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February is Black History Month, and here at Purdue we’re joining in celebrating black culture in America. Purdue University has it’s own long, complicated history of black culture. Purdue’s first black graduate, David Robert Lewis, earned his diploma in 1894 in Civil Engineering. The Black Cultural Center (BCC) opened on campus in 1970, and it …
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and there’s plenty to do around Purdue to celebrate! Whether you have a significant other or a group of friends, there’s plenty of locations on campus to grab a bite or sit down for a date. If you have the unlimited meal plan, the Flex Club is hosting a Fondue …
Lunar New Year is this weekend, and we’re getting geared up for celebrating. This year’s new year lands on January 28, so this evening marks the countdown to the Chinese new year. Although Americans usually celebrate New Year on January 1st, Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar, so it lands on the …
Welcome back to campus! It’s a new year, and many of you have probably set goals for the coming year, specifically in the next semester. A common New Year’s resolution, and a tricky one for college students, is a goal of saving up some money. Getting the grades you need and trying to balance a …
Purdue’s first end of semester is always marked with the panic and stress of finals and the excitement of Christmas break! Purdue University is full of holiday spirit this time of year, with the annual Christmas show, club events, and decorations in the Union. Purdue Dining & Catering loves kicking off the Holiday Season, …
The food truck is relatively new on campus; it was launched in September of 2015, making it only about a year old. Even though the truck is not the newest fixture at Purdue, it is massively popular. There is almost always a sizable line, and for the quality of food it’s not surprising. The truck …
With exams and the holidays coming up, Purdue students are certainly getting busy! Even with the promise of break coming up, there is still a lot to be done. Every year, many of the dorms put out food coffee, and tea during the week leading up to exams. Spots on campus that are usually reserved …
This week marks the last full week before Thanksgiving Break, and so Dining & Catering, in line with its yearly tradition, served up some Thanksgiving dinner for students. This event always falls the Thursday before Thanksgiving Thursday, and students line up out the doors to take part in the meal. This year, we were lucky to have …
This week marks the kick off of the Gingerbread Contest, an annual Purdue Dining & Catering event featuring Dining & Catering employees working with students to build their gingerbread houses. Houses in the past have been massive, creative and very detailed. The gingerbread houses are displayed in the dining courts of their origin to help make …
As most of you know, this weekend was Halloween weekend (Halloweekend, if you’re feeling fancy), and we at Purdue Dining & Catering decided to throw our own Halloween Celebration for campus residents. We mentioned this party in the blog post last week, and then this week we went to The Gathering Place in costume to …
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