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[Photo] Visual Trumpery: What many graphs aren’t telling you

September 10, 2018
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is hosting the second annual walk/run on Saturday to honor those affected by women’s cancer. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund was founded by Kay Yow, former NC State women’s basketball coach, before she lost her battle to cancer in 2009. 

[Photo] Kay Yow run/walk commemorates those impacted by women’s cancers

February 15, 2018
Philip Rivers, a former NC State quarterback, celebrated as his number was added to the walls of Carter-Finley Stadium on Nov. 22, 2003.

[Photo] Rivers has near-perfect game on Thanksgiving Day

November 27, 2017
Banks C. Talley II died peacefully Thursday. He had been involved with the NC State community since the early 1950s.

[Photo] Banks C. Talley II died Thursday

October 22, 2017
In 2005, Whil "The Pirate Captain" Plavis was elected the student body president.

[Photo] A brief history of Student Government impeachment proceedings

September 4, 2017
Philip Rivers, a former NC State quarterback, celebrated as his number was added to the walls of Carter-Finley Stadium on Nov. 22, 2003.

Technician was there on May 6, 1970 when The first Female Student Body President, Cathy Sterling, was elected into office.

[Photo] The history of campus activism

March 28, 2017
Head coach Jim "Jimmy V" Valvano, was hired on March 27, 1980. Coach Valvano took the Wolfpack to two NCAA tournament victories.

[Photo] Technician Was There: You’re hired! A look back at past coach announcements

March 21, 2017
In 2005, Whil "The Pirate Captain" Plavis was elected the student body president

[Photo] Technician Was There: student body president elections

February 23, 2017
On May 11, 1970, Technician published an article about over 6000 students marching to the state capitol.

The Technician headline on April 10, 1987 reads "Howell Elected student body president" in regards to the result of the student government election.

In 1994, students protested on Harris Field in response to recent reports of harassment and violence.

The Delta Lambda Phi fraternity chapter launched on campus in 2001.

Gay Awareness Day was sponsored by the NC State Gay Community student group, which was established in 1981.

In honor of World AIDS Day, a handmade quilt was on display to spread awareness.

[Photo] Flashback Feature: LGBTQ's presence on campus

February 20, 2017
Students of NC State's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Alliance marched in Durham, NC for the NC Pride Parade.

A student drags his sled up a hill, circa 1977.

A snowball fight unfolds on campus during the ‘50s. 

[Photo] Technician Was There: seasons in the snow

January 12, 2017
Students brace themselves as they sled down a hill in the late ‘70s. 

Circa 1977, a student tosses snow in the Brickyard.

A turkey is the centerpiece dish of a traditional Thanksgiving feast.

[Photo] Technician Was There: Thanksgiving

November 14, 2016
1988: President Bill Clinton speaks before a crowd at the McKimmon Center at the annual Emerging Issues Forum.

Sept. 18, 1960:  Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy makes a campaign stop in Reynolds Coliseum.   

[Photo] Flashback Feature: Campaigning on campus

October 31, 2016
Oct. 6, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson and Claudia "Lady Bird” Johnson visit campus as a part of the “Lady Bird Special,” a campaign tour through the South. 

Sept. 5, 1985: President Ronald Reagan poses with Mr. Wuf after speaking in Reynolds Coliseum about tax reform.

The Executive Mansion, located in Raleigh, was first occupied by Gov. Daniel G. Fowle. 

[Photo] North Carolina's most haunted near you

October 31, 2016
Students dress in various costumes to celebrate Halloween. 

Students dress in various costumes to celebrate Halloween. 

Students dress in various costumes to celebrate Halloween. 

Students dress in various costumes to celebrate Halloween. 

Students dress in various costumes to celebrate Halloween. 

[Photo] Flashback Feature: Halloween costumes

October 27, 2016
Taken from the second page of the Oct. 31, 1990 edition of the Technician newspaper.

[Photo] Technician Was There: Halloween

October 24, 2016
Cathy Sterling was the first female student body president. She was appointed in 1970.

[Photo] Flashback Feature: Women's presence on campus

October 10, 2016
Katharine Stinson was the first woman to graduate from the College of Engineering in 1941. She sought a degree in mechanical engineering after an unanticipated encounter with Amelia Earhart. 

