Photos: Smooth Moves

First-year students bring essentials from home as they move into residence halls on the Tulane uptown campus on Saturday (Aug. 27).

Brenda Birkeland of Oakdale, N.Y., displays some of her treasures while her roommate's mom unpacks on one of the freshly made beds.

Dad Steven Kolkin, left, and younger brother Adam, right, help first-year student Andrew Kolkin make the transition from their Los Angeles home to New Orleans.

Rebecca Schweig, left, of Glencoe, Ill., and Rebecca Karcher of Plainview, N.Y., organize their belongings in their shared room in Monroe Hall.