11.07.2009 | by Cherry Crayton | Filed under Sports | Comments: No responses |
Amber White (Photo by Peyton Williams)
As part of our ongoing series “A Coach’s First Season,” in which we’re following Coach Kellie Harper and the Wolfpack women’s basketball team throughout the season, we plan to sit down with each member of the team for extended interviews. Up first is point guard Amber White, who had 10 points, six assists and three steals in NC State’s 87-44 exhibition win over North Greenville Monday night. The 5-foot-6 redshirt junior missed all of last season due to an Achilles injury. Below is the interview we conducted with Amber Thursday afternoon following a press conference with Coach Harper. Read an edited transcript of that press conference here.
On making the most of the injury
Sometimes you would get frustrated by not being able to play. But when I was sitting on the bench, I looked at everything going on and tried to learn from what the point guard was doing and how to handle different situations.
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10.14.2009 | by Chris Richter | Filed under Community, Sports | Comments: No responses |
From the N&O, a story about Michael Phillips and the Kay Yow corn maze he created at his family’s Cary farm:
There are corn mazes. And then there are corn monuments.
Michael Phillips would like to show you the difference.
In June, he planted some seeds. In August, he began cutting. Last month, he unveiled his memorial: Kay Yow meticulously rendered in a swath of tall stalks and bumpy pathways.
He didn’t know of a better way to honor a legend.
A portion of the $10 admission fee goes to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. WRAL featured the Phillips farm in August and had a quick flyover shot of the field. You can see the video here.
(Photograph courtesy of Michael Phillips)
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07.31.2009 | by magintern | Filed under NC State History, Photo of the Day | Comments: 2 responses |
Nora Lynn Finch and Kay Yow carry the U.S. Olympic Festival torch through NC State's campus in the fall of 1987. (Photograph courtesy of Special Collections, NCSU Libraries)
NC State’s Special Collections Research Center has more than 20,000 images in its online database that you can view.
Do you have an NC State photo you think might make a good photo of the day? Send it to us!
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07.16.2009 | by Chris Richter | Filed under Alumni News, Campus Events, Campus News, College of Engineering, College of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty News, NC State in the News, Sports, Student News | Comments: No responses |
NC State holds campus budget forum for students, faculty and staff (PowerPoint available). . . . UNC System might have to raise raise tuition, the N&O reports. . . . Former provost Larry Nielsen meets with grand jury. . . Interim provost and vet school dean Dr. Warwick Arden named president of Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. . . . Aerospace engineering Ph.D. student building autonomous glider with a goal of a 141.7-mile cross country flight without human intervention. . . . Director of College of Engineering’s K-12 outreach program wins presidential award. . . . Former Wolfpack baseball star Aaron Bates ’07 makes a splash in his first games with the Boston Red Sox. . . . Technician covers the opening of the Lonnie Poole Golf Course. . . . Wolfpack golfer Brad Revell says practicing with roommate, friend and national champion Matt Hill “shows you what you need to do.” . . . Monty Montegue ’80, design principal at BOLT Group, discusses creativity and innovation in business on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks. . . . Former NC State women’s basketball assistant coach named president of the board of the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.
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07.02.2009 | by magintern | Filed under Alumni News, Campus News, Faculty News, Research News, Sports | Comments: No responses |
News
The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators will honor the late Kay Yow with its 2009 NACWAA Award of Distinction. . . The New York Giants sign former NC State running back Andre Brown ’09. . . . Linebacker Nate Irving has successful surgery after suffering broken leg, collapsed lung in car accident. . . . The practice tee at the Lonnie Pool Golf Course opens to the public. . . . Alumnus chosen as president-elect of the N.C. Bar Association. . . . Former Wolfpack baseball player Aaron Bates ’07 making climb to the majors. . . . Biology professor Rob Dunn talks about coextinction of Earth’s small species.
Research
Study shows that moderate-to-low exposure to the commonly used chemical bisphenol-A can affect reproductive health. . . . Researchers discover that binding copper to loose prion proteins might help prevent prion-related diseases like Cruetzfeldt-Jakob or Alzheimers. . . . New computer model can help doctors predict when to put diabetes patients on therapy to prevent heart disease and stroke. . . . Researchers get $1.2 million grant from National Science Foundation to study video games and create one that boosts memory, thinking skills in elderly.
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