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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 [...]

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Purdue places fraternity, cooperative on probation

14 February 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University officials on Monday (Feb. 14) announced that a fraternity and a cooperative housing unit have been placed on probation. The Gamma Omicron Chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will be on probation through fall semester 2011 for hazing and alcohol violations. Shoemaker Cooperative will be on probation through [...]

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Inaugural West Lafayette City Summit to take place February 7

04 February 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The City of West Lafayette invites the public to its inaugural city summit, Monday, February 7, at 6:30 p.m., West Lafayette City Hall, 609 West Navajo St. The agenda includes the state of the city address by Mayor John Dennis and presentation of the city’s first annual volunteer recognition awards to [...]

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Mithun Jacob uses a prototype robotic scrub nurse with graduate student Yu-Ting Li

Future surgeons may use robotic nurse, ‘gesture recognition’

03 February 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Surgeons of the future might use a system that recognizes hand gestures as commands to control a robotic scrub nurse or tell a computer to display medical images of the patient during an operation. Both the hand-gesture recognition and robotic nurse innovations might help to reduce the length of surgeries and [...]

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Military Family Research Institute awards $9,400 to student veteran orgs

03 February 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University awarded more than $9,400 to six Indiana student veterans’ organizations, including one that replicated a football rivalry event that raised more than $2,700 for a veterans’ charity. The grants ranged from $685 to $2,000 and were awarded through MFRI’s Operation Diploma. Funded by [...]

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PMO Singing Valentines

Purdue performers to offer singing Valentines

03 February 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Musical Organizations will be available for hire as they offer singing Valentines for the upcoming holiday. On Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, a group of student performers from Purdue Musical Organizations will sing a romantic tune and deliver a rose, cookie and personalized card to locations throughout the Greater Lafayette area [...]

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Saturday Cinema to showcase local, independent art films

03 February 2011

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Saturday Cinema will be hosted again on February 12th in downtown Lafayette’s LaLa Gallery, 609 Main St. Doors will open at 5:40p and the show will begin at 6p. Saturday Cinema was created by LaLa Gallery owner Angela Vinson and video producer Manny Cervantes. The goal of the program is to serve [...]

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Greater Lafayette Community Calendar

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