Main Campus of North Carolina State University

The brickyard is a popular gathering place for students who are on their way to and from class, eating a snack from the Atrium food court, or just taking a break.

[citation needed] Possibly the university's most notable symbol is the Memorial Tower, which is situated on the northeast corner of North Campus at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Pullen Road.

The Belltower did not originally have a bell; the electronic carillon system was housed in nearby Holladay Hall.

The most recent electronic bell carillon was installed in 1986 and dedicated in honor of NC State Chancellor Bostian.

Other bells were fundraised for and cast through the years, but it wasn't until a donation by the Henry family of Gastonia that the collection was completed.

On May 14, the university had a dedication ceremony which celebrated the completion of the interior stairs and carillon as well as the surrounding plaza space, now named Henry Square.

[7] Holladay Hall was the first building ever to be constructed at North Carolina State University, but was burned down in 1895 after a gas leak.

Though it had no electricity or running water, the basement contained laboratories, a kitchen, a dining hall, and a gymnasium.

Far western Central Campus primarily houses administration, maintenance, and facility operations buildings, though apartments and laboratories are found there.

[14] The building houses many organizations, including Student Government, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Center, and the Chaplains' Cooperative Ministry.

[15] The main level of the building features numerous eateries operated by University Dining, including the first Jason's Deli to be located on a college campus.

"[18] The building was renamed in honor of Dr. Augustus Witherspoon, the second African American student to receive a Ph.D. from NC State, in 1995.

The University Activities Board (UAB) holds surveys in which students vote for which films they wish to be shown the following semester.

All three of the university's major all-you-can-eat dining halls are located on Central Campus: Fountain, Case, and Clark.

[22] Reynolds Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena on Central Campus that hosts many campus-oriented and sports events, most notably the Wolfpack Women's basketball games.

The project will move the competition floor toward the south end of the building while lowering the seating capacity to 5,500 (a bit higher for festival events).

[23] Doak Field is a baseball stadium located west of the major residence halls on Central Campus.

Paul Derr Track and the adjoining Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium are currently being reconstructed on Central Campus, south of Reynolds Coliseum.

The old Paul Derr Track was from 1993 home to Sprint Capitol USA, the group of sprinters trained by BALCO informant and now federal investigated Jamaican coach, Trevor Graham.

It will consist of an oval (rounded rectangle) running track with a soccer field situated in the center.

South Campus is intertwined with commercial businesses and non-university buildings, mostly along Avent Ferry Road and Western Boulevard.

Harrelson Hall, located at the foot of the Brickyard on the North Campus, was one of the more distinctive buildings at NCSU.

The 105,732-square-foot (9,822.8 m2) building housed offices and classrooms for Mathematical Sciences, Foreign Languages, Sociology, and Anthropology.

Harrelson Hall earned a reputation on campus for having cramped uncomfortable rooms with poor sight lines and extremely tight, antiquated seating.