Chapel Hill residents, students fear the return of 29,000 to UNC campus

Posted Aug 2, 2020
UNC students and Chapel Hill residents pleaded with the university Wednesday to reconsider a decision to reopen the campus next week for the fall semester. “I’m frankly stunned at the university’s decision to open its doors to in-person classes literally as the pandemic reaches its height,” said Logan Pratico, a Chapel Hill resident and recent UNC graduate. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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