I guess we might as well get it all behind us in one week. Maybe the Wake game can serve as the turning of a new leaf to better times in Raleigh? The NC State community has experienced various levels of embarrassment during the last week caused by: * a thorough beating on the football […]
Campus News
Jamie Valvano Howard Has Breast Cancer
I am not sure about you, but I had a feeling in my stomach, that I had not had for years when I saw the paper this morning. When you see “Valvano & Cancer” in a headline it brings back a lot of bad memories. The bad news is that Jamie Valvano Howard has cancer. […]
TBJ: Tar Heels top Wolfpack in athletics spending, revenue
The TBJ had a front page article on athletic spending between NC State and UNC in the current issue.
Volleyball Team Nets 64th Consecutive League Loss
When your Athletic Director won’t fire a coach that has lost 64 consecutive ACC matches do you really think he would fire one that has only lost 6 ACC football games in a row? “Coach” Fowler should have some good insight into the volleball situation since his daughter Kristin is a sophmore on the team.
Collegetowns, USA
Last night I watched a Travel Channel television program from Tivo named, Collegtowns. The show is also scheduled to run on August 20th at 3pm (ET). I enjoy channels like the Travel Channel, Discovery, and the History Channel, but I find that too often some of the shows on these channels have a solid premise […]
ALERT: Reynolds Coliseum Fire
WRAL News WTVD News Pack Pride’s Message Boards can sometimes be source for on-the-ground information: Reynolds Fire Link
The Pirate Captain Wins Student Government Election
You will probably read about this in the national media in the coming weeks, so we wanted to mention it on the blog. The Pirate Captain won the election for Student Body President. The Pirate Captain dresses in pirate regalia, including an eye patch, and gives interviews to the student press in a pirate dialect […]
Finally Fowler’s Department Wins a Title
After waiting five years to enjoy some kind of reputable Championship, the NC State Athletics program has finally delivered a under Lee Fowler’s leadership!!! It is not just any Championship, either. It is a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP… …sort of. Congratulations to Mr. Wuf for winning “Mascot Madness” and extending our storied cheerleading program’s excellence that was […]
Goodbye, Brothers Pizza
Brothers Pizza closed its doors tonight. N&O: Brothers Says Goodbye “Brothers Pizza will serve its last pie tonight, ending a four-decade run as N.C. State University’s unofficial campus pizzeria. The restaurant on Hillsborough Street is the latest in a string of inexpensive eateries gone bust on the university community’s traditional main street. Opened in the […]
Technician Weighs in on Sendek
In a surprising development, NC State’s student newspaper ran this article today. As a student at NC State from 1991-1995, I remember the dogged level of irrational support the Technician’s sports page gave to a clearly overmatched Les Robinson. With that context, Ryan Reynolds’ article certainly adds another log to an already raging fire of […]
