Boilers blow out last-place Penn State

By Doug Healey
and Greg Conner

In their last game at Mackey Arena, Purdue's four seniors went out in style.

Each senior scored in double figures, as the Boilers blew out last-place Penn State 92-57.

"It was fun to see our seniors go out with notoriety and even scoring," said Purdue coach Gene Keady, whose team had lost six of its last seven games coming into the Penn State game. "(The seniors) just played hard. It was a good end to the regular season that had some things I would like to forget."

The Boilers led 32-27 at halftime, but they opened the second half with a 21-2 run and shot 63 percent (17-for-27) in the second half, including 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from behind the 3-point arc.

During that spurt, senior Maynard Lewis had eight of his team-high 17 points. He was 4 of 5 from the field in the second half, including 3 of 4 from beyond the 3-point line.

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Purdue beats Michigan in overtime, advances to semi-finals

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Michigan Wolverines 74-67 in the second overtime game of the day and the third of the Big Ten Tournament.

In an intense match up between No. 9 Michigan and No. 1 Purdue, both teams refused to lose without a fight, and went into overtime tied at 61.

The Boilermakers were ahead 32-24 at the end of the first period, but the Wolverines would not allow the Boilers an easy win.

With 14 minutes to play in the second half, Michigan center Jennifer Smith scored a lay up tying the game at 40.

Michigan then took a 56-50 lead over Purdue with 5:06 left in the game.

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Officials check up on Purdue

By Laura Pelner
Special Projects Editor

Once a semester the federal government has the right to ask for information about all international students on campus.

Recently, the government exercised its right.

"They asked us for information about students enrolled this semester," said Mike Brzezinski, director of international students and scholars. "…It's not to investigate any student. It's to ensure that Purdue is fulfilling its obligation in maintaining accurate and complete records on students."

This obligation became more substantial after Sept. 11 and a new law enacted by Congress — the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act or the USA Patriot Act.

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