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Wheel of Yates Mill Stops Turning — For Now

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Two-time NC State student body president and four-time North Carolina governor Jim Hunt shakes hands with guests at an opening reception for NC State's Hunt Library, named in his honor.

Dec 26, 2025

Hunt’s Passionate Legacy Will Never Be Extinguished

Two-time NC State student body president and four-time North Carolina governor Jim Hunt died Thursday, Dec. 18, at his family farm near Lucama, North Carolina. He was 88. 
Head coach Marc Hubbard and members of the men's soccer team celebrate with fans after a win.

Dec 11, 2025

Men’s Soccer Looking To Capture Backyard Championship

There have been only a few times in NC State’s history that an athletics program has had such a meteoric rise. Led by second-year head coach Marc Hubbard, NC State’s No. 15 men’s soccer team will play Saint Louis at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. The Wolfpack advanced to Friday’s game with a… 
Gary Haynes stands on the sidelines in Carter-Finley Stadium, waiting to interview the coaches and players

Nov 26, 2025

Rivalry Highlights Haynes’ Final Home Game

NC State graduate and radio analyst Tony Haynes (’84) will broadcast his final game at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday at the NC State-North Carolina football contest. 
The Memorial Belltower illuminated in red

Nov 25, 2025

Two More NCAA Titles for Athletics

NC State athletics added two more NCAA championships to its bulging trophy case last weekend, as the women’s cross-country team and women’s tennis partners Gabriella Broadfoot and Victoria Osuigwe won national titles in their respective sports. On Saturday in Columbia, Missouri, the top-ranked harriers won their fourth NCAA title in the last five years, an era… 
Tab Thacker pins a wrestling opponent

Nov 12, 2025

Bigger Than a Mountain, With a Spirit of Kindness

Former NCAA wrestling champion Tab Thacker’s presence on campus was massive, like the Belltower. 
Ms. Wuf at a basketball game

Oct 29, 2025

Basketball Season Tips Off Next Week

NC State men’s basketball has more than just a new basketball staff and roster of new players. When the Wolfpack kicks off the head coach Will Wade era Monday night against North Carolina Central at the Lenovo Center, a handful of changes will be apparent at the sold-out arena. Wade, now at his fifth school in… 
Spring Hill House

Oct 29, 2025

Ghostly Hill

Spring Hill House, one of NC State’s oldest structures, also has some of the most paranormal experiences. This Halloween, learn about the spirits that lurk on campus. 
Students in graduation regalia look toward the stage at commencement

Oct 22, 2025

The Story Behind the Regalia

Learn how medieval-era items like maces, hoods and more lend symbolic weight to formal academic ceremonies — including Chancellor Kevin Howell’s upcoming installation. 
Ed Stack claps for Kevin Howell at the ceremony announcing him as NC State's 15th chancellor.

Oct 15, 2025

From Student Body Presidents to University Leaders

Ed Stack, chair of NC State’s Board of Trustees, and Kevin Howell, NC State’s 15th chancellor, have a lot in common — including the fact that they’ve both served as student body president.  

Oct 15, 2025

Brown Is New Voice in Basketball Radio Booth

The first time Chucky Brown ’04 attended NC State basketball coach Jim Valvano’s summer camp, he was called up in front of hundreds of participants to receive one of the legendary coach’s weekly awards. Unfortunately for the young forward from New York City, by way of the tiny North Carolina coastal town of Navassa, he was… 

Sep 25, 2025

From Cow to Cone to Chancellor’s Choice

Soon, there will be a new Chancellor’s Choice among the flavors on the Howling Cow ice cream menu. Continuing a school tradition that began at the turn of the century, NC State’s new chancellor, Kevin Howell, has made his decision about what that flavor will be, following in the hand-scooped picks of Marye Anne Fox, James… 
NC State's ceremonial wooden mace

Sep 17, 2025

Passing the Baton to a New Chancellor

Take a look back at NC State's previous leaders as the university looks forward to the official installation of its 15th chancellor, Kevin Howell. 
Aerial view of NC State's campus in the early 1900s

Aug 13, 2025

Modern Languages and Modern Flight

NC State hired its first foreign languages professor in 1907. Abraham Rudy was quite a doozy as both a teacher and an inventor, and he’s our latest featured Campus Character. 
An informational sign on campus about the Power Forward project

Jul 30, 2025

Looking Back at Power Forward

NC State’s four-year project to revamp and update its electrical distribution system has finished its installation and will be completed early in the fall semester. 
A man in a hard hat works to detach the old wheel from Yates Mill as it is prepped for replacement.

Jul 16, 2025

Wheel of Yates Mill Stops Turning — For Now

The water wheel at historic Yates Mill, the oldest structure on NC State’s campus, is being rebuilt. A new wheel is slated to be installed in the fall.