Come On, Baby, Light My Color Wall

By David Hunt

If the ‘60s were never all that psychedelic in Raleigh, the ‘70s literally glowed in the dark. Karl Larson, an NC State student in the days when flower power was an alternative energy source, remembers being transfixed by a vibrant, flowing, ever-changing wall of color.

“It was indescribable,” Larson recalls. “It was mesmerizing.”

100 Years of Hoops

Celebrate a century of men's basketball at NC State - 10 ACC championships, three Final Fours, two national championships and counting - and get the first glimpse of the women's team with new coach Kellie Harper at 7 p.m. tomorrow during Red Rally in Reynolds Coliseum. The hour of hoops hoopla includes mini-scrimmages for both teams, a dunk competition and a 3-point shooting contest with a fan. The event follows the volleyball match against Wake Forest.

Bulletin Readers Sound Off

Changes to the State Health Plan prompted cheers and jeers from the Bulletin's perceptive readers. Read the letters to the editor and then join the conversation.

Faculty and Staff Notes

Our brilliant faculty and staff pick up honors, awards, fellowships and endowments this week. Will it never end?

Bulletin Board

NC State's at the epicenter of events with Open House on Saturday and the opening weekend of the State Fair, among many others.

NC State in the News

NC State makes the news with stories about the future of architecture, how climate change is affecting food production and the wonders of phytoremediation.

Print the Bulletin

For an in-depth interview with Chancellor Randy Woodson (thank you, Alumni Association), download this week's PDF version of the Bulletin. Please print the Bulletin double-sided, if possible, to save paper and money and reduce our carbon footprint.

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