A group of serious, hardworking intellectuals published Rivet, the campus humor magazine, according to the 1949 Debris. Circulated as Limp Rivet in 1947, the tome had shortened its moniker by the following year due to the “suggestive” title. “The clever style of presenting campus problems and discussing them with an air of superimposed authority has […]
Senior, College of Agriculture || Indianapolis, IN Best thing about Purdue? There are so many things to do if you look in the right places. What keeps you busy? I am vice president of the Gold Mine, the student-led spirit section for women’s basketball. I design some of our T-shirts. Best campus food? Probably […]
Hustle and grit refine setter Hayley Bush’s standout performance Moving from a hometown with a population roughly one-third the size of Purdue’s student enrollment required some getting used to for Hayley Bush, a junior in the College of Agriculture. The sense of family and familiarity of the landscape attracted her to West Lafayette. “It’s definitely […]
Megan Finnerty (LA’02) knew well before she came to West Lafayette that she wanted to be a journalist. But the classes for her mass communication and media studies major weren’t like those of a traditional “J-school” — and that’s precisely why she says she’s found success. “The whole communications approach was theory based, not occupation […]
Situated near the current location of the Mathematical Sciences Building, Purdue Hall was the sole men’s dormitory until 1902. The four-story brick structure, one of Purdue’s original three buildings, was completed in 1873, a year before the University’s first classes began. Initially called Men’s Dormitory and the Old Dorm, Purdue Hall was also the site […]
In high school, Brad Ruder (T’93) carefully researched college options across the country from his New Jersey home and chose Purdue for its outstanding construction engineering and management program. Building was his first love, and he wanted a curriculum that covered all aspects of the construction process. Little did he know then that his life’s […]
When whistleblower Edward Snowden became a household name in the early 2010s, Carey Parker’s (ECE’91, MS ECE’92) career as a security and privacy advocate took shape. “I wanted to bridge the gap between the physical world and the cyber world,” he says. “In our physical daily lives, we have locks, smoke alarms, and seat belts […]
Tyler Duncan nabs first PGA Tour title, realizing childhood dream Tyler Duncan (M’12) swung his first golf club at 6 years old. “My grandpa built clubs at the local golf course,” says the Columbia,Indiana, native. “He would just cut off a 3-wood, an 8-iron, and a putter, and I would just ride around on the […]
A s the COVID-19 coronavirus spread around the globe, university administration acted swiftly to minimize the threat to campus. Thousands of students moved out early. Social distancing and stay-home orders were implemented. Purdue held its first virtual commencement. Meanwhile, alumni everywhere found ways to fight the pandemic and support their communities by working on the […]
We asked the Class of 2020 to look back on their time at Purdue and share what it feels like to graduate against the backdrop of the COVID‑19 pandemic. Like most graduates, their responses were tinged with nostalgia. This isn’t the ending to their college years that they’d imagined. Though they were deprived of the […]
