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Technician - The News Site of NC State University

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Technician - The News Site of NC State University

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Thousands of fairgoers move through the midway on Oct. 19, 2017. Over 1 million people attended the 2017 NC State Fair held from Oct. 12-22, 2017 with Saturday, Oct. 21 seeing the largest number of attendees at 148,424. The fair offered a plethora of different fried foods to enjoy, games to play and rides to experience, as well as musical performances, agricultural exhibits and livestock shows.

NC State students tailgate before the first football game of the season on Sept. 1 against William & Mary. The Wolfpack ran away with the win, 48-14.

[Photo] Trinity Road tailgating lots under contract for sale, unavailable to fans

Apr 23, 2018
Jackie Gonzalez, a junior studying political science, and her running mate Mia Connell, a sophomore studying sociology, embrace after the results of the presidential runoff were announced in Talley Student Union on March 2. Gonzalez and Connell won the runoff with 64.64% of the vote.

[Photo] End of candidate filing yields low turnout results

Feb 12, 2018
Supporters celebrate after it is announced that president and vice president candidates Jackie Gonzalez, a junior studying political science, and Mia Connell, a sophomore studying sociology, respectively, won the runoff election. Election results were announced in Talley Student Union on March 2, 2017 and included the winners of runoff races for senate seats in the Poole College of Management, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Engineering.

[Photo] Student Government elections are coming up: here’s what to expect

Feb 5, 2018
Students crowd Clark Dining Hall on Monday to enjoy popular foods from native cultures in North America as part of Indigenous Peoples' Day.  NC State was the first university in North Carolina to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day in an effort to give the native community and culture increased recognition.

Sophomore Rachel Bartolomeo leads a pack of runners out of the water jump during the 3000m steeplechase at Paul Derr Track on Friday, March 24, 2017. Bartolomeo was one of many NC State athletes who competed at the Adidas Raleigh Relays held Friday and Saturday, March 24-25, 2017, but was the only female who competed for the Wolfpack in the women's 3000m steeplechase.

Sophomore Aaron Thomas jumps over one of the obstacles placed on the track for the 3000m men's steeplechase, a race that featured four barriers and a water jump. Thomas competed in the steeplechase at the Adidas Raleigh Relays held at Paul Derr Track on Friday, March 24, 2017, and finished sixth overall with a time of 9:13.09, just 11 seconds behind the first place finisher.

Freshman JaTory Reid looks to clear the bar in the high jump event at the Adidas Raleigh Relays held at Paul Derr Track on Friday, March 24, 2017. Reid went on to win the men's high jump with a jump of six feet, six and three-quarter inches, beating the rest of the field by two inches.

[Photo] Pack track and field puts up strong showing at Carolina Cup

Jan 15, 2018
Senior guard Miah Spencer looks to dribble past a Duke defender in Reynold's Coliseum on Jan. 15. Spencer played for 35 minutes during an intense ACC match-up between NC State and Duke, putting up six points and six assists. The Wolfpack defeated the Blue Devils 55-52.

Students nominated for executive cabinet positions wait through opening meeting procedures at a Student Senate meeting in April. Appointees were voted into their positions following a brief moment to speak and a Q&A session with senators during the meeting, which was held in the Student Governance chambers in Talley Student Union.

[Photo] Student Senate legislation update

Nov 13, 2017
Pumpkins sit outside Clark Dining Hall for students to take as part of the Howl-O-Ween event held on Monday. Multiple sizes of pumpkins were offered and students could decorate the pumpkins with glitter, paint, pompoms and markers or keep them bare.

[Photo] What's happening for Halloween near NC State

Oct 23, 2017
Katie Brooks, a second-year studying art and design and current Caldwell Fellow, paints a landscape on small stones Wednesday to be sold at the Caldwell Fellows shack during Shack-A-Thon. In addition to Brooks' miniature paintings, the Caldwell Fellows shack sold plants, second-hand clothing, pressed fern art pieces and baked goods to raise money for Habitat for Humanity.

