its the freakin national anthem of our school. win or lose, you should respect it and stay for the playing of it.


sorry to start a thread, but i hope we can get more people to stay and pay respect to it after all our bball games this year.

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"North Carolina State's Alma Mater was written by two students in the early 1920's. Dr. Alvin M. Fountain, a class of ‘22 alumnus and editor of The Technician, wrote the words, while Bonnie Norris, from the class of 1923, composed the music. The NCSU Alma Mater Where the winds of Dixie softly blow o'er the fields of Caroline, There stands ever cherished, N.C. State, as thy honored shrine So lift your voices! Loudly sing from hill to oceanside! Our hearts ever hold you, N.C. State in the folds of our love and pride. "

http://fightmusic.com/mp3/acc/NC_State__NC_State_Alma_Mater.mp3 (someone embed that please)

so instead of trying to escape the crowds, stay an extra 45 seconds and help ressurect the tradition.

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 5:32 PM. Reason : .]

11/13/2007 5:31:53 PM

and for football games too, though we've only one more for those not going to wake

11/13/2007 5:32:42 PM

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"its the freakin national anthem of our school"

Ha ha at this quote. I agree though that people should stay and sing. TOB is trying to start a new tradition and we as fans need to support it.

11/13/2007 5:53:26 PM

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"editor of The Technician"

i bet he is rolling in his grave now

11/13/2007 6:03:26 PM

^ahaha, indeed

and, there may be a reason the tradition died?

11/13/2007 6:11:28 PM

i just heard Charlie Weiss on ESPN respond to a question about him hearing critics, and one of his responses was that win or lose, the pride that they have when they walk over to the student section after the game and sing the alma mater (with every single student still there) is incredible.

granted they suck and he's prolly gone after the season, thats the kinda stuff i think we need to have too.

11/13/2007 6:30:48 PM

reminds me of when this guy used to stand there all by himself

11/13/2007 6:58:16 PM