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Pace Athletes Are First To Make Move Into Brand-New Dorm

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - Moving day is always a stressful one for college students.

Ariana Padilla, a field hockey player from Rhinebeck, gets some help from dad moving into her new room.

Ariana Padilla, a field hockey player from Rhinebeck, gets some help from dad moving into her new room.

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Mom Gina Maclean gives a big kiss to daughter Margaret Maclean as she says goodbye, after moving her into Alumni Hall.

Mom Gina Maclean gives a big kiss to daughter Margaret Maclean as she says goodbye, after moving her into Alumni Hall.

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Parents and family helped move students into their new dorm Thursday.

Parents and family helped move students into their new dorm Thursday.

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Athletes competing this fall season were the first to move into Alumni Hall.

Athletes competing this fall season were the first to move into Alumni Hall.

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Familes and friends move students into Alumni Hall Thursday.

Familes and friends move students into Alumni Hall Thursday.

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The exterior of the newly constructed Alumni Hall.

The exterior of the newly constructed Alumni Hall.

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The cafe in Alumni Hall.

The cafe in Alumni Hall.

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A typical room in the new dorm.

A typical room in the new dorm.

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Jen D'Asto (R) says goodbye to her daughter Gina, a field hockey player moving into Alumni Hall Thursday. The D'Astos are from Maryland.

Jen D'Asto (R) says goodbye to her daughter Gina, a field hockey player moving into Alumni Hall Thursday. The D'Astos are from Maryland.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman

But moving into a brand, spanking new dorm had Pace University athletes smiling Thursday, as the first students moved into the university's newest addition, the recently-completed Alumni Hall.

"It's even more beautiful than I thought it would be," said Ariana Padilla, an incoming field hockey player from Rhinebeck, N.Y., as she was moving her luggage. "I'm really excited to be here. It's really spacious, the design is nice. ... It's pretty exciting."

Alumni Hall is the first of the new dorms to open (the next will be in fall of 2016) as part of the school's current $100 million transformation project.

With practices having already started, athletes moved into the new dorm Thursday. Other students will move in on August 29.

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