Purdue news summary for week of April 1-5
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1. Purdue rowing club raising money for Wabash River complex
(NOTE: Because of the stormy weather forecast, The ''Battle of Tippecanoe''
rowing regatta scheduled for Saturday on the Wabash River has been
rescheduled to Sunday. Races will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude about noon.
Teams from Notre Dame, Indiana and Purdue universities are expected to
compete on a 2,250-meter course between the U.S. 52 Bridge and the John T.
Myers Pedestrian Bridge.)
2. Wabash National pledges $2.5 million to Krannert
3. Purdue names indoor swimming arena the Doris E. Holloway Pool
4. Board of Trustees
5. Faculty promotions
6. Purdue, students reach agreement on sweatshop issue
7. Carpenter ants make a life out of bugging homeowners
8. Purdue develops programs to promote wood products education
9. Dancing feet add to the beat in Variety Band-AMR concert
10. Purdue Theatre presents work by creator of 'Shakespeare in Love'
11. Grand Alternative providing drug-free fun during Grand Prix
12. Purdue nursing gala celebration will be April 28
13. Purdue Notebook
14. Purdue police investigate animal cruelty case in death of puppy
15. Purdue calendar
16. Agriculture calendar
17. Best Bets for Journalists
18. Inside Purdue and Perspective
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GENERAL INTEREST NEWS
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1. Purdue rowing club raising money for Wabash River complex
The Purdue Crew Club has launched a campaign to build a $3.5 million rowing
complex on the West Lafayette bank of the Wabash River. The proposed
25,000-square-foot facility will be constructed near the John T. Myers
Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge on the West Lafayette side of the Wabash. It will
replace a 19-year-old crew structure, located near South River Road about
three miles south of the city. ''Since it is planned for the downtown area,
it becomes part of the whole redevelopment effort along that stretch of the
river,'' said head coach David W. Kucik. ''It will change the feel of the
river, and the community will be able to watch the crew team practice and
compete in the downtown area.'' (Photo available.)
2. Wabash National pledges $2.5 million to Krannert
Wabash National Corp. of Lafayette has pledged $2.5 million to Purdue's
Krannert School of Management. The $55 million Krannert at the Frontier
campaign, the largest privately funded project in Purdue's history, has as
its central goal building and renovating facilities to house the Krannert
School's undergraduate and graduate education and research. A new $32
million building will be located across the street from the existing
Krannert Building at the corner of State and Grant streets on the West
Lafayette campus. The campaign also seeks $23 million to fund scholarships,
endowed professorships and high-technology equipment. In recognition of the
latest gift, a room in the new building will be named the Wabash National
Corporation Distance Education Amphitheater.
3. Purdue names indoor swimming arena the Doris E. Holloway Pool
Purdue officials will name the new indoor pool at the university's
Boilermaker Aquatic Center the Doris E. Holloway Pool. She, her husband,
Robert, and all four of their children graduated from Purdue, and the couple
have supported Purdue in a variety of ways for the past half century. The
Holloways own and operate three swimming clubs in the Louisville, Ky., area.
4. Board of Trustees
The board was meeting Friday (4/7). Because the board had not yet taken
action when this digest was compiled, a summary of its actions was not
available. The following stories will be available late Friday afternoon at
the News Service Web site.
-- Board will vote on student fees, budget proposal
-- Union Club renovation project, 10-year capital plan on agenda
-- Four faculty to be designated as named or distinguished professors
5. Faculty promotions
The Board of Trustees was to vote Friday (4/7) on faculty promotions,
effective with the 2000-2001 academic year. The list of faculty who were
promoted will be available Monday (4/10) at the News Service Web site.
6. Purdue, students reach agreement on sweatshop issue
Members of the Purdue Students Against Sweatshops have agreed to end their
hunger strike, and the university has agreed to undertake provisional
membership in one or more sweatshop monitoring groups by Sept. 30, provided
the organizations meet certain criteria. Six students took part in a hunger
strike, which began March 27, to urge the university to join one of the new
monitoring groups, the Workers Rights Consortium, which is holding its
founding meeting today (Friday, 4/7). A second group, the Fair Labor
Association, also has been formed to provide monitoring services. Joseph L.
Bennett, vice president for university relations and chairman of the
university's ad hoc sweatshop advisory committee, said the agreement to end
the hunger strike and resolve the monitoring issue in the fall was reached
just before midnight Thursday (4/6) after the strikers proposed a compromise
along those lines.