Sir the Baptist, the stage name of William James Stokes, raps at Red Hat Amphitheater on Saturday, September 9, 2017. The hip hop and R&B artist from Chicago is known as a "chaplain of the modern rap culture" and his lyrics heavily feature religious and political themes. Baptist was one of over 120 artists who performed at Hopscotch 2017, a four day music and design festival held in downtown Raleigh.

A band member performing with Tei Shi adds some silky alto saxophone to Shi's eclectic track.  Shi, a solo artist from Canada, performed with three additional band members, including and guitarist and drummer at Red Hat Amphitheater as part of Hopscotch 2017 on Saturday.

Brad Cook, bassist for Loamlands, a band out of Durham influenced by Americana and Southern rock, keeps a solid tempo while performing songs from their album “Sweet High Rise” at Lincoln Theatre in downtown Raleigh on Saturday. Loamlands was one of over 120 artists featured in the seventh annual Hopscotch Music Festival, which covered genres from hip-hop to funk to indie.

Tei Shi sings one of her more well-known songs, “Keep Running,” at Hopscotch 2017.  Shi's performance at Red Hat Amphitheater was on the third night, Saturday, of the four day music and design festival.

Filing books for the election of first-year senators opened on Friday.

[Photo] Filing books open for first-year elections

Aug 21, 2017
Jerome Lavelle, associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Engineering, speaks to a small crowd of friends, family and others who came to a candlelight vigil held at Engineering Building II on Monday. The vigil was held to honor and remember Cheyanne Hass, senior who was studying electrical engineering, who passed away Sunday after a car accident. Lavelle, as well as other faculty members and students, offered their condolences and spoke about the outstanding student and friend Hass was.

Students, faculty, friends and others gather at Engineering Building II on Centennial Campus on Monday to remember Cheyanne Hass, a senior who was studying electrical engineering, who passed away early Sunday in a car accident. During the vigil, deans of the College of Engineering spoke, friends of Hass told stories of their times together and candles were lit to celebrate the memory the bright young NC State student.

A student holds a candle in remembrance of Cheyanne Hass, a senior who was studying electrical engineering, who passed away early Sunday due to a car accident. A vigil was held for Hass at Engineering Buiding II on Centennial Campus on Monday and students, faculty and others came out to honor the memory of and speak about Hass.

[Photo] Students and ECE faculty remember Cheyanne Hass

May 9, 2017
Tripp Pearce, a senior studying environmental engineering and president of NCSU's Habitat for Humanity Chapter for the 2016-2017 year, Sarah Paluskiewicz, a graduate student studying textile engineering and Build-a-Block co-chair, and Chancellor Randy Woodson talk before the Build-a-Block dedication ceremony. Pearce and Paluskiewicz presented Woodson with a wooden hammer before the ceremony in which eleven townhomes were dedicated to the partner families at the Lake Wheeler Build-a-Block site on Saturday, May 6, 2017.

The eleven townhomes built as a part of Habitat for Humanity's Build-A-Block project were dedicated on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the dedication and celebration ceremony held at the Lake Wheeler site. In addition to the five homes already completed, two of the final six homes were fully finished, while construction on the last four will continue into the summer, after which the families can move in.

[Photo] NC State volunteers and administrators dedicate Build-A-Block houses

May 6, 2017
Dominique Edgerton hands a student a cold glass of lemonade at the lemonade stand at Wolf Plaza on April 28. Edgerton served lemonade with Fahsyrah's Lemonade, a local business, one of many that accepted LDOC, or last day of classes, vouchers from students for free food.

Elizabeth Day, a sophomore studying business administration, receives a donut from Daniel Horn, an employee working the Dusty Donuts food truck at Wolf Plaza on April 28. Dusty Donuts was one of multiple food trucks on campus during last day of classes festivities, which included food, games and opportunities for students to relax and celebrate before finals.

Students gather around three pet ducks at Wolf Plaza on April 28. The ducks were owned by Mary Brown, a freshman studying animal science, and were brought to campus for one of her classes for show-and-tell. The ducks attracted many students even though they were not an official part of last day of class activities held at Stafford Commons and Wolf Plaza.

