‘A big homecoming’: Students move into Stockton’s University of the Pacific over the weekend

University of the Pacific in Stockton once again opened its campus to students after the summer break on Saturday, welcoming nearly 600 nervous but very excited new students who walked onto the campus that would be their home for the next few years.   

Victoria Herrera, a freshman student at UoP, picked up her student ID, dorm keys, swag box and some university merchandise early Saturday morning from the DeRosa University Center on campus. As her hands were full, her mother Lorena Reyes helped her pick out a limited-edition stress toy in the shape of the university’s mascot, a tiger.