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Agave plant grows into death bloom after 30 years
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (718+ words) Krista Johnson and Eva Misserbiev, greenhouse coordinator and assistant respectively, pose near a blooming agave Krista Johnson walked into Purdue's permanent greenhouse collection in April and saw something shocking. "I was like, "Oh my god. It's about to bloom' and…...
6/26/26 Agave angle with cactus
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (40+ words) Purdue Exponent The Botany & Plant Pathology department's agave tequiliana sits June 26 inside a Lilly Greenhouse. Boilers take giant leap to the big leagues West Lafayette cold case resurfaces after 49 years...
Purdue fans react to Elite Eight loss against Arizona
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (827+ words) A group of Purdue students watches as the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats hold a great lead over the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers at the end of the second half of Saturday's game. Students at the Elite Eight Student Watch Party shared a…...
Photo gallery: 3/28/26 No. 1 Arizona 79, No. 2 Purdue 64
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (780+ words) SAN JOSE, Calif " Purdue has been eliminated from the NCAA Tournament after losing to No. 1-seed Arizona in Elite Eight matchup. With that, the program says goodbye to a possible return back to Indianapolis for the Final Four. After defeating…...
WATCH: Painter, players reflect on final loss, senior trio's collegiate career
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (154+ words) SAN JOSE, Calif " After a disappointing loss to No. 1-seed Arizona Saturday night, Purdue's senior trio walked off the court as collegiate players for the last time. Coach Matt Painter, senior forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, senior guard Fletcher Loyer, senior center…...
Purdue senior trio takes last collegiate steps in Elite Eight
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1043+ words) Senior guard Braden Smith lays on the floor after drawing an offensive foul against Arizona during Saturday's Elite Eight game at SAP Center in San Jose, California. Purdue lost 79-64, marking Smith's final collegiate basketball game. SAN JOSE, Calif " After one…...
Frontcourts clash, foul caution highlight Purdue's path to take down Arizona
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (305+ words) Senior guard Braden Smith dribbles during'Thursday's Sweet 16 matchup against Texas at The SAP Center in San Jose, California. Smith led the Boilermakers with five assists. If Purdue's 79-77 last-second victory over the No. 11-seed Texas Longhorns wasn't enough to raise your…...
Records shattered as US heatwave moves eastward
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (343+ words) Covering up in Redondo Beach, California on March 20, 2026 A record-breaking heatwave afflicting the western half of the United States moved eastward Saturday toward the center of the country, bringing unseasonably warm temperatures to places that were at freezing or below…...
500 tourists evacuated from Grand Canyon wildfires
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (379+ words) Some visitors have been evacuated from the Grand Canyon in Arizona Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service saying at least 500 people had been guided out of the danger…...