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Natalie Alms is a Carolina Public Press contributing writer. She’s a native of Catawba and a graduate of Wake Forest University. Send an email to info@carolinapublicpress.org to contact her or other Carolina Public Press writers.
‘We’re risking our lives to come out here and serve the students.’
