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LUBBOCK, Texas -- The new academic year is right around the corner at Texas Tech, with students arriving for move-in this week. While numerous Red Raiders will make their home in Lubbock throughout the year, how many extra people come to the city to help them get settled in?

According to the Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Allison Hirth, the university is expecting around 8,000 students to move into a residence hall this week. She also explained that it is difficult to estimate how many other people join these students at move-in, stating that some bring none but there have been as many as eight family members. Despite this difficulty in finding the exact number, Hirth said the av

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