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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Day at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 12 will feature more than 50 tents and exhibits that include robotics demonstrations, an obstacle course from the new College of Health and Human Sciences, and a spelling bee. Purdue Day exhibits that will line State Fair Boulevard at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Athletics has announced it is retiring the new Purdue Pete and will bring back the familiar Purdue Pete in response to requests by students, alumni and fans. “The fans have spoken, and we are listening. They like the Purdue Pete they’ve known for the last 30 years, and that’s the […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Styles from the mid-80s have not only gone out, but come back and gone out again, so Purdue University thinks it might be time to assess how sports mascot Purdue Pete could be made-over and updated for the 21st century. “Purdue Pete has undergone numerous changes in his history, and it’s […]