Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette Students at Purdue University Fort Wayne attend an inauguration watch party Wednesday in the Walb Classic Ballroom. Previous Next Thursday, January 21, 2021 1:00 am Students mark history at PFW watch event ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette Purdue University Fort Wayne student Brooklyn Prosser kept her emotions at bay Wednesday as she and a few classmates quietly watched Kamala Harris become the country's vice president. “I almost started sobbing,” Prosser said. “We made it. We made it through four years.” Attending the inauguration watch party was natural for Prosser, a senior studying psychology who made a point since freshman year to participate in similar events for other political moments, such as the State of the Union address.