Purdue Suspends 13 Student-Athletes For On-Campus Party

Purdue University has suspended 13 student-athletes for holding a party in a campus residence hall in violation of the school’s COVID-19 rules.

The school has not said which sports teams the students are a part of. But Purdue did say the 13 suspended student-athletes are not involved in fall sports, and ESPN reports that they are not members of the men’s or women’s basketball teams. That leaves ten sports (men’s & women’s swimming & diving, men’s & women’s golf, men’s & women’s tennis, track and field, softball, baseball, and wrestling) as possible programs for the suspended athletes.

The suspended students (14 in total, including one non-athlete) must vacate their residence halls this week. The school says it won’t give details on “individual disciplinary outcomes.”

The students were suspended for violating the “Protect Purdue Pledge,” which is part of the school’s rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus. ESPN reports that the school previously suspended 36 people in connection with a party in August.

While many colleges have moved classes to online or hybrid models amid the coronavirus pandemic, many have faced outbreaks among students and student-athletes, leading to pauses in training. Most recently, Florida State paused all swimming practices through October 2 and Kentucky shut down training in mid-September.

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Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

Ol Longhorn and Head Timer, from the NYT:
“…doctors told the family that they suspected he had a previously undetected case of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder…”
So it sounds like the student didn’t die of Covid. Still no college students that have died of Covid.

meeeee
3 years ago

Sources tell me men’s swimmers involved

Corn Pop
3 years ago

It is healthy to be a bit bad .

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Corn Pop
3 years ago

Over a million dead worldwide, soon to be a quarter million in the U.S. alone (despite several on this thread saying repeatedly numbers were going way down, won’t be 100,000 by August, etc.) in less than a year is more than “a bit bad.”

Hiswimcoach
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
3 years ago

Only 90k of the US deaths involved Pneumonia. The rest of the deaths were “with” and not “of” Covid.

Hiswimcoach
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

You aren’t reading correctly. I’m affirming that 90k of the deaths were from Covid (those with pneumonia). The rest of the deaths are extremely questionable as to what their true cause was. Many nations, including Singapore, only count Covid deaths as the ones that had pneumonia.

Corn Pop
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
3 years ago

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My thinking b behind that comment is more about the recent death o f a Michigan NCAA swimmer . Reading between the lines , I interpreted a suicide It is not hea llthy t o be 100% ‘ Good’. No one is .

You know this but are blinded by Covid19 .

Guerra
3 years ago

Parents, don’t let your kids grow up to be Coronabros, please!

Kitajima Fan
Reply to  Guerra
3 years ago

Dude, please tell me you’re trolling…

Dylan
3 years ago

Oh no 14 people gathered inside better run back inside our holes!

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Dylan
3 years ago

When you sign a university pledge, whether it be an Honor Code or this COVID-19 one, and violate it, you’re going to get suspended or there’s no point in having the pledge. If you don’t believe in it, fine, don’t sign it, but don’t weep for the people who broke their promise.

SwimFani
3 years ago

Great that young people are willing to stand up for their rights to lawfully assemble. Shame on Purdue and other “institutions of Higher Learning”.

Coach
Reply to  SwimFani
3 years ago

Is alcohol allowed in resident halls? Were there students under 21 years of age? When I was in school, both those things would have gotten you suspended. Corona aside, it wasn’t the brightest decision to host or attend this party. Especially student/athletes.

Swim Parent
Reply to  Coach
3 years ago

There is no indication that alcohol was included. This “party” consisted of 14 people getting together in a room – maybe to play cards, maybe to watch a movie, maybe to try and create some team spirit – we simply do not know. Was it the smartest thing to do – no; but don’t assume it included alcohol or any other “substance”.

