'BoilerBytes 7' to feature top segments
A segment on the creation of Purdue's first "green roof" is part of "Boiler Bytes 7."
"Boiler Bytes 7," a 30-minute video news magazine produced by Purdue, will premiere with highlights of the series' first year on the Big Ten Network at 2 p.m. Friday (Jan. 15).
The program, which has Purdue students as host and reporters, has six favorite segments from "Boiler Bytes" 1 through 6:
*A self-propelled couch by Purdue' Society of Physics Students with features such as a lawnmower engine, a sound system and headlights.
* Professor J. Paul Robinson's climb to the summit of Mount Everest to raise funds for AIDS research and awareness, and his work to create a testing device usable and affordable in Africa.
* Purdue Pete's head and how aviation technology people make it sturdy and lightweight enough to wear
* The Compliment Guys, what they've done and what they're doing.
* Purdue's first "green roof," an environmental asset and a learning lab on Schleman Hall, brought about by student effort.
* Purdue Solar Racing, a student organization that built an international champion car that recorded the equivalent of 4,913 mpg.
Previous "Boiler Bytes" segments are at www.purdue.edu/boilerbytes/ and on Purdue's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/purdue.
BTN features campus programming from all Big Ten universities, as well as extensive coverage and replays of Big Ten athletics. More is at www.bigtennetwork.com.
BTN is on Boiler TV at Channel 12. In Lafayette-West Lafayette, it is on Comcast at Channel 67 or digital Channel 552 (Channel 958 for HD); on DirecTV on Channel 610; and on DISH Network on Channel 439 (Channel 9500 for HD).
A summary of at least the next few days of Purdue-related programming on BTN is at www.bigtennetwork.com/schedule/Big-Ten-Network-Purdue-programming.asp.