What's a boilermaker? Oscar Cluff, who is now a Boilermaker. Oscar Cluff's journey from Australia to the Mexico-U.S. border to the Pacific Northwest to West Lafayette is full of relationship ...

Here's what you need to know about why Purdue is nicknamed the Boilermakers, what a Boilermaker is and its history: According to Purdue's website, the university adopted the Boilermakers nickname ...

For those only vaguely familiar with March Madness, seeing and hearing about Purdue may bring a couple of questions: What is a Boilermaker? What is Purdue's mascot? "Tonight Show" host Jimmy ...