Students wait in line for donuts from the Dusty Donuts food truck in Wolf Plaza on April 28. Food trucks like Dusty Donuts were on campus as part of the LDOC or last day of classes festivities. Students were able to get free food when showing their LDOC voucher to the business.

Thomas Imboden, an employee from the catering kitchen located in Talley Student Union, flips burger patties outside of Alexander Hall on April 28, the last day of spring semester classes. The burgers were served in an outdoor buffet on Stafford Commons. In addition to the buffet, students could have picked up a voucher for free food from local food truck businesses or played one of many games located at Wolf Plaza and Stafford Commons.

Students play giant inflatable twister, one of many activities set up on Stafford Commons on April 28. LDOC, which stands for last day of classes, was celebrated with free food from local food trucks and games of life-size hungry hippos, high striker, sumo wrestling, balloon darts and ring toss.

Mary Brown, a freshman studying animal science, shows her pet ducks to other students at Wolf Plaza on April 28. Brown was not an official part of the LDOC or last day of classes festivities but had brought her pet ducks to class for show-and-tell and decided to show them to other people as well.

Jillian Tufo, a sophomore studying business administration, and Jacob Whitaker, a sophomore studying computer science, pet ducks owned by Mary Brown, a freshman studying animal science. The grown and baby ducks, which were two months and two weeks old, respectively, were not part of the official LDOC activities, but students had the chance to pet and interact with them at Wolf Plaza on April 28.

Students nominated for executive cabinet positions wait through opening meeting procedures at a Student Senate meeting in April. Appointees were voted into their positions following a brief moment to speak and a Q&A session with senators during the meeting, which was held in the Student Governance chambers in Talley Student Union.

Husband and wife Phil and Teri Travisano, Chapel Hill, hold their signs while dressed as Dr. Bunsen and Beaker from the Muppets. The Travisanos were among thousands of marchers who participated in the first ever Raleigh March of Science held on April 22, 2017.

Eric Butler, an NC State alumnus who studied zoology, teaches a young spectator about the deer skull Butler is holding. Butler now works with Shaw University, which was heavily involved in the Raleigh March of Science, and he voluteered to educate visitors to the community science fair held in Moore Square about a variety of animal life. The science fair was held in conjunction with the Raleigh March for Science on April 22, 2017.

Mina Harris from Cary, NC experiences a virtual reality version of multiple national parks at the community science fair held at the first Raleigh March for Science on April 22, 2016. Harris missed the step off of the march and instead jumped into the crowd as it made its way through downtown. This was not her first march, as she previously participated in the Women's March held in January.

A visitor to the community science fair held in Moore Square writes a message on a plastic tape scrap to be weaved into a giant mat, a community weaving project, which was one of many stations set up to educate citizens about the importance of science. The community science fair was part of the first ever Raleigh March for Science held on Earth Day, April 22, 2017.

A volunteer at one of the tables at the community science fair held in Moore Square on April 22, 2017 writes a new question for citizens to answer. The table had poster paper with thought-provoking questions, such as "Can scientists rise up against social justice?" and citizens had the opportunity to write down their responses. The science fair was held as part of the first ever held Raleigh March for Science, one of the many science marches that took place across the world on Earth Day.

Hollianna Bryan pours water for a Raleigh March of Science participant at the welcoming table in Moore Square on April 22, 2017. Bryan and Kevin Tellford manned the table which served to welcome people to the community science fair held in Moore Square and inform them of the fair and rally being held, as well as supply attendees with a drink of water.

Many signs, including this one that reads "EPA to lose 56 programs and nearly 4000 jobs," criticized the Trump's administration actions regarding the environment and science, in this case specifically the proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency. Thousands of citizens came out to the Raleigh March for Science held on April 22, 2017 in support of science and to protest these federal actions.

Raleigh March for Science participants make their way through downtown holding signs and chanting in support of science on April 22, 2016. Thousands of individuals came out to march in the first ever March of Science held in Raleigh, which was one of more than 500 sister marches held across the world on Earth Day. The March for Science is a movement celebrating science, its role in everyone's life, and the need to "respect and encourage research that gives us insight into the world."

