Editing Purdue University (section)

===Memorial Mall===
[[File:Purdue Student Union.JPG|thumb|[[Purdue Memorial Union]]|alt=]]
[[File:Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-15, DD 33.jpg|thumb|Union Club]]
The Purdue Memorial Mall, south of the Purdue Mall, is the original section of campus. It is a popular meeting place for students and is surrounded by other buildings used for academic and cultural purposes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Jake |url=https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/walking-tour-of-purdue/article_2cf685c5-d033-57bc-974d-cb1beacf3760.html |title=Walking tour of Purdue |date=June 10, 2013 |access-date=September 27, 2024 |newspaper=[[Purdue Exponent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdue.edu/campus-map/?_gl=1*9bqdym*_gcl_au*MTcwMTEyOTUyOS4xNzI3NDQ3MTgz*_ga*MTA3MjM3ODAxOC4xNzI2NzcxOTk5*_ga_PF1CYQ27F6*MTcyNzQ0NzE4Mi4xLjEuMTcyNzQ0NzIxOS4wLjAuMA.. |title=Purdue Campus Map |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=[[Purdue Reamer Club]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0WLyLNc06kC |title=A University of Tradition – The Spirit of Purdue |publisher=Purdue University Press |date=2013 |page=54, 60, 73, 81, 103 | isbn=978-1-55753-630-3 |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

Near this section of campus is Felix Haas Hall, which was constructed in 1909 as Memorial Gymnasium in memory of the 17 Purdue University football players, coaches, alumni, and fans who died in the [[Purdue Wreck]] railroad accident of 1903. The structure was renovated in 1985 to house the [[Purdue University Department of Computer Science|computer science department]]. In 2006, it was renamed in honor of retired Provost Felix Haas and began to also house the Statistics department.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/67 |title=Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections – Felix Haas Hall |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref> East of the Memorial Mall is the [[Purdue Memorial Union]], Purdue's [[student activity center|student union]] building, and the adjacent Union Club Hotel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/235 |title=Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections – Purdue Memorial Union |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.union.purdue.edu/about/history.html |title=Origin of the Purdue Memorial Union |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

====University Hall====
University Hall is the only building remaining from the original six-building campus. Construction began in 1871, when the building was known as "The Main Building". The building was dedicated in 1877. University Hall originally housed the office of the president, a chapel, and classrooms. At the request of [[John Purdue]], he was buried in the Memorial Mall, directly across from the main entrance of University Hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/55 |title=Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections – University Hall |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.lib.purdue.edu/campus/buildings/206 |title=Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections – John Purdue Grave |website=Purdue.edu |access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>