Purdue University’s official mascot, the Purdue Boilermaker Special, was involved in a fatal collision on the afternoon of April 24, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office said. According to the ...

But hundreds of students Thursday afternoon didn’t come to jump in bouncy houses or engage in time-tested Purdue traditions. Some came in “Make America Great Again” hats or with signs of ...

According to the university's website, Purdue Pete was "a grinning, muscular icon reflected a boilermaker tradesman with a mallet for molding steel and hat to keep grease out of his hair." ...