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Friends remember lives of two Purdue students

Cushman

What was supposed to be a Super Bowl party Sunday night turned into a time for students to mourn the loss of two friends.

Friends of Matt Cahill and Jake Cushman, two Purdue men who died in a car accident Friday night, say they'll miss Cahill and Cushman, but knowing the two are in heaven gives them a sense of peace.

"There's this hope in Jesus that goes beyond death — there's life after death. That's the message Matt portrayed. Even in a tragedy like this, there is hope," said Cory Nickols, a junior in the School of Agriculture and friend of Cahill and Cushman.

Cahill

Cahill, a senior in the Schools of Engineering, was the Matt of the "Do You Agree With Matt?" campaign last October. Members of Campus Crusade for Christ wore lime green T-shirts that read "I Agree With Matt," and they covered campus with fliers asking the mysterious question, "Do You Agree With Matt?"

In the end, Cahill revealed the mystery by giving a speech about how Jesus Christ became the center of his life.

"He was one who felt his relationship with Christ was probably more important than what people thought of him," said Carl Clayton, campus director of Campus Crusade for Christ.

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Provost candidate talks about future

The second candidate for provost admitted on Monday that he does not know what the future of research universities, or Purdue, is.

Gary Schuster, the dean of the College of Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology, said he was concerned when he found out he had to address people from the Purdue community about the future of research universities and Purdue University.

Though he said he did not know the future, Schuster said he is sure of one thing. "I'm sure the future is going to be different than the past," said Schuster.

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Students plan vacations

For students still without travel plans, there are only 39 shopping days left until Spring Break.

"If you are going to buy, do it now," said Brian Ek, vice president of communications for Priceline.com. "The inventory for that period goes rapidly."

Although most of the great deals are gone, there are still airline tickets and package deals available, said Sue Haring, agency manager of AAA Travel Agency.

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