The entire university found out on the men’s basketball team’s Senior Night what most of his family and close friends already knew. Purdue Pete, the beloved mascot of the Purdue Boilermakers ...

The Boilermaker Special and Purdue Pete aren’t mascots; they’re icons. Let’s see the history behind mascots. Purdue University has had two mascots standing front and center throughout its ...

Happy Friday, all. And happy Purdue Week! Don’t stare directly into Pete’s eyes. It will take your soul away. Click here to check out the browser version of our weekly newsletter. And if you ...

Word (Purdue) Phrase ("Boiler Up") Symbol (Motion P logo) Design (Purdue Pete caricature mark) Sound (Purdue fight song) Please note that these are not the only trademarks registered to Purdue.

The original Boilermaker Special spread Purdue spirit from 1940 to mid-1953. Purdue Pete has been Purdue's live-person mascot since 1956. However, he began as a logo drawn by the University Book Store ...