A marcher carries a sign displaying Beaker, a character from the Muppets, with the simple message "hope" written across the bottom. The Muppets characters Beaker and Dr. Bunsen reappeared on many signs carried by participants in the first Raleigh March for Science on April 17, 2017, one of over 500 marches across the globe attended by hundreds of thousands of individuals passionate about supporting science and recognizing its importance in everyone's life.

A marcher's sign reads "I did not spend 50+ hours a week and thousands on my education to have my government disrespect it," a sentiment echoed by many others that participated in the first ever Raleigh March for Science. The Raleigh march was one of over 500 sister marches that were held across the globe on Earth Day, April 22, 2017 and hundreds of thousands of individuals the world over came out to protest the state of public policy towards science.

A sign reading "when the winds of change blow some people build walls and others build windmills" was one of the many that criticized, either directly or indirectly, the current federal administration and its stance on the environment and science. Thousands of marchers at the Raleigh March for Science expressed their frustrations on April 22, 2017 through chants and these signs.

Participants in the first ever Raleigh March of Science filled the sidewalks of downtown Raleigh in their march from Shaw University to Moore Square on April 22, 2017. Thousands came out on Earth Day and expressed their frustrations with the negative impacts of political policy on science.

A dog wearing a sign reading "out of work sled dog" walks in the first ever Raleigh March of Science held on April 22, 2017. The dog and its owner both participated in the event, which was one of the over 500 marches for science held across the globe.

A marcher dressed as Spock from Star Trek holds a sign reading "science is a logical conspiracy." Thousands of individuals came to participate in the first ever March for Science held in Raleigh on April 22, 2017, one of the over 500 similar marches held across the world.

Signs, some which criticized the current federal administration's stance on science funding and others which were creative puns supporting science, abounded at the first ever Raleigh March of Science held on Earth Day, April 22, 2017. This march was one of more than 500 marches held across the world and thousands of protestors came out in Raleigh to support the scientific community.

[Photo] March for Science

Apr 23, 2017
Marchers gather at Shaw University in preparation for the first ever Raleigh March for Science held on Earth Day, April 22, 2017. The march followed a path from it's starting point at Shaw through downtown Raleigh to Moore Square, where it culminated with a community science fair and messages from a number of speakers.

[Photo] March highlights importance of science

Apr 24, 2017
A hole created by missing bricks sits outside the Free Expression Tunnel on March 14. Holes like this one pop up across the campus due to students taking bricks as keepsakes and the gaps in the walkways can sometimes grow to be rather large.  Stealing a brick, while not an official tradition of the university, is a well-known practice among students.

[Photo] Brick stealing is causing injuries, replacement costs

Apr 17, 2017
Seth Champion, a sophomore studying natural resources, fills containers with chocolate Howling Cow ice cream in the Robert H. Feldmeier Dairy Processing Lab in Schaub Hall on April 12. The equipment used to fill canisters not only moves ice cream from the tank where it's stirred; the nozzle is also attached to a hopper used to add such things as chocolate chips or cookie dough pieces.

Large tanks located in the Robert H. Feldmeier Dairy Processing Lab hold ice cream mix to be transitioned to tubs for sale. Milk was pasteurized in additional containers in a different section of the lab and then moved to these tanks in preparation for the final stages of production of Howling Cow Ice Cream, stages that occurred on April 12.

Chocolate ice cream is mixed in a large container early April 12 in the Robert H. Feldmeier Dairy Processing Lab. The lab pasteurized the ice cream mix on Tuesday and allowed the mix to sit for a cure period, a practice that improves the ice cream.  The simple flavors, chocolate and vanilla, are filled first in a day's production, followed by more difficult flavors like mint chocolate chip, Wolftracks, etc.

[Photo] The how behind Howling Cow

Apr 16, 2017
Susan Katz, associate professor of English, delivers her final lecture in Piedmont Ballroom in Talley Student Union Wednesday. Katz was one of three retiring professors that spoke as part of the Student Government Traditions Department's inaugural Last Lecture Series and talked about the importance of taking risks and accepting opportunities as they come in life.

