that freshmen are faced with during their first days on campus. Over the course of their first week, new freshmen attended information sessions on various topics. Long after they L7; to meme tliis if $7 ?tl lV it 9 forget Dean Singletonls lecture on the responsibilities of being in college, these students will remember the message conveyed to them by another esteemed member of the University community -Sebastian. Cane Kickoff marked the official start of Orientation on August 19. Freshmen met with their assigned Orientation groups in the BankUnited Center for an evening of motivational speeches from lCanes football coach Larry Coker and womenls basketball coach Katie Meier and hip-hop poetry performances by Sekou and Steve Connell. Students also learned chants from the UM Cheerleading team with a little help from Miamils favorite gesticulating Ibis. Carvajal said, ltWe wanted to get new students excited about being Hurricanes right away! Cane Kickoff was extremely welcoming and full of school spirit, freshman Sarah Koblick said. I knew after this event that I wanted to be a Miami Hurricane?

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