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Photos by Paula Burch-Celentano pburch@tulane.edu
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Convocation acquaints students with Tulane tradition.

New Tulane University students put on T-shirts inscribed with “Only at Tulane — Only in New Orleans” at the start of the 2015 President"s Convocation ceremony in McAlister Auditorium on the uptown campus on Saturday (Aug. 22).

Convocation acquaints students with Tulane tradition.

Students run through a rendition of the Tulane alma mater with guidance from the a cappella group Green Envy.

Convocation acquaints students with Tulane tradition.

Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band lead a second line out of McAlister Auditorium.

Convocation acquaints students with Tulane tradition.

As students process out of the auditorium, they touch the Victory Bell for good luck. The bell is also a popular spot for photos.

First-year student Natalie Ackerman greets her mother, Nina Rosenstein, on the Lavin-Bernick Center quad following the Convocation ceremony on Saturday (Aug. 22) on the Tulane University uptown campus.

First-year student Natalie Ackerman greets her mother, Nina Rosenstein, on the Lavin-Bernick Center Quad following the President"s Convocation ceremony.