Face Everything and Rise: The History of Purdue Dance Team

by Meaghan Tracy This work relays the story of the Purdue Dance Team based off reports made by local newspapers, student newspapers and yearbooks. It is not affiliated with the current Purdue Dance Team. It does not represent the opinions, thoughts, or ideas of the current dancers or members of the Purdue Dance Team. In April of 2019, the Purdue Dance Team travelled from West Lafayette, Indiana to Daytona Beach,… Read More
Purdue Athletics’ Journey to Title IX Compliance

by Meaghan Tracy Across the nation, American citizens woke up on June 24th, 1972 to news of federal legislators passing the Higher Education Amendments, later known as the Higher Education Act of 1972, originally proposed by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). Nonetheless, one section of the act caught the public’s attention more than the rest; now referred to as Title IX. It stated that, “No person in the United… Read More