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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is enhancing its presence at the Lafayette-West Lafayette 2008 Chamber Business Expo, which will take place Feb. 27 at University Plaza Hotel. “Different areas of the university have had exhibits over the years,” said Mike Piggott, director of community relations and visitor information at Purdue. “The idea is to [...]

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