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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– Purdue University on Friday (July 15) will launch AlcoholEdu, an online course about the impact and responsibilities associated with drinking. “This program will enhance our existing efforts to encourage healthy choices and impact the alcohol culture and behavior,” said Melissa Exum, vice president for student affairs. “Our goal is to provide […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police arrested a student on two felony drug charges Tuesday (Jan. 12). According to a report, police were called around 10:30 p.m. because several people were seen going to a second-floor room at First Street Towers. Purdue police K9 Nicky was brought in and indicated the possible presence of […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Wiley Dining Court, which opened its doors last fall, has earned an “Outstanding Designs” citation in the 2009 American School and University magazine. Every dining court project at Purdue has won at least one citation from the American School and University or College and University Planning magazines. Both publications are information […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Student Health Center on Wednesday (Sept. 2) reported that 47 students with suspected H1N1 influenza (swine flu) have been treated there. All appear to have relatively mild cases, much like the seasonal flu. The patients have been advised to take the same steps they would for any type of […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new Purdue University residence hall that has 365 student rooms with private baths and air-conditioning, and living rooms with flat-screen televisions for each cluster of 22 rooms, will open its doors Aug. 15 when students begin returning to campus. The last new residence hall to be completed was in 1993, […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University students living on campus donated 3,984 pounds of food to give a boost to mail carriers in Tippecanoe County during the 16th annual National Association of Letter Carriers food drive. In its first year of participating, Purdue University Residences pushed the local total up to 74,000 pounds, two tons […]