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The Purdue "All-American" Marching Band (or AAMB) is the marching band of Purdue University and performs at Purdue Boilermakers football games. The AAMB is also the official band of the Indianapolis 500 race, having held the position since 1919. [citation needed] Since the founding of the band in 1886, the group has grown from an original 5 ...
The Association of College Honor Societies was formed in 1925 to create a network of affiliated societies and promote standards for scholarship and leadership on campus. The founding societies intended to establish and maintain desirable standards for groups wishing to call themselves honor societies. These standards included criteria for ...
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture; the first classes were held on September 16, 1874.
An abrupt ending. On Jan. 12, 1952, Hall scored six points in Purdue’s 85-83 loss at Northwestern. Northwestern limited Hall to a low-scoring night, but he scored a late bucket to give the ...
Purdue's official mascot is a locomotive, the Boilermaker Special. The Monon Railroad had its main locomotive shops in Lafayette, not far from campus. Purdue's athletic teams wear a combination of old-gold, black, and white, colors that have identified Purdue since 1887. Varsity sports
The Purdue Varsity Glee Club is one of the principal vocal groups of Purdue University. It sings a wide variety of music comprising novelty, patriotic, classical, inspirational, jazz, pop, and barbershop genres. The group currently consists of roughly 60-70 tenors and basses, includes a live accompanying band, and is one of six ensembles ...
A police officer at Purdue University is being accused of aggressively arresting a man in a now-viral video. On social The post Purdue officer shown aggressively arresting Black man in viral video ...
Purdue Pete carries a large hammer, reminiscent of the type of large mallets used to mold steel by boilermakers. The current head utilizes a fiberglass frame, but is much smaller and lighter than previous designs, as it is made primarily of a composite. [7] The newest head of Pete was designed and created by students in the Aeronautical ...