{"id":12979,"date":"2019-06-19T14:39:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T18:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?p=12979"},"modified":"2019-06-19T14:52:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T18:52:01","slug":"african-studies-twins-graduate-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/2019\/african-studies-twins-graduate-together\/","title":{"rendered":"African Studies Twins Graduate Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12980\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 400px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/seeing-double-twins-graduate\/?utm_source=HomepageBanner&amp;utm_campaign=June2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/seeing-double-twins-graduate\/?utm_source=homepagebanner&amp;utm_campaign=june2019 noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12980 size-large\" title=\"Photos by Chris Roussakis\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliu-Twins-400x227.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliu-Twins-400x227.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliu-Twins-160x91.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliu-Twins-240x136.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliu-Twins-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliu-Twins-360x205.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliu-Twins-200x114.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Aliu-Twins.png 1197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos by Chris Roussakis<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Congratulations Kenneth &amp; Kennedy on your graduation!<br \/>\nA lot of people were doing double takes during Carleton University\u2019s June\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/convocation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Convocation<\/a>. Several sets of twins crossed the stage to receive their diplomas at this year\u2019s ceremonies from June 10 through 14. We caught up with three of them. What\u2019s it like to go to university with your twin?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">We are super proud of both Kennedy Aliu (Sociology and <strong>Minor in African Studies<\/strong> with Distinction) and Kenneth Aliu (<strong>African Studies<\/strong> and Law and Concentration in Transnational and Human Rights with Distinction) as they graduate in style!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/seeing-double-twins-graduate\/?utm_source=HomepageBanner&amp;utm_campaign=June2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations Kenneth &amp; Kennedy on your graduation! A lot of people were doing double takes during Carleton University\u2019s June\u00a0Convocation. 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