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February 2008

hoops for hope

Think Pink

When the NC State women's basketball team took the hardwood for a nationally televised, ACC conference matchup with Boston College on Sunday, Feb. 10, it was a celebration of hope that truly took center stage. Led by Wolfpack women's basketball coach Kay Yow - thousands of breast cancer survivors and their supporters packed Reynolds Coliseum for the third annual Hoops for Hope.

polar plunge

Taking the Plunge

On February 2, 2008, NC State University held its 3rd annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics North Carolina, helping to kick off the N.C. State Police Department’s fundraising efforts for the North Carolina Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

iraqi animal health

Empowering a Nation

As Iraqis continue to rebuild their country in hopes of finding the safety, shelter and prosperity that we as Americans enjoy each day, a group of U.S. educators - including Prema Arasu, professor in parasitology at NC State University's College of Veterinary Medicine - has banded together to lend their expertise to the cause.