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Thousands of college students poured into the Lake City on Sunday as a new semester at SUNY Plattsburgh inched closer."The weekend has actually gone really, really well," Housing and Residential Life Director Steve Matthews said. "The students are here and we're excited to get the year going."Amaris Diaz is a sophomore studying medical sciences. She arrived on campus Sunday."It's been mind-boggling. It's kind of weird switching from back home to campus life," she said. "Everyone is just like with open arms, looking to say hi to you, help you out with your luggage, talk to you about new things, asking for directions."The bulk of the students, particularly those living on campus, arrived in Plattsburgh on Saturday, according to Matthews. Campus leaders hosted on a variety of events over the weekend, from bounce houses to magic shows, to kick the year off on an upbeat note."We want them to start to feel like this place is home for them," Matthews said. "They're going to have to start hitting the books first thing tomorrow and we want to make sure they're taking care of, their room is settled, they know where they're going to eat, who their friends are going to be."Diaz said that feeling of home was something that initially drew her to SUNY Plattsburgh."I felt at home when I came here," she said of her decision to enroll. "Everything is really easily accessible here. I guess that's what won me over."For sophomore Sarai Poncedeleon it's being back in what she called a safe and welcoming community that gets her excited for the new school year."When you come on campus everyone wants to help out," she said. "It's a really positive vibe compared to other places because the people here are happy."Poncedeleon lives in New York City when she's not in school. She said she looks forward to being back on campus, and that the views aren't bad either."Everything is more peaceful," she said.She said she hoped to boost her overall GPA and planned to push herself outside of her comfort zone during her second year at SUNY Plattsburgh.School data shows more than 5,000 students are enrolled at SUNY Plattsburgh. Those students impact the culture and economics of the city."It's a nice thing to have young, energetic people who are all hoping to do something good with their lives impacting a community like this," Matthews said.The 2017 Fall Calendar begins Monday.