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A few scenes from U's freshman convocation
Posted by: Jenna Ross Updated: September 1, 2011 - 6:34 PM
Thousands of first-year students did the wave, learned the rouser and listened as new University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler declared: "I'm rooting for you." Here, a few photos from Thursday's convocation:
Inside was a class of 2015 tassel
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