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Drivers qualify for Grand Prix

By Barney Haney
Staff Writer

Tim Orendorff/Exponent Photographer

PRACTICING FOR THE RACE: Car No. 77 from the Evans Scholars and car No. 17 from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers race in Monday's qualification round for the Grand Prix race this weekend. The race will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday behind Ross-Ade Stadium.

The initial 27 positions for the 44th annual Purdue Grand Prix race were set Monday night.

Drivers who failed to make the field can still qualify during tonight's "Bump Day" competition.

To qualify Monday, the racers, who are all Purdue students, were given two practice laps then, with a running start, they were timed on how fast they could complete two laps.

Adam Kasick, of the Delta Chi team, had the fastest time earning him the pole position, the lead spot. Over the weekend he posted a time of 45.527 seconds.

"It feels awesome, we worked pretty hard for this," said Kasick.

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University delays proposed fences

After a recommendation from the University's Architecture Landscape Planning Committee, Purdue officials decided to delay the construction of fences around the Class of 1939 water sculpture and the Loeb Fountain.

The Committee asked Purdue to form an advisory committee of administrators, students, faculty, staff and community representatives to analyze the issue. Ken Burns, executive vice president and treasurer, said at Monday's University Senate meeting that the group will study and establish alternatives to the plan of using stainless steel fences and rails.

"The committee has recognized that there are safety issues that must be balanced with aesthetics," said Burns.

He said that in the mean time the fountains would only be turned on for special occasions, including commencement in May.

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Company sets date for jail expansion

Overcrowded jail needs more room for booking, cells

Architects from the Fort Wayne company hired to design the expansion of the Tippecanoe County jail told county commissioners on Monday that construction at the jail will begin in October.

Capt. Tracy Brown of the Tippecanoe County jail said the jail has been in excess of 100 percent capacity for the past four years.

"Because numbers are so high, we've outgrown this facility," said Brown.

During peak arrest times when police expect large numbers of incoming prisoners, such as Grand Prix weekend, the jail is forced to transport prisoners to jails in neighboring counties such as Warren, White and Carroll. When inmates are moved to neighboring county jails, those jails are required to pay the $35 per night fee for housing inmates.

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