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Purdue shooting for 3rd straight Big Ten title. Painter says conference expansion makes task tougher
Purdue has won 63 of its last 74 games and two straight Big Ten championships, played in the national title game in April and has the conference’s preseason player of the year among its three returning starters. All that makes the 14th-ranked Boilermakers the favorite to win the league again. Coach Matt Painter said whichever team finishes on top in the first season of an 18-team Big Ten will be the one that stays healthy, makes its own breaks and maybe gets a little lucky. “It’s just a crap shoot,” he said. “It’s good that people pick you to win your league, but it really means nothing. If you are there in the first week of March, then it does mean something.”
WL Board of Works approves street and sidewalk closures
Multiple lane, sidewalk and road closures were approved at Tuesday morning's West Lafayette Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. A lane closure will occur at Woodland Avenue, south of Hillcrest Road, from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday for the Hill and Dales Neighborhood Association fall block party. The...
Mountain Jack’s Steakhouse Was Once a Michigan Favorite – There’s Just One Location Left
One of the restaurant chains that is now part of Michigan's past is Mountain Jacks. Do you remember eating there?. Mountain Jacks had locations across the state including on Westnedge in Portage (where today's Logan's Roadhouse is) as well as Grand Rapids, Lansing, Traverse City, Metro Detroit and more. There were as many as 21 locations of the chain before it filed for bankruptcy in 2008.
University Book Store Purdue Sports Headlines: Oct. 21
Purdue Tweets and Video Quote of the Day More Headlines Links Gallery: Purdue volleyball in Mackey – Purduesports.comTne Observations: Purdue-Oregon – GoldandBlack.comPurdue VB sets attendance record with sweep over IU in Mackey – Purduesports.com Purdue scrimmage observations – Indy StarThree Thoughts from the Weekend – GoldandBlack.com The Envelope Please: Week 8 Awards – GoldandBlack.comPurdue loses […] The post University Book Store Purdue Sports Headlines: Oct. 21 appeared first on On3.
Purdue graduate students and greek life petition against proposed parking changes
With a parking crisis looming the university, students and faculty alike are finding themselves wary of the changes to come. The West Lafayette City Council is proposing that all free parking spots will become metered at a cost of $1 to $3 an hour—an unideal fix to a large problem.
Purdue IT attributes delayed 'timely warnings' to large server
On the night of Sept. 25, Purdue police issued a “timely warning” to students across campus, but students reported they received the notification at different times. “Purdue University police are investigating a possible abduction after a call from a student reporting he witnessed two subjects get out of a car and then place a bag over a third subject’s head and put that person into the car,” according to the timely warning.
Men’s golf finishes 8th in final fall tournament
Purdue men’s golf wrapped up its final tournament of the fall on Monday, finishing in eighth place, with the standout performer being senior Nels Surtani. Surtani turned in scorecards of 74-71-71 on his way to shooting even par for the tournament. He was the only Boilermaker to not shoot over par for the tournament and came home tied for 13th for his efforts.
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