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A Man on the Move

Chancellor Kevin Howell ’88 is already a familiar face around NC State’s campus.

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Illustration shows a better food distribution system

Appetite for Change

An engineer finds more efficient ways to get donations from food banks to people who need them. 
T.C. DiBella stands in the Asheville Pinball Machine.

The Flip Side

T.C. DiBella ’97 MED has pushed all the right buttons to make the Asheville Pinball Museum an unforgettable experience. 
Archaeology students dig in the ground with spades.

A Deeper Dig

An anthropology graduate student leads an archaeological dig at historic Glencoe Mill Village in Burlington, N.C. 
Student worker helps customer at information desk in Talley Student Union.

Talley Turns 10

We celebrate a decade of the iconic space that’s been powered by students. 
Flowers in the red and white garden.

Coloring Outside the Lines

New student-led garden unites and surprises the Pack. 
Lex Thomas runs down the football field

Running in the Family

Lex Thomas is fulfilling a legacy with the Wolfpack. 
Tynesha Lewis stands on the court at a basketball game.

Where Are They Now — Tynesha Lewis ’01, ’04

THEN: An upstart freshman on Kay Yow’s 1998 Final Four squad NOW: Head women’s basketball coach of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs 
Blake Layfield leans on a bourbon barrel.

A Spirited Approach

Blake Layfield ’07, ’09 MS, ’16 PHD cultivates flavor from field to pour for Maker’s Mark. 
Demarcus Williams and Kermit Bailey pose for a photograph together.

Forward Focus

Demarcus Williams ’03 creates scholarship to honor professor who kept him on track. 
A picture of Jacqueline Fennell, smiling and embodying grace.

Joyful Noise

Jacqueline Fennell ’06 spent her life making sure she was heard. 
Karrie Dixon at NC Central University

Flight Path

Karrie Dixon ’97, ’03 EDD charts a course for student success while trailblazing in university leadership. 
Shelby Neal with a barbell and heavy weights at a CrossFit competition

Crossing Paths

Shelby Neal ’22 has engineered quite the career competing in the CrossFit Games. 
Illustration of the ocean from above; sea life and microplastics are visible under the surface.

Pollution Solution

Researchers develop tiny cleaners to tackle the big problem of microplastics. 
A model in a kimono picks flowers in the Gregg Museum as part of the "living" exhibit fashion show.

Seamless Transition

Art2Wear tries on a new venue — and becomes more “lively.” 
Mariana Fabian

Reel Talk

Five years ago, if you’d told Mariana Fabian ’23 that in 2025 she would be promoting her first feature film, she wouldn’t have believed you. Then, Fabian was a first-year student studying psychology at NC State. She hadn’t yet changed her major to film studies, and she hadn’t met Catherine Argyrople, the film’s co-writer. But when… 
Ben McNeely in his office

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Editorial adviser for NC State Student Media 
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