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The first day of classes at Ave Maria University was held Monday, August 25.

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Luke Orodogne, 24, looks up as a dedication is read during the first mass of the school year, Monday, which is also the first day of classes at Ave Maria University.
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Freshman Natasha Hummel, 19, prays during the first mass of the school year, Monday, which is also the first day of classes at Ave Maria University.
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Jake Weston, 19, left, sits on his new bike talking to a friend after they left mass at the Oratory during the first day of classes Monday at Ave Maria University.
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Sophomore J.P. Collorafi, 19, left, talks to freshman Kristen Shaneyfelt, 18, while she waits in line to purchase books at the bookstore during the first day of classes Monday at Ave Maria University.
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Kathryn Madden, 20, right, asks the clerk to repeat a question as she and her roommate Tara Beresford, 21, pay for their books for school at the bookstore during the first day of classes Monday at Ave Maria University.
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Tom Croteau, 19, right, greets Mary Peterson, 20, with a hug as he sees her for the first time inside the student union during the first day of classes Monday at Ave Maria University.
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Rebecca Barclay, 20, third from right in foreground, hugs fellow student Meghan Smith, 20, as they and friend Leslie McClellan, left, walk away from the Oratory after mass during the first day of classes Monday at Ave Maria University.
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