[Photo] First last lecture series shatters expectations

Apr 17, 2017
Filing books for the election of first-year senators opened on Friday.

Kimberlé Crenshaw, professor of law at UCLA and Columbia Law School, speaks to a large crowd in Talley Student Union on April 4, 2017. Crenshaw discussed the history of racial injustice in America and the struggle for equality in access to education, among other issues faced by people of color. She told the story of efforts to provide curriculum at institutions of higher learning that minorities wished to see, saying "[w]hat we could not understand is why people didn't understand that we were doing in these institutions was simply the intellectual equivalent of sitting in at the lunch counter. You sit in at the site of your oppression."

William Boone, adjunct professor of music in NC State's Music Department, sits with his guitar in front of a Ben Folds Five album in his office in Broughton Hall on March 22. Boone teaches MUS 211, Rock: 1980s-present, and is in his fourth year of teaching at NC State. This past fall semester, Boone's class welcomed Robert Sledge, the bass player for Ben Folds Five, whose album is beside Boone, as a guest speaker to talk about the local music scene in the 1990s.

[Photo] Can you hear them: Intro to popular music 1980s to present

Mar 26, 2017
William Boone, adjunct professor of music in NC State's Music Department, sits with his guitar in front of a Ben Folds Five album in his office in Broughton Hall on March 22. Boone teaches MUS 211, Rock: 1980s-present, and is in his fourth year of teaching at NC State. This past fall semester, Boone's class welcomed Robert Sledge, the bass player for Ben Folds Five, whose album is beside Boone, as a guest speaker to talk about the local music scene in the 1990s.

Marc Edwards, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, speaks at the first Gerald H. Elkan Distinguished Lecture in Science and Society about his journey as an engineer and his involvement in the 2001-2004 D.C. Lead Crisis and 2014-2016 Flint Water Disaster. The lecture was held in the Duke Energy Hall of the James B. Hunt Library on Tuesday evening. During his description of the Environmental Protection Agency's cover-up of the dangerous lead levels in Flint's water supply, Edwards spoke about a graph the agency used to try and convince locals the water was safe. Part of the trend line was drawn using the Microsoft Word free draw tool, and was just one of the ways the EPA avoided taking action to help the Flint community.

[Photo] Lecturer emphasises importance of science in society

Mar 21, 2017
Midway through the United Not Divided Rally held on Stafford Commons on Feb. 20, students of the Muslim faith complete their prayer ritual.  Others in the crowd were encouraged to observe the students' practices. The United Not Divided Rally was held to show solidarity to Muslim students, immigrants, international students, undocumented individuals and all others marginalized by current events.

[Photo] Activism on campus from the faculty perspective

Mar 16, 2017
Dylan Reinhardt, a graduate student senator studying biological and agricultural engineering, speaks about Resolution 89, the University Housing Marijuana Thank You Act, at the Student Senate meeting on Wednesday in the Senate Chamber located in Talley Student Union. Reinhardt described a student's experience when caught with marijuana in his dorm to gain support for passage of the bill, which thanked the university for "reducing the impact of low-level marijuana offenses on NC State students."

[Photo] Student Senate hears, passes 2017-18 SG budget

Mar 16, 2017
Supporters celebrate after it is announced that president and vice president candidates Jackie Gonzalez, a junior studying political science, and Mia Connell, a sophomore studying sociology, respectively, won the runoff election. Election results were announced in Talley Student Union on March 2, 2017 and included the winners of runoff races for senate seats in the Poole College of Management, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Engineering.

Jackie Gonzalez, a junior studying political science, and her running mate Mia Connell, a sophomore studying sociology, embrace after the results of the presidential runoff were announced in Talley Student Union on March 2. Gonzalez and Connell won the runoff with 64.64% of the vote.

Lauren Schnabel stands with Charlie, one of her thoroughbred horses that lives on the NC State Veterinary School Campus. Schnabel is an assistant professor of equine orthopedic surgery who also conducts research in regenerative medicine, focusing on immunologic properties of stem cells, including both mesenchymal and induced pluripotent stem cells. Mesenchymal cells can become bone, cartilage, muscle and fat cells and induced pluripotent stem cells can become any body cell. The goal of Schnabel's work is to develop therapies that would allow veterinarians to treat patients with stem cells directly following diagnosis and her research has been published in multiple scientific journals.

