Boilers become bowl eligible with victory

Liz Nicol/Photo Editor THINK FAST: Wide receiver John Standeford catches a pass during Saturday's victory against Michigan State. Standeford had three catches for 36 yards.

By Doug Healey
Assistant Sports Editor

The Purdue Boilermakers avoided their first three-game losing streak under coach Joe Tiller with a 24-14 victory over Michigan State Saturday in Ross-Ade Stadium.

"The biggest hurdle was to guarantee a winning season," said Tiller, whose Boilers (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) are bowl eligible now that they've won six games.

After a scoreless first half, which was Purdue's first scoreless half under Tiller, Michigan State (5-4, 3-4) opened the second half with a 10-play, 81-yard scoring drive.

But Purdue's offense, led by freshman quarterback Kyle Orton, who replaced starter Brandon Hance late in the second quarter, answered with an 11-play, 84-yard scoring drive of its own to tie the game at seven.

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Boiler basketball team opens season with close win

Gene Keady

By Paul Trembacki
Sports Editor

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Crusader guard Ali Berdiel, his team down 71-69 and the clock ticking below 20 seconds, dribbled up court against Purdue's Willie Deane. Once Berdiel got to the 3-point arc he tried to get around Deane or draw a foul that would have sent him to the line for the tying free throws.

Instead he fell down and lost the ball.

John Allison recovered the ball, got fouled and hit two free throws to give Purdue the lead with 9.4 seconds to play. Valparaiso's final play failed and the Boilers won their season opener on the road, 73-69.

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Slow process slows student

By Megan Finnerty
Features Editor
One Purdue senior is tired of being in West Lafayette.

He's been here for eight semesters already, getting his undergraduate degree.

Now he's sticking around for a ninth, waiting for his grade appeal to go through. He's tired of being ignored by a University system that has turned a deaf ear to his pleas for individual consideration.

And so he waits.

Student group wants to raise staff wages

Ten dollars an hour.

That's what members of Purdue Living Wage, a student group formed to advocate an increase in salary and benefits for Purdue staff and clerical workers, wants to establish as the minimum wage for all University workers.

"We just want to establish a real living wage at Purdue," said Matthew Popovich, a senior in the School of Liberal Arts and a member of the student group. "Ten dollars an hour isn't too much for Purdue to be paying the people who provide vital services to the University."

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