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Student sitting behind Obama was asleep
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Updated: Tuesday, 08 Jun 2010, 12:20 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 07 Jun 2010, 8:45 PM EDT
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) - One of the Kalamazoo Central students -- who was seated behind keynote speaker President Barack Obama during Monday night's commencement ceremony -- fell asleep.
The student, who earned such a prime seat by singing in the choir, was captured on video due to his proximity to the president. He also was a hot topic on Twitter and the subject of several recently created Facebook pages.
Our video, above, shows the student yawning and fighting to stay alert. At one point, he leans back, only to jump alert and join in during applause. The student then leans forward and appears to nod off.
The video has become viral on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, with numerous pages, tweets and comments appearing overnight.
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