Junior Lakisha Freeman paced Purdue with a team-high 17 points.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue has needed its three most experienced players to play at a high level this season for a depleted Boilermaker squad. On Thursday night, the trio paced the Boilermakers to a 56-54 victory over Minnesota.

Juniors Danielle Campbell and Lakisha Freeman and sophomore FahKara Malone accounted for all of Purdue’s first-half points as Purdue (11-10, 7-3 Big Ten) headed to the locker room clinging to a slim 27-26 lead. Malone led the way with 11 points while Campbell and Freeman both pitched in eight.

In the second half, it was much more of the same for the Boilermakers. Freeman continued her scoring streak by adding another nine points in the second half and finished with a team-high 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the floor.

The first points Purdue got from a different player came on a Kalika France jumper with 16:43 left. And with the score tied at 52, fellow starter Natasha Bogdanova hit what proved to be the game-winning 3 with a little more than one minute left in the game.

Malone finished with 15 points and six steals and Campbell finished with 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

The Boilermakers avenged a 70-63 loss to Minnesota earlier this season.

Leslie Knight led the Golden Gophers (15-7, 6-4) with a game-high 22 points and nine rebounds.

Here is a list of events happening Feb. 1-3 at the West Lafayette campus.

Friday, Feb. 1

• Chili cook-off and bake sale. Benefit for Habitat for Humanity sponsored by ITaP. 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. University Church, 320 North St. Minimum $5 donation for chili, crackers, drink. Bake sale items at $1 each.
• Swimming and diving (men and women) vs. Minnesota and Wisconsin. 6 p.m.
• Mock Indian wedding. Purdue Student Union Board. 7 p.m. South Ballrooom, PMU. Limited seating. 49-48976 or www.union.purdue.edu/psub.
• Swing Dance at Elliott. Lab and Concert Jazz Bands & American Musical Repertory Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music stage. 49-66785 or kcmatter@purdue.edu.

Saturday, Feb. 2

• Outreach event will showcase the benefits of working at Purdue and to provide information on applying for a position. The session will feature a brief overview of Purdue and the employment process.; current staff members’ experiences at the University; resume critiques; and mock interviews with Human Resource Services representatives. 9-11 a.m. Second Baptist Church, 2925 S. 18th St. Lafayette. For more information, visit the Diversity Task Force Web site at www.purdue.edu/treasurer/diversity/events.shtml or contact Human Resource Services at 496-1828.
• Ag Alumni Fish Fry. 11:30 a.m. luncheon. Speaker: Andrew Card, former White House chief of staff, on “Managing Amidst Crisis.” Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis. Advance tickets only: $20; 49-48593 or agalumni@purdue.edu. Also at 9:30 a.m.: Ag Forecast. Discussion of agriculture and agribusiness issues. Free. Old National Bank Grand Hall, Indiana State Fairgrounds.
• Swimming and diving (men and women) vs. Minnesota and Wisconsin. Noon. Also, women only vs. Illinois.
• College Bowl. Purdue Student Union Board. Noon-4 p.m. Stewart Center. Purdue competition to advance to regionals. 49-48976 or www.union.purdue.edu/psub.
• Margery Williams’ “The Velveteen Rabbit” by Enchantment Theatre Company. Convocations, Family Adventures. 3 p.m. Loeb. $14-$10.

All week

• Purdue University Galleries. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Two exhibitions through Feb. 17. “Insights into Suburbia.” Juried exhibition of 55 works in various media by 27 contemporary women artists. National Association of Women Artists and the Opalka Gallery of the Sage Colleges, Albany/Troy, N.Y. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU. “60 Square Inches: 16th Biennial North American Small Print Competition.” Purdue Galleries, competition host. Stewart Center Gallery.

