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4 ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 3 f hope it is one of the most productive for the Boilermaker football program. As detailed in this issue, Hazell could sign nearly 30 members of the Class of 2015, so this group will go a long way toward giving a timeta- ble for when to expect football to be relevant again. Brian Neubert's sto- ry, which begins on Page 36, shows how last year's newcomers are far- ing, and it will be critical for some of this year's freshmen who didn't see the field in 2014 come up big in 2015. The men's basketball team started the season with a great deal of prom- ise, only to see it run into a brick wall the past few weeks. To me, the image of Isaac Haas' mouth being lodged on the elbow of Notre Dame's Zach Auguste (right) is a symbol, al- beit maybe a little more cannibalis- tic than I might want, of the choice ahead for men's basketball, and all of Purdue's teams for that matter. They can be stopped by the obstacles in front of them or they can bite (or even scratch and claw if that visual is better) their way through the diffi- culty to get to the winning side. Make sure you check out Kyle Charters' story on divers Steele Johnson and David Boudia, which begins on Page 59. It tells the prom- ise of another possible Olympic run for the Boilermakers in Johnson and perhaps a new side of Gold medalist Boudia. That and the story (Pages 24- 25) of Bridget Perry's balancing act of academics and big-time college basketball provide promise in itself: Promise of a challenging road ahead both on and off the court for a young woman trying to make the most of a college experience. One final promise by the staff of Gold and Black: We remain grateful for your support over our 25 years and we wish you the best in 2015. j Gold and Black Illustrated A publication of Boilers, Inc. 2605 Yeager Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906 765-237-5002 or 1-800-876-GOPU (4678) Fax: 765-497-2110/Twitter.com/GoldandBlackcom President/Publisher Alan Karpick 765-237-5078 AKarpick@GoldandBlack.com Twitter.com/AlanKarpick Editor Brian Neubert BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com Publications Coordinator Kyle Charters KCharters@GoldandBlack.com Associate Editor/Football Stacy Clardie SClardie@GoldandBlack.com Photography/Cover Photo Tom Campbell Graphic Designer Gary A. Hoffman Advertising Sales Travis Baugh, Jessica Bernard, Alan Karpick Contributor Travis Baugh Subscriptions/Production Travis Baugh, Jessica Bernard, Nick Hoffman, Nathan Hoover, Reid Karpick, Tyler Ochs, Evan Solgere GnbManager@aol.com Printer J.B. Kenehan Printing (Beaver Dam, Wis.) Volume 25, Issue 3 • Dec. 26, 2014 Gold and Black Illustrated is published to be delivered by mail every month (bi-monthly) in late August, October, December, February, April and June. Periodicals postage paid at Lafayette, Ind., and additional offices. Known office of publication is 2605 Yeager Road, West Lafayette, IN 47906. GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED (USPS 010-447). Subscription rates: $57.95 ($62.05 for Indiana subscribers). Foreign rates: Available upon request. POSTMASTER: Send change of address form to: Gold and Black Illustrated, 2605 Yeager Road West Lafayette, IN 47906. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. All letters to Gold and Black Illustrated will be treated as intended for publication and are subject to Gold and Black Illustrated's right to edit and comment editorially. The Boilers, Inc. officers, shareholder, staff and contributors are not and never have been sanctioned by Purdue University. The views expressed do not represent those of Purdue or its employees. 2014-15 (VOL. 25) REMAINING PUBLISHING SCHEDULE Gold and Black Illustrated Print Magazine Issue Topic Mail Date* March/April BB/FB recruiting March 1 May/June Spring FB/BB April 30 July/Aug. FB Preview June 30 * Approximate mail date Gold and Black Express posts on Mondays during Big Ten basketball season, after posting on Thursdays during the fall. Also, visit our website GoldandBlackDigital.com to read current and past issues of Express. If you have the old GBIPrint.com address bookmarked, it still will automatically transfer. We send an e-mail bulletin when the magazine is posted for easy, one-click access. Just make sure we have an updated e-mail address. More than 2,000 readers have downloaded our iPad app. It is available for free in the iTunes store. Call us at 1-800-876-4678 for any help. Express posts by 6 p.m. ET Thursdays during football season and by 6 p.m. ET Mondays during Big Ten basketball season. Dates*: Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26 • Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 • March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 • April 13, May 23 * Schedule subject to change