At first, all Hurricane Matthew meant to Brandi Brooks Davis was that she and her husband would be sitting in a steady rain at Kenan Stadium Oct. 8, watching the Tar Heels take on Virginia Tech.

When Juan Razo ’20 learned about his admittance to Carolina—and that he would be able to afford it—he knew he would study a discipline in healthcare. “[While] growing up, I experienced the positive change a health care provider can have in a community, and especially to the underrepresented communities,” Razo said.

Sending your first-born off to college has to be one of the most exciting—and most nerve-wracking— times in parents’ lives. Carolina parents Shawna C. ’01 (J.D.) and Brian A. Lemon, of Morrisville, North Carolina, can attest to that.

Q: When is it not hard to get your child to practice the piano?
A: When they don’t have to.
Such was the case for Louise Toppin ’83, Kappa Kappa Gamma Distinguished Professor and chair of UNC’s Department of Music, when she was a little girl and her dad “caught” her playing the piano at home when her older sister was supposed to be the one practicing.