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‘History’s Most Significant Man,’ Remembered

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People in the stands of Reynolds Coliseum for the first basketball game in 1949

Dec 17, 2024

Memories of Reynolds

A Philharmonic Roadtrip I had an opportunity to see the New York Philharmonic back in 1970 and jumped at the chance to go. The only problem was the concert was in Raleigh and I was in Boone. I was a high school sophomore with a love for classical music but had no driver’s license …… 
Lance Fenderson with his race car

Dec 11, 2024

An Open Book With an Open Throttle

Lance Fenderson’s racing career came to a halt his junior year of high school. Now, however, as he prepares to graduate from NC State with his degree in mechanical engineering, he’s going wide open on professional racetracks. 
Chancellor Randy Woodson poses with a student on NC State's campus during move-in activities

Nov 20, 2024

Embracing the Land-Grant Mission

Chancellor Randy Woodson and his wife, Susan, were sitting in Lynah Rink at a Cornell vs. Harvard hockey game in the late 1970s when he started hearing the typical jeers from visiting Crimson fans, denigrating his new school’s history as New York’s “Cow College.” Over the next four years, the season-ticket-holder Woodsons, having just graduated… 
The NC Symphony Orchestra performing at Reynolds Coliseum in 1980.

Nov 13, 2024

High-Class Entertainment With Friends

For 34 seasons, NC State’s groundbreaking Friends of the College series brought international performances to Reynolds Coliseum.  
The exterior of Reynolds Coliseum and Talley's technology tower during the day

Nov 11, 2024

Reynolds Coliseum: 75 Years of Being ‘Haunted With Greatness’

NC State’s on-campus arena opened 75 years ago with a basketball game between NC State and Washington and Lee University on Dec. 2, 1949. It has been in near-continuous service ever since. 
The outside of Reynolds Coliseum lit up at night

Nov 8, 2024

Reynolds Coliseum: Entertainment Hub Through the Years

Since opening in 1949, NC State’s Reynolds Coliseum has hosted rock, country, folk, blues, rap and hip-hop performances of both up-and-coming bands and some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. 
Coach Dave Doeren fires up the football team as they enter Carter-Finley Stadium

Oct 30, 2024

100 (or so) Special Games in Wolfpack History

NC State football will host new Atlantic Coast Conference member Stanford on Saturday to cap off the annual Red and White Week festivities. The Cardinal will be the 25th unique opponent in NC State’s estimated 100 Homecoming games, which loosely began in 1916 and have been a constant part of NC State traditions ever since. 
Brian Hall and another broadcaster with their headsets on at a basketball game

Oct 17, 2024

Using Radio To Reunite Families

NC State alum Brian Hall (Business Administration and Management, ’88), a senior vice president for iHeartRadio in Asheville, joined his company’s seven radio stations together to create constant coverage for his community when Hurricane Helene hit the North Carolina mountains. 
A man and a young girl load bags of pet food onto a truck to take to western North Carolina as part of the Hurricane Helene relief effort

Oct 10, 2024

Getting a Recovery Foothold in the NC Mountains

In the two weeks since Hurricane Helene swamped the North Carolina mountains, NC State students, faculty, staff and alumni have pitched in to help with recovery and relief. These are their stories. 
Staff and community members load boxes of supplies at the NC State football team's practice facility

Oct 3, 2024

Stepping Up for Hurricane Relief

NC State survived last week’s catastrophic storm in western North Carolina without much damage, though some research stations and farms are not fully operational in the decimated area. They are, however, serving as staging areas to get supplies to their communities in need. 
Whil Piavis, AKA The Pirate Captain, watches a sporting event from the stands in Reynolds Coliseum

Sep 18, 2024

A Pirate (Captain) Looks at 40

Whil Piavis (Mechanical Engineering ’07), AKA “The Pirate Captain,” made international headlines when he and his “Scurvy Crew” hijacked the 2005 student body presidential election. Ironically, he is now a cybersecurity expert. 
Chancellor Randy Woodson applauds a speaker at a Board of Trustees meeting in 2010

Sep 11, 2024

Planning To Succeed by Succeeding To Plan

One of Chancellor Randy Woodson’s first orders to his cabinet, staff and faculty when he took office in 2010 was to develop a robust, university-wide strategic plan. The groans were deafening. 
Professor Robert Ramsay (left) and football coach Lou Holtz

Aug 28, 2024

Campus Characters: The Jogging Mathematics Professor

Longtime NC State mathematics professor Robert Ramsay made national and international headlines for his jogging encounter with Wolfpack head coach Lou Holtz, a problem the magician coach could never solve. 
Chancellor Woodson standing in the hallway of Holladay Hall

Aug 14, 2024

A Chancellor’s First Day

Randy Woodson’s first day in Holladay Hall kicked off a 14-year tenure of change and advancement at a historic land-grant institution that was fraying around the edges. As he prepares to retire, here’s a look back at what campus was like when he took over.  
Edwin Paget

Aug 7, 2024

‘History’s Most Significant Man,’ Remembered

Speech professor and director of forensics Edwin Paget made some outlandish claims and suggestions during his 86 years, during which he gave himself the title of “Modern Michelangelo” and “History’s Most Significant Man.” He also documented a record 985 hikes to the top of 14,110-foot Pikes Peak in Colorado.