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Teachers, students and parents prepare for upcoming classes.

The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic for Cancer Research, held at the new Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NCSU on Sunday, helped to raise $500,000 to ... more

The 2009 N.C. State football team gathers for their group photo and media day.

N.C. State's football team takes the field for their first practice of the 2009 season.

The Southeastern Division of the Train Collectors Association hosted a train sale and swap meet at the N.C. State Fairgrounds on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009.

Nearly 250 cyclists gathered for the N.C. Bicycle Club Summer Rally to honor Bruce Rosar, a cycling safety advocate who was killed in a July 11 ... more

34 teams and more than 1100 swimmers gathered at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary for the Greater Raleigh Summer League Championships on ... more

"Ironkids" compete in triathlon on NCSU's Centennial Campus. Photos by staff photojournalist John Rottet.