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Magician entertains audience by stretching boundaries of reality
Before David Copperfield appeared on the stage of Elliott Hall of Music astride a motorcycle Thursday night, Steppenwolf’s "Magic Carpet Ride" blared from the speakers, followed by a video clip about the power of imagination.
Copperfield indeed took the audience on a two-hour trip that stretched the limits of the believable.
The opening clip of the show featured the magician’s musings on the dreams of a "perfect place." When Copperfield took the stage he announced that he and one audience member would, in fact, get to live that dream. A male audience member replied with an emphatic, "Take me!," to which the illusionist quipped, "Why did it have to be a guy?"
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Tuition increase finances Purdue’s push toward excellence
Wednesday evening, Purdue president Martin Jischke presented a proposed tuition increase to Purdue Student Government. And while raising tuition is always a sore subject for cash-strapped college students, the increase comes with good intentions.
Jischke presented a logical, effective plan for using the extra tuition. The money goes toward necessary things such as keeping pace with inflation, adding faculty and increasing faculty salaries. These are all things that are part of creating a top-notch university.
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SEATTLE — Purdue’s season wasn’t supposed to end like it did on Saturday night.
The frequent cheers and audible enthusiasm filling the North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union Thursday evening sounded more like a basketball game than a lecture on leadership.
Georgia is like most SEC teams — quick and athletic.