Monday-Friday

• Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts; Purdue University Galleries. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 49-62958. Jan. 22-Feb. 1: “PLUSHED: art gone soft.” From artists working as part of a contemporary “do-it-yourself” craft revolution. Focusing on handmade toys. Jan. 22-Feb. 1: “Fashion Forward: Selections from the Purdue University Division of Theatre Special Collection of Historic Dress.” Developments of apparel technology and fashion design from the 1860s to the present.
• Libraries — Archives and Special Collections. “Snowflakes and Icicles: Winter Scenes of Campus.” Photographs. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Room 279, STEW. Through Feb. 27. www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/snowflakes/
• John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week: Potage au Pistou & Pork Roulade with Bleu Cheese & Spinach. To access the menu: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue students, faculty and staff should assume that the university will operate as usual on Friday (Feb. 1). However, a winter storm warning is in effect for Tippecanoe and surrounding counties. Information about conditions on campus and any changes in university operations will be posted online at www.purdue.edu and with the university’s Emergency Notification group on Facebook.

Please monitor these sites, as well as local news media for updates. Faculty members should take steps to notify students in the event of changes in individual class schedules. Crews are standing by to clear campus streets and parking areas, and university personnel will monitor weather conditions throughout the night to determine whether emergency steps need to be taken.

The university’s policy for snow recesses and severe weather emergencies is available online at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2007/SnowRecess-2007.pdf

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Applications are available for the Alpha Chi Omega chapter scholarship, which is awarded each year to a Purdue University student whose college career has been touched by the arts.

The annual scholarship, which was endowed in 2002, is presented to a student who has demonstrated excellence in visual or performing arts either through a major in arts or as a non-arts major who is eligible through participation in campus arts organizations. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Feb. 18.

Freshmen, sophomores and juniors with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and a previous semester index of 2.5 are eligible. The scholarship will be awarded for use in fall 2008.

Scholarship applications are available at Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, Purdue Musical Organizations, Purdue Bands, Office of the Dean of Students, Student Activities and Organizations, Black Cultural Center, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Services.

The scholarship will be awarded at the University Honors Convocation on April 13, and the winner will have his or her name added to an Alpha Chi Omega recognition plaque that is hung in Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts.

Alpha Chi Omega was founded in 1885 at Depauw University in Greencastle, Ind., by seven women from the school of music. Today the women’s fraternity is on more than 132 campuses. Purdue’s chapter was chartered in 1918 and is the 25th oldest chapter in the nation.

CHICAGO, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference Career Expo, presented by the Big Ten Network, will take place Friday, March 14, at Union Station in Indianapolis. The career fair aims to pair students from 11 of the nation’s most prestigious universities with the staffing needs of elite and industry-leading companies.

This is a chance for Big Ten students and alumni to be introduced to top-tier employers that are interested in hiring full-time or internship positions within their companies. Expo participants are invited to register online at http://www.bigtencareerexpo.com.

“The Big Ten Conference Career Expo will be a great networking opportunity for students, alumni and employers,” said Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament manager Rich Falk. “In addition, downtown restaurants in Indianapolis will be designated for each Big Ten university, which gives Career Expo participants additional opportunities to meet other students and alumni.”

The Big Ten Career Expo will be different than any other – a business casual event with no suits necessary. It will take place in conjunction with the 2008 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament in the heart of Indianapolis. The event is presented by the Big Ten Network and hosted by the Indiana Sports Corporation.

Some of the participating employers will include: Big Ten Network, Eli Lilly and Co., Wellpoint, Simon Property Group, Brightpoint, American Structurepoint, CareerBuilder.com, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Disney World Wide Services, Emmis Communications, Extron Electronics, Impact Networking, Indiana Sports Corporation, Indianapolis Colts, Momentum, NCAA, Nordstrom, Pacers Sports & Entertainment, St. Vincent Health, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Team Detroit (joint venture of several public relations firms) and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

The Big Ten Network launched Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The network is available through DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-Verse, Insight Communications, WideOpenWest, RCN, Service Electric and nearly 200 other cable operators.