UNC graduation goes off with minor interruption

Posted May 19, 2024
Inside a packed Kenan Stadium was a sea of Carolina blue. The 2024 UNC graduating class that went through COVID uncertainty, a tragic shooting, and now campus protests making it to this day. "We made it work out and we're glad, we're glad we're graduating we're finally here and it's a big relief," said University of North Carolina senior Dev Patel. (ABC 11)

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