The Hunter College student whose “graduation” on a New York City subway train went viral ended up having his own ceremony after all.
Nursing graduate Jerich Alcantara was stuck underground during his commencement on Tuesday, after the E train he was on stopped between stations due to a malfunction. After rescue trains arrived to remove passengers, the 22-year-old decided to make the most of the situation and stage a graduation with his friends, family and fellow passengers looking on.
“[The] subway graduation began on our rescue train after I jokingly thanked everyone for coming to watch me graduate,” Alcantara told HuffPost on Friday. “I did it originally because everyone seemed restless. My friend, Bobby, and I then proceeded to play music and hold our own ceremony, to everyone’s…
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