Found 329 events matching "year:[1970 TO 1979]"

Comedian David Frye performed a show at the Student Center Theatre.

Free beer was offered during the first annual Student Government Coffee House party with no reported incidents.

NC State defeated Maryland, 76-74, in the finals of the ACC basketball tournament and won the conference championship. Junior center Tommy Burleson was named the ACC Tournament MVP. The wins ended an undefeated season for the Wolfpack at 27-0.

A bachelor's degree in social work was first offered, and the social work program joined the School of Education.

The Technician received its third consecutive "All-American" rating from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP).

Enrollment for the fall term hit a new record of 13,800.

Before defeating Marquette for NC State's first NCAA men's basketball championship, State beat UCLA and sparked a huge riot on Hillsborough Street.

The UNC System was created with NC State as one of the constituent campuses. A Board of Governors was established at the system level, and a new Board of Trustees was instituted at NC State to oversee matters specific to the university.

A snowstorm hit NC State and buried the campus in snow drifts.

The North Carolina General Assembly appropriated funding of libraries at the 16 senior public institutions of higher education in the state. NC State received an increase of $723,915, which resulted in a budget of $1,313,833 for fiscal year of 1970 to 1971. The budget for books, periodicals, and binding increased to $624,123.

Rigney served as interim chancellor after Chancellor Caldwell retired and before Chancellor Thomas took the position. (Biography of Jackson Rigney)

The School of Forest Resources Library opened in Biltmore Hall. It later became the Natural Resources Library.

Jim Wilkins of NC State set a new time record of 4:01 in the individual mile run in Gainesville, Florida.

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Swimmers Steve Gregg and Dan Harrigan won medals for the U.S. at the summer Olympics in Montreal.