So I was talking to a friend the other day and reminiscing about the good ol' days at state. This got me wondering, what are all the cool things about state that set it apart from other universities.

Also, what are some things that freshmen now are missing out on (i.e. Brentroad parties in their prime), or random facts that they probably wouldn't know (Brickyard Gary, Riddick parking lot was once Riddick stadium).

10/16/2007 8:41:08 PM

Everything is made out of beautiful bricks, except Harrelson. And we have two really cool hyperbolic dishes next to the brickyard.

10/16/2007 11:30:13 PM

states colors used to be pink and blue

10/17/2007 1:11:37 AM

Um. . . .

10/17/2007 1:21:12 AM

I go to state for Meredith and Peace...


but those two dishes are hard to beat.

10/17/2007 1:25:10 AM

nuclear reactor is a staple talking point of coolness
one of our professors is an inventor of the plasma screen (Dr. Bitzer)
that's right, we have cows, go Moo U.

Things they'll have missed:
no more rushing the field at carter finley
tailgating has been slowly disappearing but we'll see
decent football
standing in lines for tickets
they might not even know who Tuffy is

10/17/2007 1:44:34 AM

Do we still have a nuclear weapons lab? (not bombs, but high energy plasma)

10/17/2007 1:48:44 AM

WTF is gary gone r u for real




this is just a tribute in that case. hole he is rottin in hell

10/17/2007 1:56:12 AM

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"except Harrelson"

And Poe.

10/17/2007 10:23:55 AM

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"Gary"

he doesn't just preach at state, he's everywhere

10/17/2007 10:33:15 AM

^^^ and ^



State still has this guy, I guess.

10/17/2007 11:18:40 AM

the cow that you can reach into, it's stomach has a resealable valve that lets you see and feel inside of it.

the bee apery or whatever it's called, and also bees and beekeeping the class, what a great class.

the state fair used to be across from the library, way back when.

there are only two none-brick buildings on campus, and only two non-red brick buildings (they are yellow brick)

the building near the bell tower that the chancelors office is in, used to be NC State, like the classes, dorms and all, in that building.

Harrelson is sinking, slowly, and a Clemson engineer designed it, soooo, yeah

there used to be a whole mounted police patrol, but now just the few

there still are, and have been for a long time, plans to build a monorail, though this will probably never happen (you can look at the university master plan which projects for like 100 years of growth, it's pretty cool)

10/17/2007 3:53:32 PM

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"Harrelson is sinking, slowly, and a Clemson engineer designed it, soooo, yeah"

people still believe this?

10/17/2007 3:59:54 PM

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"you can look at the university master plan which projects for like 100 years of growth, it's pretty cool"

where?

10/17/2007 4:14:23 PM

When I was a junior in high school I came to NCSU for an open house and the tour guide said that thing about Harrelson sinking. They also said the library was sinking because whoever designed it didn't account for the weight of all the books. It seems like someone brought up one or the other at least once a semester in one of my classes or so and the professor said it was all a load of BS.

10/17/2007 4:18:00 PM

[quote]Harrelson is sinking, slowly, and a Clemson engineer designed it, soooo, yeah[quote]
...are you out of your fucking mind?

10/17/2007 4:18:07 PM

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"Harrelson is sinking, slowly"

10/17/2007 4:22:57 PM

the Atrium was, in fact, once on fire.

10/17/2007 4:28:30 PM

use to be able to drive the entire length of dan allen without stopping...

10/17/2007 5:02:34 PM

I'm here.

10/17/2007 5:05:19 PM

Back in the day there were these grates behind the gym that you could lift up and sneak inside at night. I heard there was a similar system for sneaking into the atrium and grabbing all the Hostess cakes you wanted, but that might be a myth.

10/17/2007 5:10:58 PM

They're called storm drains. They drain the water away from sidewalks and roads during and after rain. They don't lead inside any buildings, since it doesn't rain in there.

I heard that a freshman went missing, and it was a while before they realized he went down there and asphyxiated.

10/17/2007 5:53:49 PM

physical master plan
http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/physical_master_plan/index.htm

btw time to let the brent road party go

the party was ancient history before even a good majority of state's current senior class got here

10/17/2007 6:04:53 PM

i heard a freshman hit his head on every step down

10/17/2007 6:13:11 PM

Tompkins used to be a mill.

The Ears in the Brickyard.

Herb Sendek used to coach here.

