Purdue ditching on-campus mask requirement

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University is no longer requiring masks for most students, staff, and visitors to the West Lafayette campus as of Friday.

While face masks are optional on campus, the exceptions are in instructional, research, and health care settings, as well as places where contractually required.

Fans attending Boilermaker basketball games at Mackey Arena will no longer have to mask up.

Purdue has required everyone on campus to wear a mask since the return to classes in August.