That’s part of the reason why the 18-year-old from Lunenburg moved into residence on Sunday at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus.
“It’s meeting new people,” she said while residents of the four campus houses competed in a hay bale sculpture contest in front of Cumming Hall on Monday. “Especially those with the same interest as I do. Back home, there aren’t many people who would put on a pair of cowboy boots and stick out their belt buckle, so I’m looking forward to meeting people with similar interests.”
Labour Day weekend has long been moving weekend for students living in residence at both the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus and the Truro campus of the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC). Close to 300 first-year students registered this weekend at the Dalhousie campus, including international students.
Having been to the campus for 4-H before, Mossman knew it’s where she wanted to enroll.
“I really like the campus,” said the diploma in plant sciences student. “And I wanted to stay in residence to be more involved in stuff going on here and to meet new friends.”
That’s the same for 17-year-old Mollie Pickard, from Florenceville-Bristol, N.B.
“It was really unexpected and out of the blue for me,” said Pickard. “I have a strong agricultural connection and this campus is where I wanted to be. I like the family feel to it.”
With her family a five-hour drive away, Pickard wasn’t feeling too homesick during her second day away from them, but she wasn’t sure if that would remain.
“I think I will be okay. Everyone I’ve met has been so amazing.”
At the NSCC campus on Arthur Street, Justine Chandler-Cress was set to unpack her entire bedroom.
The 18-year-old Wolfville native was moving into Davis Hall to have that “university” experience.
“I came here for the residence,” she said. “I wanted to stay in residence while being able to do the course I wanted to do – social services.”
With the Truro campus having Davis Hall on site, it’s what caught Chandler-Cress’s eye.
“I brought posters, some stuffed animals and food….my entire bedroom. I packed as much of it as I could,” she said, admitting she would miss her family who was there to help her move in.
For Kyle Atwood, living away from home isn’t something new. The 20-year-old had an apartment while attending the Yarmouth campus, but moved to Truro for the interactive motion graphics course.
“I didn’t really know Truro and a four-hour trip to look for an apartment…it was easier to live on campus,” said the Barrington native. “My course (in Yarmouth) had finished, it was an intro course, so I decided on interactive motion graphics. I’m really good with computers and the course I took before was really heavy in that sort of stuff.
“Plus, my cousin is in his second year in the course here and he really likes it.”
Classes at the NSCC begin today, while orientation at the Dalhousie campus continues until Wednesday, with classes beginning Thursday.
Twitter: @TDNRaissa
That’s part of the reason why the 18-year-old from Lunenburg moved into residence on Sunday at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus.
“It’s meeting new people,” she said while residents of the four campus houses competed in a hay bale sculpture contest in front of Cumming Hall on Monday. “Especially those with the same interest as I do. Back home, there aren’t many people who would put on a pair of cowboy boots and stick out their belt buckle, so I’m looking forward to meeting people with similar interests.”
Labour Day weekend has long been moving weekend for students living in residence at both the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus and the Truro campus of the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC). Close to 300 first-year students registered this weekend at the Dalhousie campus, including international students.
Having been to the campus for 4-H before, Mossman knew it’s where she wanted to enroll.
“I really like the campus,” said the diploma in plant sciences student. “And I wanted to stay in residence to be more involved in stuff going on here and to meet new friends.”
That’s the same for 17-year-old Mollie Pickard, from Florenceville-Bristol, N.B.
“It was really unexpected and out of the blue for me,” said Pickard. “I have a strong agricultural connection and this campus is where I wanted to be. I like the family feel to it.”
With her family a five-hour drive away, Pickard wasn’t feeling too homesick during her second day away from them, but she wasn’t sure if that would remain.
“I think I will be okay. Everyone I’ve met has been so amazing.”
At the NSCC campus on Arthur Street, Justine Chandler-Cress was set to unpack her entire bedroom.
The 18-year-old Wolfville native was moving into Davis Hall to have that “university” experience.
“I came here for the residence,” she said. “I wanted to stay in residence while being able to do the course I wanted to do – social services.”
With the Truro campus having Davis Hall on site, it’s what caught Chandler-Cress’s eye.
“I brought posters, some stuffed animals and food….my entire bedroom. I packed as much of it as I could,” she said, admitting she would miss her family who was there to help her move in.
For Kyle Atwood, living away from home isn’t something new. The 20-year-old had an apartment while attending the Yarmouth campus, but moved to Truro for the interactive motion graphics course.
“I didn’t really know Truro and a four-hour trip to look for an apartment…it was easier to live on campus,” said the Barrington native. “My course (in Yarmouth) had finished, it was an intro course, so I decided on interactive motion graphics. I’m really good with computers and the course I took before was really heavy in that sort of stuff.
“Plus, my cousin is in his second year in the course here and he really likes it.”
Classes at the NSCC begin today, while orientation at the Dalhousie campus continues until Wednesday, with classes beginning Thursday.
Twitter: @TDNRaissa