Home Is Where The Heart (Mackey Arena) Is

When people ask where home is, we reply with the town we live in or where we grew up. We all have people and places outside of our everyday houses that feel like “home” to us. The very definition of home is “a familiar or usual setting; a congenial and safe environment”. There are certainly many things that can make us feel that way, but I know that I speak for all of Purdue fans when I say the one common home that we all have is Mackey Arena. And, in the stagnant off-season between the major sports, what can be better than writing a little bit about our shared home?

Purdue basketball outgrew the 7,500-10,000 seating capacity in the aging Lambert Fieldhouse and was in need for a new home. On…