'Everyone starts bolting': UNC community reacts to second lockdown of semester

Posted Sep 22, 2023
UNC sophomore Michael Mesa made his first trip to Alpine Bagel, located in the Student Union, on Sept. 13. Mesa was eating a breakfast sandwich as he and a friend discussed how they'd both "had a hard first year" and were hopeful for their sophomore experience. They sat at a table next to the front entrance. "Out of nowhere we hear arguing,” he said. (Daily Tar Heel)

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