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Ballerina vs Flash Mob at Rock Out for Autism: Cornerstone Fall Festival, Sept 29
 

Ballerina vs Flash Mob at ‘Postcards’ concert

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Overwhelming response to a trial collaboration between the Purdue Philharmonic and Lafayette Ballet in 2011 has resulted in two nights of “Postcards” concerts in the Lafayette Ballet Ballroom on Saturday (Sept. 22) and Sunday (Sept. 23). Admission is free to the one-hour concert, but due to limited seating, reservations are advised. [...]

Rock Out for Autism: Cornerstone Fall Festival, Sept 29

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cornerstone Autism Foundation is hosting “Rock Out for Autism” on September 29th, 2012 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Lafayette, Indiana. This concert event will celebrate the lives touched by autism, and the money raised will benefit children and families affected by autism in Indiana. “Rock Out for [...]

Public forum continues arts-cultural assessment effort

06 December 2008

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe Cultural Planning Steering Committee will seek input from the community in a public forum at 7 p.m. Monday (Dec. 8), as an important next step for assessing the contributions as well as short- and long-term needs for Lafayette-West Lafayette’s arts and cultural community. Marc Goldring, associate principal of Massachusetts consulting [...]

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Purdue Memorial Union rings in the holiday season

06 December 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The holiday season at Purdue University kicks off Monday (Dec. 8) with the arrival of a 30-foot-tall Christmas tree in the Memorial Union’s Great Hall. The tree, which is scheduled to arrive at the Union at noon, is a donation from Karen and Jack Ferry of Lafayette. Karen Ferry has been [...]

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Breakfast w/ Santa at Purdue Memorial Union, Dec 13

06 December 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Breakfast with Santa, an annual holiday event at Purdue University, will take place from 8-10:30 a.m. Dec. 13 at the Great Hall, main lounge and Room 118 of the Purdue Memorial Union. Pappy’s Sweet Shop will serve breakfast in the main lounge, and children can have their pictures taken with Santa [...]

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Purdue student who died in Hawkins Hall fall identified

06 December 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The body found early Tuesday (Dec. 2) at the Hawkins Hall loading dock was positively identified Wednesday (Dec. 3) as that of Purdue University student Michael K. Allen. According to the office of the Tippecanoe County coroner, Allen’s death was caused by falling from a significant height. Allen, 20, of Fremont, [...]

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Purdue students find ways to utilize Web 2.0 in K-16 classrooms

03 December 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Teams of Purdue University students have created an online teacher resource for utilizing Web 2.0 technologies like Facebook, Google Docs, Flickr and Twitter in K-16 classrooms. Timothy Newby, professor of educational technology, charged the students of the “Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing” class with investigating 34 different Web 2.0 technologies [...]

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Boilers Care-and-Share kicks off Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

01 December 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University will begin collecting non-food items at campus drop-off points beginning Monday (Dec. 8th) for the annual Boilers Care-and-Share drive (formerly Gifts-in-Kind) as part of the 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Collection boxes will be placed in university buildings through Jan. 14 for donations of family health items such [...]

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