Posted on 30 August 2011. Tags: Public Forum, Purdue University, September 11
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A panel discussion on how and why the nation and world have changed since 9/11 will be presented on September 13 at Purdue University. The event, which is free and open to the public, is at 7:30pm in Wetherill Hall, Room 172. The panelists are: Berenice Carroll, professor emerita of political […]
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Posted on 30 August 2011. Tags: Big Ten, NCAA Football, Purdue Football
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue kicker Carson Wiggs has been named a first team preseason All-American by SportsIllustrated.com. The senior from Grand Prairie, Texas, owns the four longest field goals in school history (59, 55, 53 and 52 yards), has the highest career field goal percentage ever at Purdue (.715, 37 for 51) and has […]
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Posted on 30 August 2011. Tags: Big Ten, Big Ten Championships, John Purdue Club, NCAA Football
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Although general public tickets for the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game are sold out, each conference school will receive 150 tickets (100 priced at $125 and 50 priced at $175) to sell. The Purdue Athletic Ticket Office is taking requests from interested John Purdue Club members through November 1, 2011 […]
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Posted on 30 August 2011. Tags: Area IV Agency, nominations, Seniors
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Greater Lafayette Senior Fair Committee is asking for nominations for the 3rd annual “Spirit of Jane Award”, to be awarded this fall at the Greater Lafayette Senior Fair on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. The award honors Jane L. Shuck, who lost her battle with lung cancer in 2009. She was a […]
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Posted on 30 August 2011. Tags: campus life, iPad, iPhone, Purdue students
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University has updated its app for Apple iPhone and iPads to make it easier for students to view dining court menus or catch a bus. Martin Sickafoose, director of online marketing, said when developing the updated version, the team looked at how the app could be most useful. “We received […]
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Posted on 30 August 2011. Tags: latino, Latino Cultural Center, Latino Heritage Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Latino Cultural Center will observe Latino Heritage Month from September 15th through October 12th, 2011 with several events surrounding the theme of “The African Presence in the Americas.” The events are part of national Hispanic Heritage Month, which was established in 1968. In fall 2010, there were 1,184 Latino […]
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