From the mid-1910s until 1969, Purdue faculty, staff, students, and visitors had the chance to stop by the Purdue University Creamery on campus, where they could purchase fresh ice cream. The creamery was housed in Smith Hall after a gift of $50,000 from William C. Smith, a farmer from Williamsport, Indiana, to fund a building […]
Disagreeing without being disagreeable in election season In ancient Greece, Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics asserted that people were, by nature, political animals. Engagement in the political process was viewed as necessary, not only for the benefit of the community but also for one’s own virtue and life satisfaction. Flip on the television or pick up a […]
Sid McNairy (HHS’93) may have spent a good deal of his life coaching football, but he found his calling not on the field but on the mat. The former Northern Illinois University coach tried the centuries-old practice of yoga in the mid-1990s as he struggled to overcome an injury. Twenty years later, he teaches at […]
In the middle of May, on the first day of her Able Flight experience at Purdue University, Shavon McGlynn experienced her first airplane ride in a cockpit. “I went up with my instructor, and I was overwhelmed. I thought, ‘I don’t think I’m going to get my license.’ He showed me some maneuvers and then […]
As Baby Boomers start cleaning out attics and basements, many are discovering that Millennials are not so interested in the lifestyle trappings or nostalgic memorabilia they were so lovingly raised with. Recently, Kathy Hamilton Beno (HHS’82, M’82) and her husband, Greg (M’81), decided to move. Their four children had left home, and they no longer […]
Faculty share transformative visions for our future. We live in a world of small thinking. We live in a world where tomorrow’s world leaders engage in Twitter spats, where national conversations revolve around Bachelorette plot points, and where fast-food menu changes lead to vigorous debate. But what if we decided it was time to break […]
Emily Smith (HHS’10) enrolled at Purdue planning to become a kindergarten teacher. But in a big world, she found an even grander calling. Smith serves as chief of staff for Family Planning 2020 (FP2020), a global partnership hosted by the United Nations Foundation that supports the rights of women and girls to decide — freely […]
Biometric gun lock supports responsible ownership New toy cars with sirens were an exciting addition to Omer Kiyani’s (T’04) play time as a child. In fact, he was more excited about figuring out how they worked than with playing with them. When he dismantled his car to understand its inner workings, he tried to convince […]
Top 10 sexiest plants at Purdue With more than 40,000 plants on the West Lafayette campus, being selected as one of the sexiest is quite an honor. But who is keeping track of who is hot and who is not this season? … The Purdue Arboretum. The arboretum monitors the plant life throughout 2,552 acres, […]
If you’re going to work a retirement job, running a bed and breakfast in the US Virgin Islands might be tough to beat. From the white sand and turquoise waters to the interesting conversations with guests from all over the world, it’s worked out pretty well for Nancy Louis (LA’76). “I wanted a beach house,” […]
