Celebrating Black History Month
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Eugene Parker More than Just a Game Posted Feb. 27, 2007
Nearly every young athlete, at one point or another, has been told, `It's just a game.'
But for people like Eugene Parker, sport is so much more than just a recreational activity; it is a lifetime commitment and a career. MORE>>> |
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Lamar Lundy A Lasting Legacy Posted Feb. 2, 2008
Recently Vicki Lundy Wilbon was at home having a conversation with her two daughters about their grandfather, Lamar Lundy. A former two-sport athlete at Purdue and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome", Lundy passed away less than one year ago on Feb. 24 from a number of different illnesses. MORE>>> |
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Ukari Figgs Shooting for the Moon
Posted Feb. 27, 2008
While childhood dreams had Ukari Figgs thinking of rocketing to the moon as an astronaut, she took a different path as she grew up and parlayed an unforgettable basketball career into a job as a mechanical engineer for the world's largest auto company. MORE>>> |
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Cheryl Flowers Divine Intervention Posted Feb. 2, 2009
Divine Intervention. This is how Cheryl Flowers-Gavin refers to her experience at Purdue University. MORE>>> |
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Forest Farmer From the Football Field to the Industrial Field Posted Feb. 23, 2009
Growing up, Forest Farmer had a strong desire to escape the small industrial town of Zanesville, Ohio. MORE>>> |
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