November 19, 2009
"Boiler Bytes 5" to debut
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"Boiler Bytes 5," a 30-minute video news magazine produced by Purdue, will premiere on the Big Ten Network at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 19).
The program, which has Purdue students as host and reporters, has five featured segments on these topics:
* Purdue's involvement in Vortex 2, a program designed to study how tornadoes originate.
* The Purdue Alumni Student Experience cornhole tournament, benefiting Food Finders Food Bank in Lafayette.
* An inside look at students in the athletic training education program.
* Purdue alumnus Andrew Feustel's work in repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.
* The seventh annual Dia de los Muertos celebration, hosted by the Latino Cultural Center.
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.