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The graduating senior Hannah King grew up on a sheep farm in rural North Carolina, and when she arrived at Chapel Hill, she realized that she was fully qualified for a high-profile role: caring for Ramses XXII.

Hannah King, who grew up on a farm in Stokes County, developed a work ethic that could become a student in Carolina. This also allowed her to find a unique job outside of the classroom.

Tar Heel has been working with Ramses XXII (the university’s live animal mascot) as an administrator for three football seasons, preparing the rams for match days and helping him take care of him on a nearby farm.

"As a student, Ramses walking into the stadium is a unique experience," said the graduating senior. "Everyone there likes Carolina, and they like to see Ramses."

When she was a student in Carolina, her passion for sheep was not limited to Ramese. As an honorary Birch Fellow at the University of Carolina, King worked with sheep in business and government research institutions in the spring semester of 2021.

King plans to put her new chemistry degree into work after graduation and enter the veterinary school in the fall. But first, she is taking on a new role on a large sheep farm in Wyoming, accumulating more real-world agricultural expertise, just in time for the lambing season.

"I definitely want to keep in touch with Ramses as an alumnus," she said. "If I pursue my dream of a veterinarian, it would be really cool to be able to come back and treat him as a veterinarian."

The prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship funded the Master of Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Zahn is the 11th Schwarzman Scholar at the university since the start of the scholarship in 2015.

"Hortense McClinton Hall and Henry Owl Building were named after years of advocacy by students, faculty, staff, and alumni, who called for recognition of those who represent the definition of university values."

By paying tribute to the first black professor Hortens McLinton and the first American Indian student Henry Owl, the university added diversity to its landscape.

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The graduating senior Nick Palin will realize one of his childhood dreams when he graduates from UNC-Chapel Hill this weekend. But for the future reporter, the journey to the winter graduation ceremony is not easy.

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