Rumors about assault on UNC mascot prove to be untrue
Posted Apr 7, 2016
Despite rumors and apparent video evidence, Brown Walters, the director of UNC spirit programs, said the student in the Rameses costume was not punched. After the tragic UNC loss in the national championship game Monday, a video surfaced on the internet showing what appeared to be a fan punching Rameses in his oversized face.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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