Golden Taps ceremony to honor five Purdue students

Purdue's Golden Taps ceremony will be held Monday (April 18) to honor five students who died over the past year.

Golden Taps, a collaboration of the Office of the Dean of Students and the Purdue Student Union Board, has been a tradition on campus since 1994. Additional groups with involvement in the ceremony are the Purdue Memorial Union, Purdue Musical Organizations, Black Cultural Center, Purdue Bands & Orchestras, Gimlet Leadership Honorary, Purdue Student Government, Purdue Graduate Student Government and Reamer Club.

Family, friends and community members are invited to gather at 5:45 p.m. at the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom, and remarks will begin at 6 p.m. Attendees will then proceed to the Unfinished Block P north of Stewart Center for a brief ceremony.

Students who will be honored this year are:

* Sam Arnone, a sophomore in the College of Science from Danville, Indiana.

* Tate Eugenio, a junior in the College of Engineering from Zionsville, Indiana.

* Will Robinson, a graduate student in the College of Science from Taft, Tennessee. 

* Danny Sullivan, a graduate student in the College of Engineering from Columbus, Ohio.

* Eagle Zhu, a sophomore in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute from Okemos, Michigan.

After the ceremony, a reception will take place in the North Ballroom. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 765-494-1747.