West Lafayette, IN

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria will be Purdue University’s next president. Purdue’s Board of Trustees unanimously elected Silveria on Thursday. He takes office February 1, 2027, succeeding interim president Mitch Daniels. “While I am familiar with Purdue’s worldwide reputation for affordability and accessibility, ingenuity and integrity, I look […]

(West Lafayette, IN) — Purdue University has named retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria its 14th president. The university’s Board of Trustees unanimously elected Silveria during a special meeting Thursday. He takes [...]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Board of Trustees unanimously elected University of Arkansas System President Jay B. Silveria as the university’s 14th president Thursday. Silveria will succeed Mitch Daniels on Feb. 1, 2027. Daniels has served as interim president since July. Silveria, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, has led the University of Arkansas […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Notre Dame and Purdue will not play each other in the 2027 college football season. Purdue announced on Tuesday that they have decided to pause their football rivalry series with Notre Dame. They are replacing the Irish on next season’s schedule with West Virginia. Purdue last faced West Virginia on Sept. […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Fans will have to wait to see another edition of the Purdue-Notre Dame football rivalry. The Boilermakers announced Tuesday that a road trip to West Virginia will replace the previously scheduled trip to South Bend for the 2027 season. This effectively “pauses” the in-state rivalry series between the Boilers and Irish, […]

SIU’s competitive aviation team, the Flying Salukis, seeks to defend their 14-year run as regional title holders at the 2026 National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Region VIII SAFECON competition. The Flying Salukis will compete at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, from Oct. 26-29.   The 2026-27 Flying Salukis are a young team, following a...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Purdue men’s basketball coach Matt Painter has agreed to a contract extension that would keep him with the Boilermakers through the 2030-31 season. The extension and amended contract are pending approval by Purdue University’s Board of Trustees. Painter, who is entering his 22nd season as Purdue’s head coach, has led the Boilermakers […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Longtime state Sen. Ron Alting on Wednesday announced he will resign his seat if re-elected, citing neurological problems following accusations of shoplifting. Alting, a Republican, was first elected in 1998 and currently represents eastern Tippecanoe County and Carroll County. Last week, accusations surfaced that he had shoplifted from a store in West Lafayette. […]

Oakland University Men’s Golf finished ninth at the Purdue Fall Invitational on Oct. 13 in West Lafayette, Indiana, posting a three-round team score of 1, 121, 41 over par at the Kampen-Cosler Golf Course. The Golden Grizzlies competed in a “play six, count five” format against a 14-team field, with five of six players’ scores...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Farmers at Purdue University are learning how to manage crops in the field using up-to-the-minute data. Northwest of Purdue University’s main campus, a small combine cuts what appears to be random rows of corn, but a larger picture emerges regarding the crop. “We’re in a trial here looking at some new […]