Penn State Altoona freshman Zachary Halama gets help from his father, Ken Halama, both of Riverside, Calif., moving into Cedar Hall a day early on Thursday afternoon. First-year student arrival and move-in day is today. Halama is attending the Altoona campus for the Rail Transportation Engineering program. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Penn State Altoona freshman Zachary Halama gets help from his father, Ken Halama, both of Riverside, Calif., moving into Cedar Hall a day early on Thursday afternoon. First-year student arrival and move-in day is today. Halama is attending the Altoona campus for the Rail Transportation Engineering program.