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School Slang
  • The Atrium: The primary place to eat on the Brickyard
  • The Brickyard: The spot on main campus where many promotions and rallies take place
  • DH Hill: The main campus library
  • PR's: The Players' Retreat
  • Talley: The student center
  • Witherspoon Cinema: Theater where cheap movies are played
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • Do not get a big meal plan, resort to Board Bucks or your AllCampus card
  • How to browse the Internet efficiently
  • The fastest route around campus, like what tunnels connect to which sides of campus
  • Where the Brickyard was
Tips to Succeed
  • Balance fun and school, it is the only way to be happy.
  • Get buddy-buddy with your TAs—they will help you out a lot.
  • Get used to foreign professors; don’t prejudge.
  • Go to class, even if there isn’t an attendance policy.
  • Learn to love the library; it will be your second home.
  • Proper time management
  • Visit brentroad.com and find out about teachers from student commentaries and view grade distributions.
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dolphines986

Biology '15

3.8
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Tunnels

There are tunnels under the train tracks and in one you are allowed to paint and spray paint whatever you want. It is called the freedom expression tunnel. Whenever State plays UNC there is a ram roast and people stay up all night to paint the tunnel red and keep red.

Apr 01, 2012

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goofdaman

Mathematics Teacher Education '12

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Uniqueness Is Diversity

One of the unique things about NC State is that everyone here is different and unique, yet everyone is accepted for who they are, and they are not judged based on who they are or who they are not. Anyone can come to NC State and expect to be treated like an equal and individual, regardless of who you are or how you were treated previously.

Mar 02, 2012

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mlinman34

Sociology '13

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Experience Opportunities Are Plenty

There are tons of ways to get experience for your major including heaps of co-op opportunities. There are always top flight companies like Wells Fargo and Wachovia that give presentations and opportunities for interviews to get internships and co-ops.

Dec 09, 2011

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Traditions
  • Hillsborough Hike: Graduating seniors start drinking at Player’s Retreat and try to hike their way up Hillsborough Street, going from bar to bar.
  • Homecoming: Each year there is a homecoming football game with a parade down Hillsborough Street. This is a time where students, alumni, and family get together for the tailgating, music, and the game.
  • Krispy Kreme Challenge: Conceived in 2004 by sophomore Chris McCoy, the Krispy Kreme Challenge involves a two-mile run from the Memorial Bell Tower to the Raleigh Krispy Kreme Bakery down the hill. Once there, the participants must each consume a dozen hot glazed doughnuts and race back up to the Bell Tower to finish. All proceeds go to support the North Carolina Children’s Hospital, too—as if anyone needed more incentive to fill up on Krispy Kremes!
Urban Legends Harrelson Hall was supposedly originally designed as an architecture student’s senior project. The student received a failing grade on the project and was told that the design was inviable. Many years later, the University was taking bids on a new building, and the student—now a successful architect—proposed his original design, which became Harrelson Hall.

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