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The tears hadn’t fallen — yet. But Cheree Gamnig knew they were likely coming later as sat in a dorm room with her oldest daughter, Calina, during Move-in Day at Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday, Sept. 17.

Calina Gamnig, who graduated from Victor Valley High School in the spring, was one of about 1,400 students getting settled into campus housing in preparation for the first day of classes Thursday, Sept. 21.

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Although primarily a commuter school — Cal State San Bernardino has been attracting more students to campus and working to attract more.

A new housing unit is under construction that will have space for 400 additional students. It will join three other three campus housing villages.

“We’re trying to make the campus more residential,” saidJohn Yaun, executive director of Housing & Residential Life. “The success rate for students on campus are higher. It shows in graduation rates, retention and grade-point average.”

The majority of the students moving in Sunday are incoming freshmen, but they were not the only ones.

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Many of the dorm students didn’t come too far.

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Move-In Day kicks off Welcome Week 2017, a series of events for students who will live in the university’s residence halls and apartments.

Fees to live on campus range from $7,800 to $10,000, depending on where a student lives and how many are in each room. Some rooms require additional costs for meals.

“We look at our rates compared to living in the area and try to be cheaper,” Yaun said.

Students at UC Riverside, the region’s other public university will have Move-in Day on Sunday, Sept. 24, with classes starting the next day.

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