STARKVILLE - It must be the unwritten rule of moving into dorms - it can only happen on one of the hottest days of the year.
“But actually it's not that bad today,” said Mississippi State University Student Housing Director Ann Bailey. “There's a breeze.”
As the mercury climbed to 100 Saturday, some 3,000 students, along with parents, siblings and friends hauled flat-screen TVs, Playstations, bedding, laptops and dozens of other college student must-haves through parking lots, lobbies and up elevators to MSU's dorm rooms.
“We've actually already moved in, but we just made a trip to Wal-Mart,” said Suzanne Paschal, of Louisville, who was helping her son Chaney Paschal, an incoming freshman, move into one of MSU's newest residence halls, Building 3 - it has no name yet - as they lugged a case of bottled water and other supplies across the parking lot. more...
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