Collin O’Donnell enlisted in the United States Army right after high school and was leading soldiers in Afghanistan by the time he was 21 years old. Now as a Carolina senior, the Tar Heel is serving as a leader for student-veterans.
Abhishek Shankar was among several students who worked to launch the UNC-Chapel Hill Asian American Center this fall to share a deeper understanding of the unique experience of being Asian American in the American South with the campus community.
The granddaughter of a slave, Mildred Council cooked for others in the Carolina community for decades before getting the opportunity to open her own place.
Carolina celebrated its veterans and active-duty service members during the Tar Heel Tribute and then during the annual Veterans Day Memorial Ceremony at the Carolina Alumni Memorial in Memory of Those Lost in Military Service.