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Boilers prepare for Auburn

By Kyle Charters
Senior Writer

ONLY YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Lisa Trubiana/Exponent Photographer

A fan reacts to a call during Purdue's game with Indiana March 3. The Boilers play Auburn at 7 tonight in what could be the final men's basketball game at Mackey Arena this season.

One of the youngest teams in the Big Ten will face one of the youngest in the SEC in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament tonight.

Purdue (16-14), which has seven freshmen and sophomores on its roster, plays Auburn (18-13), which has nine, at 7 tonight in Mackey Arena.

Purdue coach Gene Keady and Auburn coach Cliff Ellis agree that this season's NIT features mostly young teams.

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Traffic receives attention

Purdue and West Lafayette officials are working to alleviate the problems associated with parking and traffic on campus and in the West Lafayette community.

"Purdue is alive and well and keeps growing, that’s why we want to work with West Lafayette," said Jim Knapp, senior civil engineer for facilities planning at Purdue. "As Purdue grows we want West Lafayette to grow."

Officials are planning to turn Purdue into a "walking campus," eliminating all parking and driving on the academic areas of campus. Traffic on the perimeter of campus would decrease as a result.

To change to a walking campus, the University is considering building remote parking lots, which would offer shuttle service to campus.

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Monday night exams win Senate approval

University Senate decided on Monday to allow evening exams on Monday nights.

The Senate approved the proposal to allow exams on Mondays, a night that had traditionally been reserved for student organizations, after hearing Jay Kissel and Jessica Cavallo, senators from Purdue Student Government, report the findings of a PSG student survey.

"The decision hurts some opportunities for students to become involved on campus," said Kissel, a junior in the School of Science. "But it can be good thing for students with a lot of exams."

Grant Lohse, president of the Interfraternity Council, said the addition of Mondays to the exam schedule was a disappointment.

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Area retailers comment on Napster

Music-sharing affects stores in different ways

Area music retailers are starting to make sense of how Napster has affected sales in this Napster-friendly town after a federal court ruled on Feb. 12 to stop the music-sharing company from allowing its users to trade copyrighted material using its server.

According to a Napster spokeswoman, the majority of music sharing in the United States is done on college campuses because most have high-speed Internet connections enabling users to download dozens of songs in an hour.

For area retailers, Napster use has affected each store differently depending on the store's clientele, range of services and range of products.

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New center to house technology

The engineering department has a new building planned.

The Ultra-Performance Nanotechnology Center planned to be built at Purdue will be the first in the nation to explore the use of developmental models for tiny personal information devices.

A group of laboratories, offices and teleconferencing facilities will be an important part of the center. The center will also house classroom laboratories and clean-room areas. These areas will be open to both graduate and undergraduate students, giving them a chance for hands-on work in their field.

The primary focus of the center will be nanotechnology, the production of functional materials and structures ranging in size from 0.1 to 100 nanometers by any variety of physical and chemical methods.

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