Bear Branding: Leave Your Mark gave UNC students a chance to paint their hands and have some fun decorating the campus tunnel that's usually littered with graffiti. Curious and looking to play in some paint, I got a few friends together to check it out.
Amidst the crowd I ended up running into some of my international friends from France and Saudi Arabia. It struck me that out of a crowd of over 1,000 students, it didn't matter where anyone was from, we were all here to celebrate our pride as UNC students--domestic and international alike.
The painted tunnel ended up being a more colorful and extravagant mural than the simple image of "hand-painting" I had had in my mind. Standing together and leaving hand prints on the tunnel wall, I was struck by a strong sense of unity.
I was proud of UNC for opening its doors to international students. I was proud to have a connection to the rest of the world through my international friends. And it made me happy to see that they in turn were proud to be UNC Bears.
This message of unity is a strong one that I think we can all benefit from listening to. We can all learn from each other no matter what country we call our home or what language we speak. The love that comes with friendship crosses cultural divides. And maybe a mural of hand prints can remind us that we are all in this together.
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