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North Carolina State University - Raleigh, North Carolina

On the SW corner of the traffic circle where Pullen Rd. intersects with Hillsborough Rd. It's near their belltower at the same point of the intersection. North Carolina State University in Raleigh is a large state university in Raleigh, NC. Their students and alumni bleed red and cheer for the Wolfpack. As a Tar Heel, I'm kind of *meh* about it; though they've had teams in football and basketball that have raised their rivalry profile, their matchups against Carolina don't garner the same enthusiasm from Tar Heels. But I will save that for later in the post. Right now, their famous NCS logo is colored red in honor of the state bird, the Cardinal. The block S has been used in variation since 1890, but it's design as seen below was first used in 2006. The Wolfpack was first adopted as its nickname and mascot in 1921, but names such as the Techs, the Aggies, and the Red Terror have been used prior to that adoption. It is said that the Wolfpack adoption was from a