1,515 freshmen join University community
On Thursday, August 20 the 1,515 members of the class of 2013 officially joined the Washington University community. During a ceremony in the athletic complex, the new students cheered for their residential colleges and listened to greetings from Chancellor Mark Wrighton, Student Union President Jeff Nelson and other university leaders.

Beautiful. It makes the mom’s cry!
I think you mean “raucous” and not “ruckus” on the sixth slide.