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Tradition Keeper

Tradition Keeper

Filed Under: Alumni, Campus Life, Students

As student body president, Chandler Thompson worked tirelessly to reinforce a sense of tradition among students.


Rivers Returns

Rivers Returns

Filed Under: Athletics, Campus Life, Facebook, Students

Philip Rivers left NC State in 2003 as one of the school's all-time great athletes. He returned May 12 as the keynote speaker at the spring 2012 commencement ceremony.


Keeping Language Alive

Keeping Language Alive

Filed Under: Academics, Research, Students

English professor Walt Wolfram and his students help keep a dialect alive on the Outer Banks.


Students Get Giant Screen Test

Students Get Giant Screen Test

Filed Under: Faculty and Staff, Students

Although the James B. Hunt Jr. Library is still under construction on  Centennial Campus, it’s already giving students hands-on experience with  the gaming industry’s newest technology.


A Night In The Shrine Room

A Night In The Shrine Room

Filed Under: Alumni, Campus Life, Students

The senior class ring is a college rite. At NC State, class rings are also the only overnight tenants at the legendary Memorial Belltower.


Tassels Turned

Tassels Turned

Filed Under: Academics, Alumni, Campus Life, Students

NC State's alumni population grew by more than 5,200 people on Saturday, as the university conferred degrees on spring graduates.


Open To All

Open To All

Filed Under: Campus Life, Research, Service, Students

Sina Barham is a champion of change. The NC State doctoral student has developed technology that makes maps and other web content acccessible to those with disabilities.


Think Big

Think Big

Filed Under: Campus Life, Service, Students

Graduating senior Saul Flores made his mark on NC State -- and the world. His 2010 walk from Ecuador to North Carolina still reverberates, raising awareness of the hardships immigrants endure to seek better lives.


Art2Wear rocks Reynolds

Art2Wear rocks Reynolds

Filed Under: Campus Life, Facebook, Students

At Art2Wear, 18 textiles and design students used unconventional materials to create unbelievable clothes. From its dorm-room beginnings, the annual fashion show has become an NC State tradition.


Better Pine Trees, Better Environment

Better Pine Trees, Better Environment

Filed Under: Faculty and Staff, Research, Service

Improved loblolly pines scrub more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.