Coach
Reply to  Swim Parent
3 years ago

14 in a room to maybe play cards? Watch a movie? Create team spirit? Let’s be real here…

Guerra
3 years ago

They should be giving these kids medals. Having parties is a good way to achieve herd immunity. Look at all the elite sports teams. They had parties when they got back to campus, team members got the virus and now their team has herd immunity and doesn’t have to worry about it. To these college kids, this virus is like catching a cold. Bottom line, these kids were pretty smart considering they’re Purdue students.

Last edited 3 years ago by Guerra
Hiswimcoach
Reply to  Guerra
3 years ago

From your link:
“The doctors said that Chad is the rarest 1-10,000,000 case“.

I’ll take those odds. RIP to this athlete but we don’t make policy decisions based on one in 10 million odds.

RIP
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

Would your view be different if it was your child?

Hiswimcoach
Reply to  RIP
3 years ago

No. Living life is a risk, Covid or otherwise. I will take one in 10 million odds any day of the week
To live freely.

Hiswimcoach
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

What’s your point? That’s not what the article said. It said one in ten million. Do you drive everyday? You’re taking risk.

Dangerous freedom > peaceful slavery

Last edited 3 years ago by Hiswimcoach
anonymous
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

having wearing a mask in public, not being able to play sports/party = slavery, got it.

Hiswimcoach
Reply to  anonymous
3 years ago
ct swim fan
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

You seem to assume that the only people that these 18-22 year olds come in contact with are other 18-22 year olds. Unless they are in a bubble, they will be spreading this wherever they go.

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

“Peaceful slavery” is a new take on slavery. Gotta hand it to you, you come up with some doozies.

sscommentor
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

hhhhaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrddddddddddddooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Doconc
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

That article has been discredited
Factually fraudulent

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Doconc
3 years ago

Where? Maybe on FaceBook or Brietbart, but not in any scientific journal and it certainly hasn’t been retracted nor has there been a note from the editors expressing concern as there would if what you claimed is true. They showed evidence of myocardial inflammation on cardiac MRs consistent with myocarditis. That’s all they reported. And no one has disputed that. Seriously, back up your claim. You just say crazy Q stuff and run.

Hiswimcoach
Reply to  Ol' Longhorn
3 years ago

Anyone not agreeing with your worldview is Q. They’re playing football man.
Give it a rest already.

Corn Pop
Reply to  Hiswimcoach
3 years ago

Maybe more suicides by young ppl who were hoping their college athletics ribbons could help career prospects .

Swimmmmer
Reply to  Guerra
3 years ago

And we have a new entrant into the “Dumbest comment on SwimSwam ever” contest

Bossanova
Reply to  Guerra
3 years ago

Someone doesn’t understand the concept of herd immunity lol

Ol' Longhorn
Reply to  Bossanova
3 years ago

And apparently never will.

Inside Smoke
Reply to  Guerra
3 years ago

Current college swimmer that recently had a few cases on my team and had to halt training. While yes it is far less likely that my demographic will have long term health impacts than others (although I think more likely than many try to make it seem) we are still capable of passing it on to others that are more susceptible. I don’t think anyone would want to be responsible for getting their parents or grandparents sick, my girlfriend has a suppressed immune system and is very at risk if she gets the virus.

Saying that college athletes will be mostly fine firstly doesn’t account for the portion that WON’T be fine and acts as if they don’t matter… Read more »

Brandi
Reply to  Inside Smoke
3 years ago

Most college athletes are not in contact with their parents or grandparents. And, if the parents or grandparents are high risk, then don’t plan any visits. It’s that simple folks. If you don’t want to risk exposure to those that are high risk, then don’t expose them!

meeeee
Reply to  Brandi
3 years ago

Exactly. If they didn’t want college kids to get it, athlete or not, then they should have closed college for the year. The nature of this disease is beating all mitigation.

ct swim fan
Reply to  Guerra
3 years ago

Stupidest comment I have seen today.

Swim Fan
Reply to  Guerra
3 years ago

Not sure if you are a troll or just completely uneducated. Maybe both!

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