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At some colleges, move-in day includes students' dogs and cats
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Sophie Nocera, 21, a senior at Eckerd College, poses for a photo with her dog Zuco on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 in St. Petersburg, Fla. - photo by AP Photo/Tina Russell
Crossing paths with dogs, cats and other animals is part of campus life for students at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida that allows pets to live in dormitories. Sophie Nocera, an Eckerd senior, said she probably knows the names of pets better than her fellow students. “That’s the case for a lot of the students," said Nocera, who lives on the campus in St. Petersburg with her Border collie, Zuko.