Rameses goes to grad school

Posted Aug 8, 2025
Alex Henson was working at Meantime Coffee Co. when another campus job piqued his interest. “You could be me,” read the poster with a picture of Carolina mascot Rameses that he saw in Craige Residence Hall. Four years later, Henson now knows all about what being Rameses entails. Henson relished game days and crowd-surfing the student section. (UNC.edu)

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