WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers scored its fourth consecutive first-place finish Saturday (Feb. 23) in the 26th annual regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest by making a hamburger in the most inefficient way possible. Drew Wischer, left, a senior in aviation technology from Cedarburg, Wis., and Zach Umperovitch, a sophomore in engineering [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police are investigating a report of an assault that occurred Saturday (Feb. 23) on campus. A woman reported the alleged incident to police at about 2:15 a.m. She said she was walking from Owen Residence Hall and a man followed her for a distance before stopping her at the northwest [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Performances by the New Directional Players, Haraka Writers, the Jahari Dance Troupe and the Black Voices of Inspiration will highlight the Purdue University Black Cultural Center’s Coffee House on March 5-6. The performances, at 7 p.m. each evening at the BCC, are free and open to the public. The New Directional Players is [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police are investigating reports of a man looking into the first-floor windows of women’s rooms Wednesday (Feb. 20) night at Hilltop Apartments. Police Composite Sketch According to a police report, at about 9:30 p.m. two women in Building 11 of the complex reported seeing the man looking in their window. [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police are investigating vandalism to three vehicles parked side-by-side in McCutcheon Drive Parking Garage on campus. The vehicles were parked on the garage’s fourth floor, and the acts of vandalism occurred before 9 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 20), Lt. Fred Davis said. Police responded to a call from a McCutcheon Residence Hall [...] Read the full story