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Tippecanoe Sheriff asks public to help find credit card thief

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Tippecanoe County Sheriff's detectives are asking the public to help find a woman suspected of using a credit card stolen from a college student to buy gift cards worth $600 from Lafayette area merchants. [caption id="attachment_4655" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Surveillance image from Meijer on September 17, 2009"][/caption] On September ...

Purdue administers flu vaccine allotment, awaits next shipment

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue Student Health Center administered 347 doses of H1N1 vaccine Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 27 and 28) and is now awaiting new shipments, which are expected next Wednesday (Nov. 4). The university is providing vaccinations for students, faculty, staff and spouses of employees. Because of the ...

Signals to provide early academic intervention at Purdue

MALVERN, Pa., and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Signals, an innovative early intervention system that warns students that are at-risk of underperforming in a course and facilitates faculty interventions, will be enhanced and brought to higher education institutions through a joint effort by SunGard Higher Education, Purdue University and the Purdue ...

Renewable fuel talk turning to cellulosic gas, diesel

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University agricultural economist and energy policy analyst has changed his tune on renewable fuels. "We don't just talk about ethanol. We talk about biofuels," said Wally Tyner. "Ethanol is the product from corn, but you also can produce gasoline and diesel directly from cellulosic feedstocks. And ...

US-Canada border conference to feature trade, security, mobility experts

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The NEXTRANS Center, with the assistance of the government of Canada (avec l'appui du gouvernement du Canada) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), will host a Nov. 16 conference on U.S.-Canada border trade, security and mobility challenges. The daylong event -- titled In Step, In Line, ...

Purdue receives additional H1N1 vaccine

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue Student Health Center dispensed 147 doses of H1N1 vaccine Wednesday (Oct. 28) and has just received an additional 200 doses that will be available to students, faculty, staff and employee spouses beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 29). Because of the limited supply, only those ...

Eastside 9 movies, show times for Oct 28-Nov 5

Eastside 9 is located on Farabee Drive behind Pizza Hut. Farabee intersects with S.R. 26 just east of the Post Office. One theater features stadium seating, the other 8 are standard seating. Movie times are subject to change due to bookings and sneak previews. It’s always best to call to ...

Lafayette 7 movies, show times for Oct 28-Nov 5

Lafayette 7 is located in Lafayette, Indiana on McCarty Lane behind the K-Mart at Lafayette Crossing Shopping Center. Lafayette Crossing Shopping Center is accessible via S.R. 38 and is across from (behind) the Tippecanoe Mall. Movie times are subject to change due to bookings and sneak previews. It’s always best ...

Wabash Landing 9 movies, showtimes for Oct 28-Nov 5

Wabash Landing 9 is the closest movie theater to the Purdue campus and is located in the Wabash Landing Shopping Center on the Levee in West Lafayette, Indiana. There is ample parking across the street in the Levee parking lot, and there is a parking garage behind the theater. If ...

Purdue’s Latino Cultural Center to celebrate ‘Día de los Muertos’

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University's Latino Cultural Center will celebrate the Mexican holiday, "Día de los Muertos," or Day of the Dead, with music, crafts and food from 4-7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the YWCA of Greater Lafayette at 605 N. Sixth Street in Downtown Lafayette. The event is ...