Home : Community : The Exponent :

Purdue community remembers Neil Armstrong

More Exponent News

The Exponent Online

News 18's partner The Exponent has more coverage of Purdue …

Daniels calls for entrepreneurship in research

'Research entrepreneurship needed'

Purdue is a gold mine – a “black and gold mine” – for research,…

Ineffective smoking regulation at PU

A senior does whatever she can to avoid the smoking areas on …

Students gather in the name of coffee

Learning all there is to know about coffee and how it makes its…

Dead Week has a pulse

Commonly believed to be off limits, quizzes, labs, projects, …

Students march against racism

A large group marched through campus today in response to the …

Boilers honor fallen moon-walking alumnus

Updated: Tuesday, 28 Aug 2012, 12:12 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 28 Aug 2012, 12:12 PM EDT

TAYLOR CARLIER | Executive Reporter

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Exponent) - In wake of Neil Armstrong’s death, the Purdue community gathered for a memorial to show Boilermaker pride and honor a legend.

On Monday, Purdue Student Government hosted a memorial service in honor of the late astronaut for a packed lawn of students, alumni, faculty and community members in front of Armstrong Hall of Engineering.

Joe Rust, PSG president, began planning a memorial service after a number of students contacted him and PSG, wanting to honor the Purdue alumnus.

You can read the rest of this story at the Purdue Exponent website .