Each candidate is required to rent a Purdue University custom cap and gown ... A black and gold keepsake tassel may be purchased, but graduates should wear their academic color tassel to commencement.

At Purdue, school spirit doesn’t just appear in chants and colors—it comes rolling in on wheels and swinging a hammer. The Boilermaker Special and Purdue Pete aren’t mascots; they’re icons.

THE FINAL TALLY: Purdue ended the season with a 24-12 record and a spot in the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in the last eight years. The Boilermakers lost a heartbreaker to eventual national runner-up ...