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS
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7. Carpenter ants make a life out of bugging homeowners
An unwanted guest is on its way to homes across Indiana. Unlike the relative
who overstays his welcome and eventually gets the hint, however, the
carpenter ant has no intention of leaving. Carpenter ants awaken from their
winter hibernation each spring and begin their annual search for food and
shelter. Often, the best eats and lodging are found under roof. Purdue
entomology professor Gary Bennett and former Purdue research scientist
Daniel Suiter said stopping the large, black ants from trudging through the
house usually requires the services of a pest control professional. But
homeowners can take steps themselves to slow the critters' progress, they
said. The first carpenter ant sightings typically occur in April, but
Bennett said he spotted the ants in his home in March this year.
8. Purdue develops programs to promote wood products education
A summer course for high school educators and an upgraded wood products
manufacturing curriculum are part of Purdue's efforts to increase public
awareness of the importance of wood. ''Wood products are an integral part of
Indiana's economy,'' said Dan Cassens, professor and specialist in hardwood
forest products and industry education. Because of increased interest in
wood products manufacturing, Purdue will offer a summer course for high
school teachers from June 5 to June 9.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ITEMS
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9. Dancing feet add to the beat in Variety Band-AMR concert
Twirlers normally known for high-flying batons will show off their jazz and
tap dance talents in a multifaceted concert featuring Purdue's Variety Band
and American Music Review at 8 p.m. Friday, April 14, in Loeb Playhouse,
Stewart Center. Admission is free. Living up to its name, Variety Band will
perform everything from the popular ''Under the Sea'' theme from Disney's
animated movie ''The Little Mermaid'' to a medley of Stevie Wonder songs.
The musicians, dancers and singers that comprise American Music Review will
interpret classics from the likes of Cole Porter and George Gershwin.
10. Purdue Theatre presents work by creator of 'Shakespeare in Love'
Purdue Theatre's final mainstage production of the 1999-2000 season will be
''Arcadia,'' which was written by Tom Stoppard, co-writer of last year's
Academy Award-winning Best Picture, ''Shakespeare in Love.'' ''Arcadia''
will play nightly in the Experimental Theatre April 13-22. Tickets are $7
for students and senior citizens, $11 for others. The run opens with a sneak
preview at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. Sneak preview tickets are $4.50.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
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11. Grand Alternative providing drug-free fun during Grand Prix
Thirty Purdue campus organizations, offices, departments and off-campus
student groups are teaming up to provide substance-free activities for
Purdue students during the annual Grand Prix celebration. Known as Grand
Alternative 2000, the events are a way of promoting a new type of Grand Prix
celebrating during a time that has traditionally been known for high-risk
drinking, said Kim Carter, drug education coordinator for Purdue's Student
Wellness Office. The substance-free events offered from April 17 through
Race Day on April 29 include outdoor concerts, movies, activities on
Memorial Mall, parties, dances, cookouts, athletic and pool tournaments,
free food, football, and Grand Prix Race festivities. The 21st Century Grand
Prix Convocation serves as the Grand Prix kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
(4/11) in Mackey Arena. More than 2,000 students are expected to attend the
event to raise awareness of alcohol and drug abuse.
12. Purdue nursing gala celebration will be April 28
All nurses and friends of nursing are invited to the Purdue School of
Nursing's second annual Gala Celebration of Nursing on Friday, April 28. The
event will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University Inn in West Lafayette.
The cost is $25 for the public and $15 for students, and that includes a
continental breakfast, a luncheon and a cake reception. Registration is due
by April 19.
13. Purdue Notebook
-- Black Voices of Inspiration will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday (4/11) at
Hillenbrand Hall
-- C. Richard Edwards, Larry Bledsoe and Corey Gerber honored as part of a
team that won the USDA-ARS 1999 Technology Transfer Award for a program on
corn rootworm control
14. Purdue police investigate animal cruelty case in death of puppy
Purdue police have questioned a student about the death of one puppy and
serious injury to another in the student's apartment in Purdue Village
(formerly Married Student Housing). The case has been forwarded to the
Tippecanoe County prosecutor's office, and an arrest and formal charges of
animal cruelty are possible, said Purdue Police Chief Linda J. Stump.
15. Purdue calendar
This calendar lists entertainment events, lectures, exhibits and meetings
involving Purdue people during the next four weeks. An interactive, online
calendar of Purdue events is at http://www.purdue.edu/calendar/
16. Agriculture calendar
This calendar lists Purdue Agriculture events during the next four weeks.
17. Best Bets for Journalists
-- Bug Bowl and Springfest: Sure signs of spring
-- 4-H volunteers: Lifeblood of the organization
''Best Bets'' also has details about Women in Engineering Career Day, a
meeting of the advisory board of the Global Trade Analysis Consortium, and
the Jewish Studies Ben and Louise Klatch Distinguished Lecture.
18. Inside Purdue and Perspective
Check the online versions of Inside Purdue, the faculty/staff newspaper, and
Perspective, a quarterly publication for alumni, parents of students,
faculty and staff, for other news about Purdue, at
http://www.purdue.edu/PER/Periodicals.html.
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