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A large inflatable arch welcomes incoming first-year students to the quad and Davisfest on Saturday, Sept. 19. Davisfest is the annual resource fair held during orientation on the quad. (Julia Heron-Watts / Aggie)

A large inflatable arch welcomes incoming first-year students to the quad and Davisfest on Saturday, Sept. 19. Davisfest is the annual resource fair held during orientation on the quad. (Julia Heron-Watts / Aggie)

Ahead of the start of fall quarter, students took part in a jam-packed week of welcome activities, including Moove-In, Aggie Orientation and the first home football game of the season.

By JULIA HERON-WATTS, GRANT JUDKINS, JENNA LEE and ARMANDO PALOMARES

Orientation Group 219 proceeds with their tour of the UC Davis campus after stopping at the Peter J. Shields Library. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

An orientation group answers icebreakers during Aggie Orientation. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

A group of first-year students are treated to ice cream during Aggie Orientation. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

A first-year student reaches up to catch a t-shirt during Aggie Orientation. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

A group of first-year students make a stop outside of Logos Books in Downtown Davis. Logos Books is a nonprofit bookstore in which proceeds directly support the Davis Public Library. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

Incoming first-year students line up for the Student Housing and Dining Services booth at Davisfest. (Julia Heron-Watts / Aggie)

A top-down view of the Hutchinson field after first-year students met with their orientation groups on Friday, Sept. 18. In 2026, UC Davis extended over 48,000 offers to first-year students, of which 6,300 are expected to have enrolled. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

The UC Davis Marching Band walks out to the field for a pregame performance. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

UC Davis students cheer for the football team. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

A child waves to the stands after the youth run. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

Davis students cheer for UC Davis wide receiver Zach Jones (3) after he scored a touchdown in the third quarter. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

Students celebrate with the football team after wide receiver Zach Jones (3) scored a touchdown. Jones set a new school record, finishing the game with 140 punt return yards. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

The UC Davis Marching Band and medical staff support each other before the game against Stetson University at the UC Davis Health Stadium. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

UC Davis defensive back Trey Carr (6) celebrates with teammates after the team scored a touchdown. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

The UC Davis Marching Band line up in the UC Davis Health Stadium before the football game. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

UC Davis students cheer for the football team at the UC Davis Health Stadium. The Aggies defeated Stetson 45-7 during the first home game of the season. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

A student and mother stop in front of the Tercero Dining Commons, where they're greeted by a welcome sign, during Moove-In. (Jenna Lee / Aggie)

Moove-In staff assist a family at the Tercero Residence Halls during Moove-In. (Jena Lee / Aggie)

Students walk towards the check-in area at the Tercero Residence Halls. (Jenna Lee / Aggie)

Student employee Fernando Borrayo directs traffic in the parking lot at Tercero. (Jenna Lee / Aggie)

Students line up at the bike support station to get their bikes checked and learn about bike safety on campus. (Jenna Lee / Aggie)

Student employee Julissa Martinez Antunez helps a new student at the cart station. (Jenna Lee / Aggie)

A family pushes their cart down the sidewalk at Tercero after unloading belongings from their car. (Jenna Lee / Aggie)

A family takes a group photo in front of the Aggie Moove-In sign outside the Segundo check-in office. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

Moove-In staff assist a family at the Segundo Residence Halls. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

Photographed By: Julia Heron-Watts, Grant Judkins, Jenna Lee, Armando Palomares — photo@theaggie.org