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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — State Sens. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) and Brandt Hershman (R-Wheatfield) yesterday (July 9) announced that Purdue University is a recipient of a $2,085,000 grant to help find ways to improve the nation’s transportation system. Hershman said Purdue is only one of 10 universities across the country selected competitively by the U.S. Department of [...]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Military veterans, reserve and active duty military students attending Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus and the Technology Statewide sites can use the Yellow Ribbon Program to help pay for their education. The Yellow Ribbon Program, which is an enhancement of the Post 9/11 GI Bill, will be available Aug. 1. The [...]

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Purdue junior Allie Smith scored in the 100-meter backstroke Wednesday at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships in Indianapolis. “This was a great experience for Allie to race at the national level,” head coach John Klinge said. “It’s exciting that she was able to score at her first national championships.” Smith put [...]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue assistant wrestling coach Tom Erikson was inducted to the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association (IHSWCA) Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Erikson was named an Honorary Member after his contributions to Indiana wrestling over his 10 seasons as a member of the Boilermaker wrestling staff. “This is a great honor [...]

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HAMMOND, Ind. — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana announced that a three-count indictment was returned against Ashton Lundeby for his role in Internet bomb and related threats directed to Purdue University at West Lafayette, Ind., Indiana University/Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Ind., and numerous other educational institutions throughout the country. [...]

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Detectives are investigating an altercation that resulted in one person being treated at Home Hospital. The Sheriff’s Office received a report of the injury at 12:30 a.m. after the victim, twenty-five year old Adam Jones, went to the Hospital to be treated for a stab wound to the chest. [...]

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