10/17/2007 6:30:08 PM

shit back in my day webassigns were free

10/17/2007 6:31:16 PM

the unicycle guy. that dude is nuts.

10/17/2007 7:28:11 PM

Gary is still around, just not as much as he used to be.

He was in that mini brickyard area in front of the tunnel the other day.

10/17/2007 7:36:57 PM

^x6 You can also get a spiral-bound hard copy--I have one around here somewhere--from the Bookstore or University Graphics maybe?

10/18/2007 12:19:33 AM

^ Do you know for sure where to get a physical copy? I'd like to have one and the NRL would be upset if I stole theirs.

10/18/2007 1:08:29 AM

^ To be honest, I can't remember where I got mine. It was several years ago either from the Bookstore or University Graphics, but I think I got it from Graphics--call them to see if they have copies available.

10/18/2007 1:19:47 AM

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"A Campus of Neighborhoods and Paths, NC State University's physical master plan was published in 2000. While the book is currently out-of-print, the complete book (27 mb) may be downloaded and printed on a 11 x 17 color printer."

10/18/2007 9:06:30 AM

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"Tompkins used to be a mill."

There used to be mill equipment in Tompkins, as it was the original Textiles building, and it's built to look like a mill. I don't think it's quite viable to say that it was, in fact, a mill. (Textiles then moved to Nelson in the early 40's and remained there until the current COT building was built on Centennial in '89).

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"only two non-red brick buildings (they are yellow brick)"

And they're right next to each other. (I am currently in one and looking out the window at the other)

10/18/2007 11:01:52 AM

it was my understanding that the north or south tower had to be redesigned mid-construction due to the engineers not taking into consideration the weight of the books. not that it is in fact sinking

10/18/2007 3:57:07 PM

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"the cow that you can reach into, it's stomach has a resealable valve that lets you see and feel inside of it."

it's a cannulated steer and they have them other places than just NCSU...

10/18/2007 4:04:49 PM

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"Do we still have a nuclear weapons lab? (not bombs, but high energy plasma)"

10/18/2007 5:56:51 PM

no

tiny reactor

10/18/2007 8:22:58 PM

^^ where is this steer located?

10/18/2007 8:47:54 PM

vet school

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"physical master plan http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/physical_master_plan/index.htm"

they are doing away with the monorail idea, it was too expensive and a dumb idea...they didnt take into account teh funding and all that. so they scrapped that idea.

the free expression tunnel
brickyard
only campus with an active train system running through it
Belltower is actually a war memorial
bricks are donated every year and must be used or else they stop being donated(rumor??)

10/18/2007 9:00:54 PM

^ last is a rumor

10/18/2007 9:29:57 PM

^^^^ We had one in the past that built plasma driven rail guns. I just don't know if they're still up and running or if they moved onto other things.

10/18/2007 9:40:51 PM

one of our professors invented CTL+ALT+DEL
he also pwnt bill gates on national TV

Dr. Bradley (taught ECE206 or 212??)

10/19/2007 3:14:21 PM

we used to sneak into Reynolds and play b-ball at night. One set of doors was always left unlocked.

10/19/2007 3:17:30 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Birdsong
gary...

10/19/2007 3:18:16 PM

The extensive network of steam tunnels that run under campus were, last time I checked, still extant and still accessible to those in the know.

For the most part, the tunnels are not terribly interesting, and mostly just provide an opportunity to get real hot. There are, however, a couple of interesting sights, like the giant pile of NRA trophies we found in one chamber.

There's also some legend about nerds playing D&D down there and deciding to kill their mom or something like that. It's a pack of lies, but entertaining nonetheless.

10/19/2007 3:33:23 PM

the basement of reynolds has a pitching area for the baseball team, or at least it use to.

i remember going into reynolds back in the day.. im talkin like 8-9 years ago and trying to take #44 from the rafters.

it wasnt a success

10/19/2007 3:43:29 PM

The dining hall uses milk that is from NC State cows and processed by NC State food science

10/19/2007 11:19:07 PM

Same goes for the ice cream, or at least used to.

10/20/2007 9:57:19 AM

^4
there was just a documentary thing on a&e about those kids.

10/20/2007 10:04:45 AM

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"The dining hall uses milk that is from NC State cows and processed by NC State food science"

best damn milk i've ever drunk too, probably the only thing i miss about the dining hall was all you can drink chocolate and whole milk...

10/20/2007 1:43:37 PM