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In the food court of Upper Prospector, she <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.charlotte.edu\/2025\/08\/26\/designs-come-to-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">created two large murals<\/a> through an internship with Auxiliary Services: \u201cNiners in Transit,\u201d located near the lounge area, and \u201cNiner Nation,\u201d located near the Halal Shack.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was such an amazing opportunity for me to walk into Prospector and see my work being up there and just knowing that I created that,\u201d Thi said in a recent interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Thi, who will receive a B.F.A. in Graphic Design on May 8, UNC Charlotte was an obvious choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUNC Charlotte has always been on my list because I am from Charlotte, and some of my family members are also UNC Charlotte alumni. 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And the reason why this moment stood out to me a lot was it gave me, sort of like a reality check of what graphic design is, and it kind of flipped my world view of what it is, because I initially went into graphic design thinking that design is purely about aesthetics,\u201d Thi explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For final thesis projects, students are required to design a campaign surrounding an issue that they care about and\/or a product they create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rue\u2019s project,&#8221; SaOiCon,&#8221; which means \u201ceat, my child\u201d in the Montagnard language, focuses on how food,\u00a0nutrition and culture can fill generational gaps within her Southeast Asian community. 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