North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University is an institution of higher learning located in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State University was founded and designated as the state's land-grant institution by the General Assembly in 1887 as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

Athletic teams are called the Wolfpack. North Carolina State particpates in the NCAA Division I-A and in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Architecturally, NCSU is known for its distinctive red brick buildings and the "belltower." Due to oversupply, odd brick statues dot the landscape, a large section of campus is paved over with brick ("the brickyard") and most sidewalks are also made with brick.

See http://www.ncsu.edu/