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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Harry Potter series began with a boy exploring the world of wizards, but the hero is growing up and the latest film may not be so friendly for children, says a Purdue University expert who studies the effects of scary movies. “Harry Potter and his friends have matured, and so [...]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue divers Kara Cook and David Colturi each participated in a final Tuesday at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. Cook placed fifth in the synchronized platform competition while contesting her second event in as many days. The junior from The Woodlands, Texas, teamed with Southern Methodist University junior Audra [...]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Two current members and one signee of the Purdue men’s swimming and diving team are headed to Indianapolis this week for the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships. Andre Koop kicks off the Boilermakers’ entrants Tuesday with the 400-meter IM. The senior from Newton, Kan., improved his time in fourth on Purdue’s [...]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Crop producers should start scouting for signs of western bean cutworms this week, according to a Purdue University Extension specialist, after the first signs of the corn pest were recently found in northwestern Indiana. “Typically at the end of June we start catching our first moths, and that’s what’s happened this [...]

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University Entomology and Eli Lilly and Co.’s Tippecanoe Laboratories are once again sponsoring the Tippecanoe County Butterfly Encounter, Saturday, July 18, for butterfly enthusiasts of all ages and expert levels. The event, which begins with a newly added insect photography workshop, will convene at 9:00 am at the Lilly Tippecanoe [...]

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — St. Elizabeth Regional Health’s Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy department and Sigma Sports Medicine will sponsor a summer fitness and nutrition camp from 8:00 am to noon on Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24. The camp will take place at Happy Hollow Park, 1301 Happy Hollow Rd. in West Lafayette, Indiana. The week-long [...]

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