🌱 How Purdue is drilling Hail Mary defense after Michigan’s wild finish

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In today's newsletter:

• How Purdue is drilling Hail Mary defense after Michigan's wild finish
• What SK hynix's West Lafayette site means in the global chip fight

Also on today's calendar: Festival of Quilts 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Sunshine with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 66.
• Thursday: Turning cloudy and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What Purdue football learned from watching Michigan's Hail Mary catch (jconline.com) — Purdue football coaches in West Lafayette are doubling down on practicing Hail Mary defense after watching Michigan's dramatic last‑second win over Western Michigan. They walk players through weekly end‑of‑game scenarios and a preseason "football school" to be ready for any late‑clock chaos this season.
   

• China's CXMT Grabs 10% of Global DRAM Market as Rivals Chase AI Chips (startupfortune.com) — West Lafayette gets a brief but important mention as SK hynix's planned advanced packaging and research hub, part of a broader US strategy to counter China's fast‑rising CXMT in the memory market. The piece explains how tariffs, AI‑driven chip demand, and new US facilities could reshape where DRAM and advanced packaging work happens—and what that might mean for Indiana's tech footprint.
   

📸 Around West Lafayette

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Lafayette

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Flash Point →
  Kurz Purdue Technology Center (KPTC), 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd, West Lafayette
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Mucca Pazza
  Purdue Convocations Boiler Park, Purdue Indianapolis, 765 W. North Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
Thursday September 10
• Mucca Pazza →
  West Lafayette IN
Saturday September 12
• Tippecanoe County Courts & Offices - Weekend Closure →
  Tippecanoe County Government, 20 N 3rd Street, Lafayette
Sunday September 13
• Music on the Porch featuring Brett Laidler & the Swing 38 Quintet →
  1496 N. Salisbury St., West Lafayette
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Tippecanoe County Courts & Offices - Weekend Closure →
  Tippecanoe County Government, 20 N 3rd Street, Lafayette
• Adult/Teen Program: Bird Walk at the Celery Bog with Kyle Gebhart →
  Celery Bog, 1620 Lindberg Rd, West Lafayette
  8:00 am
• Festival of Quilts 2026 →
  St Andrew United Methodist Church, 4703 N 50 W, West Lafayette
  9:00 am
• 31st Annual West Lafayette Global Fest →
  Downtown West Lafayette, 222 N Chauncey Ave, West Lafayette
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Tippecanoe County Courts & Offices - Weekend Closure →
  Tippecanoe County Government, 20 N 3rd Street, Lafayette
• Cupcake Run for Public Education →
  Cumberland Park, 3101 N Salisbury St, West Lafayette
  8:30 am
Monday September 21
• An Introduction to Othello →
  Fowler Hall, 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi there!
  We relocated to our new neighborhood on August 8th from Carmel, Indiana. Unfortunately, our son left his bicycle unattended on the grass near the… (Nextdoor Arbor Chase)
• I am looking for a reliable local person who could help with my special-needs dog on short notice in an emergency.
  Ideally someone retired or working from home with experience handling large dogs. I'd want you to get to know her beforehand while I'm present… (Nextdoor Salisbury Heights)

• Purdue University posted a job opening for Fusion Studio Graphic Design & Digital Content Intern - Student Clerical in West Lafayette. Apply here.
• Cardinal Group Companies posted a job opening for Leasing Team Member in West Lafayette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Lafayette here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lafayette

• Pleasant Labor Day Monday & Tuesday (wlfi.com)
• Purdue football vs Wake Forest predictions, odds, start time (jconline.com)
• Braun highlights Indiana workforce, economic growth in Labor Day message (wishtv.com)

Frankfort

• Frankfort Firefighters to Host Annual Scholarship Golf Outing September 26 (clintoncountydailynews.com)
• Summer heat takes a back seat to fun at Frankfort Fall Festival (chicagotribune.com)
• Muffins with the Mayor Set for Tommorrow (clintoncountydailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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