WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Technology Student Council, made up of students from Purdue University’s College of Technology, is holding a food drive Dec. 1-12 to benefit Food Finders Food Bank in Lafayette. Each of the eight departments in the college will have its own donation box, as will staff and administration members in the college [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Boiler Volunteer Network collected more than 12,000 pounds of food this month thanks to Purdue University students, faculty and staff. The eighth annual Fall Harvest Food Drive solicited donations from the Purdue community, with all items going to the Food Finders Food Bank, which serves 16 Indiana counties. Twenty-five student organizations participated, [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s fire department is making use of a video specifically produced to inform college students about fire prevention and safety in and around campus. The video, called “To Hell and Back: College Fire Survival,” is available by going online to http://igot2kno.org. Produced by the People’s Burn Foundation of Indiana and funded [...] Read the full story

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — CityBus will host “Office Hours” on the Purdue West Lafayette campus to discuss the bus sytem with customers. Purdue students, faculty, staff, and all other CityBus riders are invited to share your ideas, make suggestions, or ask questions of CityBus managers. During the event, CityBus will also host public meetings to discuss [...] Read the full story

WASHINGTON, DC — The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2009 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2009, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups, or panel trucks) will be: 55 cents [...] Read the full story