Circa 1893: 19 of the original 72 freshmen pose at the first commencement. 

Oct. 3, 1889: Freshmen pose on the first day of class of the newly founded North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

[Photo] Flashback Feature: A glimpse in the life of the first freshman class

October 3, 2016
Circa 1889: President of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Alexander Holladay, poses with the first freshman class. 

1972: Students at the WKNC office hold a Billboard magazine. 

Circa 1960: DJs pose at the radio station. 

[Photo] Flashback Feature: WKNC 88.1 FM

September 29, 2016
Circa 1968: A banner reading “Support Amnesty” adorns former building Harrelson Hall.

1959: Students gather to protest the cancelation of their social function. 

Circa 1980: A police car blocks off Winston Hall during a protest by Iranian students against their home country’s government. 

1963: At the time of this photo, North Carolina State College was debating a name change to the University of North Carolina, Raleigh. According to NCSU Libraries, the alteration was dismissed and the name was instead changed to North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina at Raleigh. The current name, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, was established two years later.

[Photo] Flashback Feature: protests on campus

September 26, 2016
1970: Student holds a sign reading, “Nixon said he would end the war and bring the country together. Look what he did!”

Circa 1980: Fraternity brothers are seen working during the Interfraternity Council food drive. 

[Photo] Flashback Feature: Greek life on campus

September 15, 2016
Circa 1980: Brothers of Omega Psi Phi perform a step routine in front of the Free Expression Tunnel. 

Circa 1960: Sigma Kappa girls pose with their dates at a pledge dance. 

Circa 1970: Carolyn Hunt, wive of Gov. James Hunt, poses with fraternity members at a food drive.

Circa 1978: Lambda Chi brothers sport shirts that say, "I did it!"

Daniel Harrigan and Steve Gregg swim for the U.S. men’s swimming team in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Harrigan won the bronze medal in the 200-meter backstroke and Gregg won a silver medal in the 200 butterfly. 

Kenny Carr plays for the U.S. men’s basketball team in the 1976 Montreal Olympics in Montreal. The team won the gold medal.

Kay Yow runs the torch through Raleigh in the opening ceremony of the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival held before the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Yow coached the U.S. women’s basketball team to a gold medal victory. 

[Photo] Flashback Feature: NC State in the Olympics

July 21, 2016
Duncan Goodhew swims for the U.K. men’s swimming team in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Goodhew won the gold medal.

Tommy “Tall Tom” Burleson, who competes for the U.S. men’s basketball team in the 1972 Munich Olympics, poses alongside Monte Tow and David Thompson. The U.S. team won the silver medal. 

David Fox swims for the U.S. men’s swimming team in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics hosted. Fox’s relay team won the gold medal. 

Tab Ramos plays for the U.S. men’s soccer team in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The team did not medal that year.

The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is hosting the second annual walk/run on Saturday to honor those affected by women’s cancer. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund was founded by Kay Yow, former NC State women’s basketball coach, before she lost her battle to cancer in 2009.  

Mary Evelyn Porterfield is crowned the 1970 Homecoming Queen. Porterfield was the first African- American woman to be crowned Homecoming Queen at NC State. Her escort, Michael Brown, and Bryce Younts, former director of NC State University Alumni Affairs Office, stand to the right.

In an interview following her selection, Porterfield said, “If I had been the first black homecoming queen ever at a university of this size, I think it would have weighed much more heavily on my emotions, but to me, by this time, it seems as ordinary as would have been any selection. I think State is three years behind in the trend . . . I realize that this is a victory for the blacks on campus, and particularly for the black female.”

In an interview following her selection, Porterfield said, “If I had been the first black homecoming queen ever at a university of this size, I think it would have weighed much more heavily on my emotions, but to me, by this time, it seems as ordinary as would have been any selection. I think State is three years behind in the trend . . . I realize that this is a victory for the blacks on campus, and particularly for the black female.”

[Photo] Pan AfriKan Festival Week

March 19, 2015
Mary Evelyn Porterfield is crowned the 1970 Homecoming Queen. Porterfield was the first African- American woman to be crowned Homecoming Queen at NC State. Her escort, Michael Brown, and Bryce Younts, former director of NC State University Alumni Affairs Office, stand to the right.

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