The sculptures located around Purdue’s campus have some pretty spectacular meaning to them. The maze helps all Purdue students symbolize their journey that they may have here. Some come to

Purdue thinking they know exactly what they want to be, but as they start taking classes, they change their mind and decide to change majors. Nothing about college is easy. We must all go through the about college is easy. We must all go through the twists, turns, and dead- ends of the maze but con-tinue on to the end of our journey, the exit of the

maze.

Transformation. This sculpture stands alone and tall (it’s 40 feet tall) on Purdue’s Agricultural Mall. This

sculpture was designed by Faustino Aizkorbe and was put here at Purdue for a reason. He wanted the sculpture to represent Purdue in a positive way. He said he wanted the sculpture to represent “an evolving, changing entity

reaching new heights and striving to assist in the forma-tion of educated, creative thinking students. This sculption of educated, creative thinking students. This sculp-tor has many works around the world, but Trandforma-

tion is his first sculpture in the United States.

The “Unfinished Block P” is a sculpture on campus that many students know about. The P is meant to symbolize the importance of lifelong learning and self-improve-ment. Purdue’s president France A. Cordova said “The

block P will serve as a reminder that even after you’ve left Purdue, the educational experience is never complete.” It’s up to all of us to determine how we went to complete

the block P in our own minds. the block P in our own minds.

John Purdue donated over $150,000 to help found Purdue University. His only request when donating the money was that he is buried on campus after his death. Today, his tombstone stands next to the memorial foun-tain across of University Hall. Some people never knew for sure why his tombstone never had writing on it. This tombstone was dedicated by the Class of 1946 and they also restored the fountain that is next to his grave. also restored the fountain that is next to his grave.

We all know Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon. After coming back from the Navy, Neil returned to finish his education at Purdue. With his great accomplishments here at Purdue and in space, Purdue had the honoring of naming their new engi-neering building after him and putting this sculpture

out in front of the building.

“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Those are the famous words we all know said by the famous Neil Armstrong. Located outside of the Arm-strong Hall of Engineering here at Purdue University, there is a trail of 20 moon boot impressions. These moon boot prints were molded from using an actual moon boot from the Smithsonian. Some of the prints are far away from each other, helping to create the impression away from each other, helping to create the impression

of a leaping moon-walker.

What a better way to honor your pet than by putting plaque back by the small animal hospital here at

Purdue. This all started with a dog named Sunshine, who was treated here at Purdue’s animal hospital for a cardiac problem. The team of doctors gave her three more year of life to her owners. When Sunshine died, her owners started a memorial here at Purdue. You can have your pet buried at the memorial and put a can have your pet buried at the memorial and put a plaque up on the memorial to honor your pet. This dog

statue stands at the entrance to the memorial.

Who says people from Purdue can’t ride horses? This horse does not stand alone. He stands with other animals back at Purdue’s animal hospital. Purdue’s animal hospital is well-known and many people bring their animals here to Purdue to help them get better. Purdue can take care of the little animals, such as the cats and dogs, but they can also take care of the large animals, such as pigs, also take care of the large animals, such as pigs, cows, and horses. With such a large diversity of animals, Purdue allows these sculptures to “roam free” out in front of the vet clinic to show the vari-

ety of animals they care for.

This is one sculpture here on Purdue’s campus that actually means a lot to me. Over time, I’ve grown used to dogs. I’ve had them my whole life, and I couldn’t imagine my life without them. This sculp-ture shows the pure happiness someone can be with a dog. They can be there for you when you’re

having a bad day. They don’t talk back and are always there for you. At the end of the day, my dog always there for you. At the end of the day, my dog is always there for me, and I love to end my day seeing my dog, even if only for a brief moment.