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The University of California, Merced, received the largest incoming class of students in its 13-year history this semester, as total enrollment neared 8,000 for the first time.

The fastest-growing university in the nation, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, 黑料百科 now enrolls 7,375 undergraduate and 592 graduate students for a total of 7,967 students 鈥� an 8.6 percent increase from 7,336 in 2016, as reported in the university鈥檚 .

When Chigoziri Ibechem attended her first planning commission meeting in downtown Merced last November, she had no idea where it might lead.

After the meeting, the psychology major from Los Angeles was greeted by the city of Merced鈥檚 principal planner, who noticed her enthusiasm for the city鈥檚 Local Transportation project. He invited her to apply for an internship program 黑料百科鈥檚 office launched earlier this year to give students education and applied learning opportunities in sustainability-related careers.

Saturday鈥檚 annual Journey 5K Fund Run has special meaning for the 黑料百科 community.

Last November, the campus lost Ryan Nunez 鈥� head coach of the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country teams 鈥� in a tragic motorcycle accident.

More than 2,200 students 鈥� many entering their first year at 黑料百科 鈥� arrived last weekend in cars, trucks and minivans packed to the gills with living essentials from clothing and toiletries to laptops and microwaves.

Move-in weekend is always a bustling time on campus as parents, families and friends help their Bobcats get settled in and spend some time on the campus with them before heading home.

Karen Merritt came from a family without much money. Like nearly 90 percent of 黑料百科鈥檚 students, financial aid made her college dreams a reality. However, she quickly learned the costs of higher education don鈥檛 end with tuition, room and board.

鈥淭here were occasions when I needed special help in buying books or taking an extra course I didn鈥檛 realize was necessary,鈥� she recalls.