bigdrew84 New Recruit 22 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
Flying Tiger All American 2341 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
Cagle New Recruit 6 Posts user info edit post |
states colors used to be pink and blue 10/17/2007 1:11:37 AM |
hooksaw All American 16500 Posts user info edit post |
Um. . . . 10/17/2007 1:21:12 AM |
ComputerGuy (IN)Sensitive 5052 Posts user info edit post |
I go to state for Meredith and Peace...
but those two dishes are hard to beat. 10/17/2007 1:25:10 AM |
Fry The Stubby 7784 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11610 Posts user info edit post |
Do we still have a nuclear weapons lab? (not bombs, but high energy plasma) 10/17/2007 1:48:44 AM |
Igor All American 6672 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
Wraith All American 27257 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "except Harrelson" |
And Poe.10/17/2007 10:23:55 AM |
Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
he doesn't just preach at state, he's everywhere10/17/2007 10:33:15 AM |
hooksaw All American 16500 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ and ^
State still has this guy, I guess. 10/17/2007 11:18:40 AM |
kafox All American 579 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Harrelson is sinking, slowly, and a Clemson engineer designed it, soooo, yeah" |
people still believe this?10/17/2007 3:59:54 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "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 |
Wraith All American 27257 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
CharlesHF All American 5543 Posts user info edit post |
[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 |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Harrelson is sinking, slowly" |
10/17/2007 4:22:57 PM |
agentlion All American 13936 Posts user info edit post |
the Atrium was, in fact, once on fire. 10/17/2007 4:28:30 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
use to be able to drive the entire length of dan allen without stopping... 10/17/2007 5:02:34 PM |
mathman All American 1631 Posts user info edit post |
I'm here. 10/17/2007 5:05:19 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
philihp All American 8349 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
marko Tom Joad 72828 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
poopface All American 29367 Posts user info edit post |
i heard a freshman hit his head on every step down
10/17/2007 6:13:11 PM |
Walt Sobchak All American 1189 Posts user info edit post |
Tompkins used to be a mill.
The Ears in the Brickyard.
Herb Sendek used to coach here. 10/17/2007 6:30:08 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
shit back in my day webassigns were free 10/17/2007 6:31:16 PM |
Jeepman All American 5882 Posts user info edit post |
the unicycle guy. that dude is nuts. 10/17/2007 7:28:11 PM |
Lutra All American 12588 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
hooksaw All American 16500 Posts user info edit post |
^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 |
darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11610 Posts user info edit post |
^ 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 |
hooksaw All American 16500 Posts user info edit post |
^ 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 |
marko Tom Joad 72828 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "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 |
richthofen All American 15758 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "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).
Quote : | "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 |
pirate5311 All American 1047 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
se7entythree YOSHIYOSHI 17377 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "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 |
darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11610 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Do we still have a nuclear weapons lab? (not bombs, but high energy plasma)" |
10/18/2007 5:56:51 PM |
Dentaldamn All American 9974 Posts user info edit post |
no
tiny reactor 10/18/2007 8:22:58 PM |
mdbncsu All American 4923 Posts user info edit post |
^^ where is this steer located? 10/18/2007 8:47:54 PM |
JT3bucky All American 23258 Posts user info edit post |
vet school
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 |
Aficionado Suspended 22518 Posts user info edit post |
^ last is a rumor 10/18/2007 9:29:57 PM |
darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11610 Posts user info edit post |
^^^^ 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 |
FanatiK All American 4248 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
1998grad Veteran 100 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
1998grad Veteran 100 Posts user info edit post |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Birdsong gary... 10/19/2007 3:18:16 PM |
GrumpyGOP yovo yovo bonsoir 18191 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
ncstateccc All American 2856 Posts user info edit post |
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 |
Darb5000 All American 1294 Posts user info edit post |
Same goes for the ice cream, or at least used to. 10/20/2007 9:57:19 AM |
Amiblondee All American 1521 Posts user info edit post |
^4 there was just a documentary thing on a&e about those kids. 10/20/2007 10:04:45 AM |
WolfAce All American 6458 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "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 |