A behind-the-scenes look at daily operations at the second-busiest airport in the state. 4:12 a.m. We meet Andrew Quirk, airport maintenance coordinator, at 4:00 a.m. on Monday, October 24, 2016, outside of the terminal building. His first order of business — to drive the runways and taxiways to check all of the lights. There are […]
Tucked behind the northwest corner of Marriott Hall lies a garden established in 2013 to grow vegetables and herbs for use in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management food-service labs. Chef Ambarish Lulay, department chef for HTM and chef for the university president at Westwood, conceived the garden as an opportunity to educate undergraduates […]
Known as “The Greatest Spectacle in College Racing,” Grand Prix was first held on May 17, 1958, in order to raise money for the Purdue Alumni Scholarship Foundation and give engineering students a chance to exercise their skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm. The idea for the race is credited to five students who decided it should […]
Beth Elzer (LA’93) has never been one to limit herself. She chose three majors over one (visual communication design, art history, and interdisciplinary film), decided she wanted to live in Europe a few years out of college and pitched a nonexistent job to a university (she was hired), and has merged her design skills and […]
Faculty and staff share the stories behind their personal collections The Nature of Inspiration It all started with an image of White Sands. About 10 years ago, Brian Leung, director of the Creative Writing Program, attended an exhibition on graphic art at the Cincinnati Museum of Modern Art. He was captivated by a Ford Times […]
The Boilermakers of Vandenberg Air Force Base One of the first things a young cadet learns is how to properly shine military-issue leather shoes. ROTC programs are designed to model operational military units for which customs and courtesies — including a meticulously presented uniform — are the foundational basis for etiquette and conduct. Col. Chris […]
Installed in May 2009, the green roof on the second floor of Schleman Hall of Student Services provides visitors with patio relaxation and study areas surrounded by a vegetative oasis. The project was spurred by the student-run Boiler Green Initiative and was one of the group’s first projects. The surface of the roof is covered […]
In 1990, when Tom Turpin gave an interview as his Entomology 105 students were preparing for the class’s extracurricular cockroach races, the professor had no idea a local radio station would run the story and more than 100 bug enthusiasts would show up to cheer on the insects. The large turnout prompted Turpin to set […]
A visit to Pappy’s Sweet Shop is a step back in time. Opened in 1927, the eatery has long been a favorite gathering place for students. Located in the Union Commons on the ground floor of the Purdue Memorial Union, the Pappy’s of today harkens back to the diner heydey of the 1950s. A $1.9 […]
The tuba is known as the foundation of bands and orchestras, and for over a decade, Purdue has held an annual concert dedicated to the jumbo musical instrument. An international tradition envisioned by musician and tuba enthusiast Harvey Phillips, known to many as Mr. Tuba, TubaChristmas began in New York City in 1974. Phillips wanted […]
