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December 4, 2013
In the Spotlight
Purdue Musical Organizations will present four public performances of the 80th-anniversary Purdue Christmas Show on Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 7-8). More than 280 campus and community performers will be featured in the show, including members of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes, Purdue Bells, University Choir, Heart & Soul, All Campus & Community Chorale and the PMO Kids Choir.
"This year's production has been designed to take our audience on a journey through time," said William Griffel, director of Purdue Musical Organizations. "We invite you to join us as we visit our show from its earliest beginnings back in 1933 all the way to present day."
Faculty and staff news
The Center for Healthy Living will provide flu shots at Stewart Center on a walk-in basis Thursday and Friday (Dec. 5-6). Flu shots will be available to eligible groups at no charge from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 306.
The Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee (APSAC) will hold a brown-bag lunch and presentation for West Lafayette campus staff members on Friday (Dec 6).
Traffic in a two-block section of University Street near Purdue's campus will be restricted to one lane during the late morning and early afternoon hours of Friday (Dec. 6) in order to accommodate school buses for the annual Purdue Christmas Show matinee.
Purdue Today schedule for semester break Purdue Today will reduce its publishing schedule during semester break. It will be published daily through Friday (Dec. 6), and then Dec. 9, 12 and 16. In the new year, Purdue Today will publish Jan. 6 and 9 before returning to the daily schedule on Jan. 13.
General news
President Mitch Daniels lights the 30-foot-tall Christmas tree in Purdue Memorial Union's Great Hall at a ceremony on Tuesday (Dec. 3). The tree, along with Purdue Memorial Union Dining Services' 12-foot-tall gingerbread house, will be on display in the Great Hall through Dec. 15.
A photo gallery documenting the tree's arrival at the Union and the tree lighting ceremony is available here. More on holiday events going on at the Union is available here.
A pile of gifts or an elaborate holiday feast may lead to happiness, but don't expect the feeling to last long, says a Purdue expert.
A Purdue engineer and private pilot says Amazon's plan to deliver packages with drones is feasible, but several challenges must be met to prevent midair collisions with small aircraft and accidents near the ground.
Purdue sports
Three Boilermakers were honored as the All-Big Ten teams were announced on Tuesday (Dec. 3). Junior Val Nichol was named as an All-Big Ten selection, while redshirt senior libero Carly Cramer garnered honorable mention All-Big Ten acclaim. Redshirt senior Katie Griffin was named as Purdue's Sportsmanship Award honoree.
Cody Webster has been named the Big Ten's Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year. He was also named first-team All-Big Ten by the conference's coaches and media.
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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