A Purdue institution has fallen today.
Neon Cactus, famous for cheap drinks, a big dance floor, and Bruce Barker the Piano Man, will close its doors for good effective immediately.
Treasures are not always shiny. Sometimes they aren’t pure or safe for children. Sometimes they take away as memories as they provide. But for anyone that lived in or around West Lafayette, who was a fan of the school, or an enemy, the one place where you knew you could get all the debauchery and fun of a college party experience, you had to go to the Neon Cactus.