A few scenes from U's freshman convocation

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."

September 1, 2011 at 11:35PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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:

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