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Purdue’s top students to be recognized during 2021 commencement Note to journalists: Images of the Flora Roberts and G.A. Ross award winners are available on Google Drive. Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. Journalists interested in attending Purdue’s in-person commencements on May15-16 can contact Matthew Oates at oatesw@purdue.edu to arrange for credentials. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Purdue University on Tuesday (May 5) announced the recipients of some of its highest awards for the academic year. The university’s top female student is Alexandra “Sasha” Kipnis from the College of Science, and the top male student is Zachary A. Marshall from the College of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute and the Honors College. ....
LUZ ZUNIGA/Stuff Fruit and vege owners lucky as mini tornado minutes before freak hail storm throws glass hundreds of metres. The owners of a popular fruit and vegetable shop in Motueka had to run for cover as a “mini tornado” tore through their glass house minutes before a freak hail storm. Victoria Gardens Fruit and Vege owners Peter and Caroline Pomeroy were outside preparing for Saturday’s hail storm when they had to take shelter in a shipping container from flying shards of glass. Peter Pomeroy told Stuff on Sunday he felt lucky to have survived the tornado, which came “out of the blue” just minutes before the hail storm which swept across Tasman, hitting Motueka particularly hard, with dozens of homes and businesses affected. ....