[Photo] NC State professor researches regenerative therapies for horses

Mar 2, 2017
A young supporter holds a sign reading "diversity makes us stronger" on one side and "I love international students" on the other at the United Not Divided rally held on Stafford Commons on Monday. The rally was hosted by various student organizations including the Muslim Students Association, Iranian Student Associations and Latin American Student Association and featured student and faculty speakers.

[Photo] Students display solidarity through United not Divided rally

Feb 21, 2017
Safi Ahmed, a senior studying computer science, introduces the next speaker at the United Not Divided Ralley held on Stafford Commons on Monday. Ahmed worked as emcee during the rally and also led the prayer ritual that occurred halfway through the event.

Senior guard Miah Spencer and junior center Akela Maize defend against Virginia Tech following a NC State free throw in Reynolds Coliseum on Feb. 12, 2017. The Wolfpack defeated the Hokies 85-71, improving to a 19-6 record, with a 9-3 record in the ACC.

[Photo] Big second quarter pushes Pack to win over VT

Feb 12, 2017
Students and faculty gather in the Talley Student Union Ballroom for the Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research Speed-Dataing Event sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Student Advisory Council and Office of Undergraduate Research on Wednesday. The event provided undergraduates the opportunity to connect with faculty members and learn about research occurring across campus in a conversational setting.

During the question and answer session following his talk on material self-assembly, repair and replication, Skylar Tibbits answers a question about what implications his lab's work could have on third-world nations. Tibbits, who has an undergraduate degree in architecture and a graduate degree in computer science and design computation, spoke in Stewart Theatre on Jan. 30 as part of the Goodnight Scholars Program in front of a sizable crowd on the work of the MIT Self-Assembly Lab.

[Photo] Computer scientist explores 4-D technology

Jan 30, 2017
Activists hold their signs high as they make their way down Hillsborough Street during the ReclaimMLK March at Raleigh on Jan. 16, 2017. The march began at the NC State Belltower and followed Hillsborough Street to the North Carolina State Capitol building where individuals spoke about grievances and issues facing schools and communities in North Carolina and the nation.

[Photo] Triangle looks to future with MLK celebrations

Jan 16, 2017
The NC State women's basketball team celebrates their win against Duke University in Reynold's Coliseum on Jan. 15. The Wolfpack jumped out to an early lead in the first half, but the Blue Devils came back in the third and fourth quarters. NCSU held off Duke's late push, winning the ACC match-up 55-52.

Women's basketball head coach Wes Moore calls instructions to his team during the NC State vs. Duke game on Jan. 15. The Wolfpack defeated the Blue Devils 55-52 and improved to 14-5 after playing the tough ACC match-up in Reynold's Coliseum.

Junior forward Chelsea Nelson snatches the ball from above Duke defenders following an attempt by NC State for a basket. Nelson put 13 points on the board for the NCSU women's basketball team and had a team-high ten rebounds in 35 minutes of play against Duke on Jan. 15 in Reynold's Coliseum. The Wolfpack defeated the Blue Devils 55-52.

Senior guard Miah Spencer looks to dribble past a Duke defender in Reynold's Coliseum on Jan. 15. Spencer played for 35 minutes during an intense ACC match-up between NC State and Duke, putting up six points and six assists. The Wolfpack defeated the Blue Devils 55-52.

Sophomore guard Camille Anderson and freshman guard Lucky Rudd watch the NC State vs. Duke women's basketball game with concern. NC State won 55-52 against Duke on Jan. 15 in Reynold's Coliseum in nail-biting fashion with the lead transferred back and forth between both teams in the final quarter.

Senior guard Ashley Williams rushes down the court on a breakaway against Duke University in Reynold's Coliseum. Williams put up stats in nearly every category and went three-for-eight from behind the three-point line, helping the Wolfpack to a 55-52 victory against the Blue Devils on Jan. 15.

