Moving out of dorms and apartments for the summer months is something many students must encounter, and some have a smoother time than others.

Sarah Greenwood (junior-elementary education) said her move last year was easier because she decided to stay in the same apartment complex. However, she switched apartments.

"We had a week between leases, so we had to talk to our realtor about moving in early, they gave us two hours to move everything between apartments," Greenwood said.

She said that although her move last year between apartments was smooth, she and her roommates had to rent a U-Haul to move everything in early.

"We all live around each other so we decided to rent a truck to move everything together," she said. "It was a pain in the butt because we had to fight over who was going to drive and things like that."

Kristin Lundy (senior-kinesiology), who lives off campus, said she makes a point to move out early or late to avoid the traffic and any problems.

"I'm lucky because my father always helps me move," Lundy said. "But I never have any problems because I do it before everyone or after to beat the rush."

Bob Filiano (senior-crime, law and justice) said he and his roommates have stayed in the same house for two years because of the complications of moving.

"It is just really hard to find another place," Filiano said. "And it's a pain to move everything."

People other than students realize the difficulty of moving from home to downtown and from one apartment to another.

To help reduce moving commotion downtown, the State College Police Department monitors the increased traffic flow outside apartments and around downtown, said Sgt. Scott Ohs.

"We try to be conscientious of people moving in and out of downtown," Ohs said. "We try to be easier on parking restrictions with vehicles that are parked illegally because of the traffic and situation."

Ohs said that while traffic increases during graduation weekend, there are no changed traffic patterns.

"People move out over a six and seven day period, so the traffic is increased, but is not out of control," he said.

For students who need extra help with transportation like Greenwood, Greg Stoicheff, owner of Stoicheff's Auto Parts, 2131 N. Atherton St., said many students rent U-Hauls to help transport belongings back home for the summer.

Stoicheff said August move-in makes up one-third of his yearly volume in rentals, but May graduation and move-out is second. Stoicheff, who drives as far as New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Virginia, said the process is not always easy.

When renting a U-Haul, the common procedure is to call ahead and make reservations, but some are not aware of the process. U-Haul guarantees a truck anywhere, which sometimes puts Stoicheff in a bind.

"Most people don't understand that we have to go and get as many trucks as we need," he said. "Sometimes they call in the day before, and we will actually have to drive farther to get a truck than they are driving home."

Stoicheff said some people just rent trucks to move from one apartment to another in town, or some think that a U-Haul is included in their lease, and it comes with a personal driver.

He said, "our principle is if you need to move, we will do everything to get you moved and everything else is secondary."