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September 3, 1999 Football, tours, food featured during Parents Day WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Catch a football game, grab some barbecue and play for prizes at Purdue University's annual Parents Day on Saturday, Sept. 18, sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board. Activities will start at 8:30 a.m. with registration at the Great Hall of the Purdue Memorial Union and beneath the mural in Stewart Center. Purdue President Steven C. Beering will address parents at 9 a.m. in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Starting at 9:30 a.m., the undergraduate schools will conduct tours, receptions and special presentations for parents and students. Faculty and staff members from most Purdue departments will be available to answer questions. The Purdue Boilermakers will take on Central Michigan at 11:10 a.m. in Ross-Ade Stadium. Tickets, at $28, are available from the Athletic Ticket Office, Intercollegiate Athletic Facility, (765) 494-3194 or (800) 49-SPORT. After the football game, parents are invited to a Boilermaker Barbecue on the ground floor of the Purdue Memorial Union. Meal prices vary. Starting at 7 p.m., parents can play on the boardwalk. Boilermaker Boardwalk, complete with horse racing, casinos, live entertainment and dancing, will be staged in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms until 10:30 p.m. Admission is free. CONTACT: Sara Solloway, student union adviser, (765) 494-8907; slsolloway@pmu.purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page