Dominique Wilson, a redshirt senior guard, drives into the paint against Duke University on Jan. 15. Wilson scored a team-high 16 points, along with five rebounds and two assists in 38 minutes of play. The Wolfpack defeated the Blue Devils 55-52 in Reynold's Coliseum in the ACC conference game.

Redshirt freshman guard Kaila Ealey drives past the Duke defense during the ACC game between NC State and Duke in Reynold's Coliseum on Jan. 15. Ealey had one assist during her six minutes of play. The Wolfpack defeated the Blue Devils 55-52.

Senior guard Miah Spencer defenders against a Duke offender in Reynold's Coliseum on Jan. 15. The Wolfpack defeated the Blue Devils 55-52 in the ACC match-up.

Memoree Blackmon, a senior studying food science, sleds across the sidewalk in the Court of North Carolina on Saturday. A winter snowstorm hit campus late Friday night and students took advantage of the snow and ice to sled, many coming to the hills in the Court of North Carolina. Some students, including Blackmon, had store-bought sleds, while others used cardboard boxes, plastic bins and laundry baskets to slide down the slopes.

Senior guard Miah Spencer shoots a 3-pointer over a Maryland Eastern Shore defender in Reynolds Coliseum on Nov. 21. Spencer added 10 points to the Wolfpack's 77-58 win over the Hawks.

[Photo] Wolfpack looks to strength NCAA bid against Duke

Jan 11, 2017
Redshirt freshman guard Kaila Ealey drives to the basket against Maryland Eastern Shore in Reynolds Coliseum. Ealey scored 12 points against the Hawks in the Wolfpack's 77-58 victory on Monday.

[Photo] Wolfpack dominates Ospreys in Reynolds

Dec 4, 2016
Freshmen studying engineering Thomas Alexander and Chandra Manivannan explain their project to visitors at Freshman Engineering Design Day (FEDD) in the McKimmon Center on Nov. 22. FEDD allowed freshman engineering students to present their design projects to the public and compete for awards.

Asa Rogerson, a freshman studying engineering, tells Lori Sneed, whose son is also a first-year engineering student, about the use of a cheese grater in his group's concrete canoe design project. Rogerson explained that many of the materials his group used to make the canoes were household kitchen items, and the canoes performed successfully at Freshman Engineering Design Day in the McKimmon Center on Nov. 22.

Allison Brame, a freshman studying engineering, discusses the "Jumpy Square" design project at Freshman Engineering Design Day (FEDD) in the McKimmon Center on Nov. 22. FEDD gave students the opportunity to compete for awards in different categories of design projects, including educational computer games, nuclear reactor probes, bubble-blowing machines and mechanical music machines.

[Photo] Annual FEDD displays innovation

Nov 27, 2016
Redshirt senior guard Terry Henderson drives past St. Francis's Keon Williams in the men's basketball game between NC State and St. Francis Brooklyn College in PNC Arena on Nov. 13. Henderson played for 35 minutes, the longest of any of his teammates, and scored 11 points in the Wolfpack's 86-61 win over the Terriers.

[Photo] Pack men's basketball prepares for Illinois

Nov 27, 2016
Freshman engineering student Allison Brame discusses the "Jumpy Square" design project at Freshman Engineering Design Day (FEDD) in the McKimmon Center on Tuesday. FEDD gave students the opportunity to compete for awards in different categories of design projects, including educational computer games, nuclear reactor probes, bubble-blowing machines and mechanical music machines.

Redshirt freshman guard Kaila Ealey drives to the basket against Maryland Eastern Shore in Reynolds Coliseum. Ealey scored 12 points against the Hawks in the Wolfpack's 77-58 victory on Monday.

Assistand Head Coach Orlando Early speaks to freshman guard Markell Johnson following the Wolfpack's 86-61 win over the St. Francis Brooklyn College Terriers in PNC Arena on Nov. 13, 2016. Johnson scored six points and had three assists during his 21 minutes of gametime.

