Veterinarian leaves career in academia to serve veterans In ways big and small, Purdue alumni shape the world every day. Across the country and around the globe, thousands of Purdue graduates make a positive impact on their communities. Timed to coincide with Purdue’s sesquicentennial, the Purdue Alumni Association is working to recognize the untold stories […]
Anthony “Tony” Harris (ME’75, HDR E’13) has always loved math. But he didn’t take calculus or any advanced classes in related fields — they weren’t even available at his south-side-Chicago high school in the 1960s. That never stopped Harris from dreaming big. He thought he’d become an architect, but his drafting-class teacher advised him engineering […]
Megan Stevens Montanti (LA’07) — known professionally as Megan Sara — has always felt a connection to the natural world. Interested in biology, she enrolled at Purdue in the College of Science; however, she soon realized her heart wasn’t in it. Montanti’s education prior to college had been very focused on the arts, and she […]
Still a long way to go in equal treatment of men and women athletes Tennis star Serena Williams being stripped of a point, then penalized a game, then fined $17,000 at the US Open was the “grossest example of sports sexism yet,” said two CBS.com journalists — both women. A male writer for the Telegraph in […]
Name: Peter Alexis Limon Gig: Lighting technician Years on the job: 21 On duty: Maintain light fixtures in Zone 3 on the north end of campus, including athletic facilities, many engineering buildings, and the Northwestern parking garage. What’s in a name: My parents named me Merribelle but nicknamed me Pete from birth. When I was […]
While today’s students unintentionally skate across patches of ice exposed by campus snow brooms — or ice polishers, as they’ve been cautiously dubbed — previous generations enjoyed ice skating as a more recreational activity. An outdoor ice rink, located just north of the swimming pools, was a crowd-pleasing feature of the Co-Recreational Gymnasium (now the […]
A well-timed case of appendicitis spared John Wooden’s life. But the Boilermaker who died in his stead aboard the USS Franklin was never far from his mind. It has been more than 70 years but Nancy Wooden Muehlhausen remembers it to this day. The fear. The anxiety. The unknown. Ten-year-old girls aren’t supposed to be […]
Redshirt senior Sherridan Atkinson found a home at Holloway After two seasons at Long Beach State, outside hitter Sherridan Atkinson was looking for a new collegiate home. She blanketed Division I coaches with the same generic email, ending each one with a school-specific shoutout — “Fight on Trojans!” or “Go Boilers!” Dave Shondell, Purdue’s head […]
From dirty socks to pickle juice, athletes share the pregame rituals that calm their nerves and give them a competitive edge The tics, wipes, bends, shuffles, and flexes you might see at the free throw line or in the batter’s box are only momentary rituals that basketball players, baseball players, and other athletes use aiming […]
MVP Ukari Figgs reflects on NCAA championship 20 years on For Ukari Figgs (me’99), the 1999 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game got off to a rough start. She went 0–8 on her shots in the first half. Worse yet: Purdue trailed Duke by five. Figgs, however, was undeterred. She had been through too much in […]
