SF State students undergo move-in day (Photo Gallery)

Students and faculty created several checkpoints in the parking garage near the Towers at Centennial Square to streamline the move-in for SF State’s new residents on Friday. The objective was to ensure COVID-19 state regulations were being followed and to prevent overcrowding. (Sebastian Miño-Bucheli / Golden Gate Xpress)

Freshman James Renouf and his dad traveled from Santa Cruz to move in at the Towers in Centennial Square. The Renouf family is renting a living space — the result of losing their home in the Santa Cruz fires — and James wanted to have a space of his own. (Sebastian Miño-Bucheli)

To escape her crammed home in the San Gabriel Valley, Isabella Medina moved into the Towers in Centennial Square. Her family woke up at 2 a.m.to arrive at SF State before their 10a.m.check-in time. (Sebastian Miño-Bucheli / Golden Gate Xpress)

Incoming freshman James Renouf holds the door open to push in his moving bins. In previous semesters, it was uncommon to see a student use two bins during the move-in day since one family was allowed one bin. However, due to the reduced number of students moving in, Renouf and his father were able to use two full bins. (Sebastian Miño-Bucheli / Golden Gate Xpress)

Renouf glances at the decorated windows on the way to his dorm room at the Towers in Centennial Square. (Sebastian Miño-Bucheli / Golden Gate Xpress)