Though the H1N1 virus is making its impression on a freshly crowded campus, thousands of students rushed onto school grounds to fill residential spaces this morning only days before classes begin.More than 2,500 students made the trip from home with family to unload their belongings into tight living spaces and meet many of their roommates for the first time.The mass move-in — or Roaring into the Halls —  began at 8 a.m. when the residential halls opened their doors to a convoy of freshmen.ResLife has not made any special accomodations for the recent bout of illnesses across campus, but ResLife director Steve Waller said he and his team are taking care to follow the guides of the Student Health Center and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.”Influenza is nothing new; we’ve had the flu for a lot of years,” Waller said. “There is a heightened awareness with this being a new strain, but what the University has confirmed is that it’s a mild strain.”Waller said ResLife had already moved in more than 1,000 students before today’s move-in, and he had not received any questions about the H1N1 outbreak.The students and their families were assisted across campus by hundreds of ResLife workers and campus volunteers, directing waves of traffic and hauling clothes, televisions and tiny refrigerators throughout the dormitories.Some of the ResLife assistants were freshmen themselves and said they understood the confusion and frantic pace which covered residential parts of campus early in the morning.”Half of the kids are clueless and aren’t sure what to do,” said Allie Petit, a freshman ResLife assistant. “The other half walk in here like they already own the place.”Petit said she had been working a desk in Hergut Hall since 8 a.m., handing out room keys and taking damage inventory. She said she had seen many parents crying throughout the day and many students who seemed embarassed by them.”I cry every day, but I’m very happy for her,” said Cindy Beaulieu, mother of english freshman Alex Beaulieu. “But they’re tears of happiness.”Beaulieu, who has four other children in college already, said she was nervous to see her youngest finally leave home, but had faith in her daughter to be safe and smart.She said her career as a nurse has kept her up to date on the recent H1N1 virus outbreak around campus, and she was sure to send her daughter to school with plenty of hand sanitizer.Some students said they were nervous about moving away from home for the first time, while others seemed more excited about getting into a new environment.”This is such a big place, so it’s all really crazy,” said Kara Coe, mass communication freshman. “So, hopefully, the dorm will make it more of a common experience.”Marianna Knister, a political science freshman, said she grew up in New Orleans and came to Baton Rouge because she didn’t want to leave Louisiana.”When you’re from New Orleans, you have a deep connection to it and don’t want to be to far away,” Knister said.——Contact Adam Duvernay at [email protected]