Freshman forward Ted Kapita reclaims the ball after nearly losing control at the basket. Kapita scored 17 points and had a team-high 8 rebounds, making his excellent debue in the NC State 86-61 win over St. Francis Brooklyn College in PNC Arena on Nov. 13, 2016.

Redshirt sophomore guard Torin Dorn drives to the basket for a layup during the NC State men's basketball game against St. Francis Brooklyn College on Nov. 13, 2016 in PNC Arena. Dorn scored a massive 21 points against the Terriers and went nine for eleven from the freethrow line in the Wolfpack's 86-61 win.

Redshirt senior guard Terry Henderson sprints down the court on a breakaway against St. Francis Brooklyn College on Nov. 13, 2016 in PNC Arena. Henderson put up stats in nearly every category, recording 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals in his 35 minutes of gametime during NCSU's 86-61 win.

Assistand Head Coach Heath Schroyer yells instructions to the NCSU men's basketball team while Assistant Head Coach Butch Pierre keeps an eye on the action during the NC State-St. Francis Brooklyn College game on Nov. 13, 2016 in PNC Arena, which NCSU won 86-61. Schroyer and Pierre both recently joined the men's basketball coaching staff earlier this year.

Freshman guard Markell Johnson flies through the air past St. Francis players Gunnar Olaffson and Jagos Lasic to complete a pass to freshman forward Ted Kapita. Johnson played for 21 minutes against the Terriers in PNC Arena on Nov. 13, 2016. NC State won 86-61 against St. Francis Brooklyn College and improved to a 2-0 record.

Freshman forward Ted Kapita and senior forward Beejay Anya go up for a steal from St. Francis players Gunnar Olaffson and Jagos Lasic. In his debue game, Kapita scored 17 points with 8 rebounds, and Anya added 7 points to NC State's 86-61 win in PNC Arena over Wofford College on Nov. 13, 2016.

Freshman guard Markell Johnson faces off with St. Francis player Yunus Hopkinson in PNC Arena on Nov. 13, 2016. Johnson played for 21 minutes during the Wolfpack's 86-61 win over St. Francis Brooklyn College, scoring six points and recording three assists.

Freshman guard Dennis Smith Jr. dribbles downcourt during the men's basketball game against St. Francis Brooklyn College on Nov. 13, 2016. Smith Jr. added 12 points to the Wolfpack's 86-61 win over the Terriers.

[Photo] Wolfpack tops Montana in first round of Paradise Jam

Nov 18, 2016
Redshirt senior guard Terry Henderson drives past St. Francis's Keon Williams in the men's basketball game between NC State and St. Francis Brooklyn College in PNC Arena on Nov. 13, 2016. Henderson played for 35 minutes, the longest of any of his teammates, and scored 11 points in the Wolfpack's 86-61 win over the Terriers.

[Photo] Wolfpack wins two of three at Paradise Jam

Nov 22, 2016
Redshirt sophomore guard Torin Dorn high-fives his teammates while being introduced at the men's basketball game against St. Francis Brooklyn College on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. Dorn scored a team-high 21 points against the Terriers in the Wolfpack's 86-61 victory in PNC Arena.

Bowling balls sit in racks along the back wall of The Alley on Oct. 22. The Alley is a local bowling alley on Hillsborough Street across from D.H. Hill Library, but will close for good on Nov. 26.

[Photo] Bowling classes remain hopeful after Alley closing

Nov 14, 2016
Sophomore center Nae Nae Cole, sophomore forward DD Rogers and junior forward Chelsea Nelson celebrate an NC State point at the Wolfpack's first official home game of the season against Wofford College on Saturday. NC State beat Wofford 80-40 in Reynolds Coliseum.

[Photo] Pack downs Terriers in season opener

Nov 12, 2016
Mary Linda McBride, a volunteer with the Democratic Party, offers cookies to voters standing in line at the Pullen Community Center early Tuesday morning. McBride periodically moved through the line with refreshments and voter guides for citizens to help make the wait a bit more pleasant in the chilly morning weather and to inform people about the candidates on the ballot.

[Photo] Pullen draws short lines Tuesday

Nov 10, 2016
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