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San Diego Chargers draft Brees at No. 32

Drew Brees

By Kyle Charters
Senior Writer

Drew Brees has an answer to help people calm their nerves — deep-fried fish and shrimp. At least that's the solution he tried as he watched the NFL draft with friends and family at his apartment on Saturday.

"The reason we fried up the shrimp and the fish is because I felt like the more I ate, the less room the butterflies had to fly around," said Brees. "That was my philosophy and it worked. I was fine."

Brees was even happier after getting a phone call from San Diego, which chose the former Purdue quarterback with the first pick in the second round — No. 32 overall.

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Driver wins second Grand Prix

Allison Whittman/Exponent photographer

FIRST PRIZE: Tom Gray, driver for the Theta Chi racing team, receives his trophy after placing first in the Grand Prix race on Saturday.

Tom Gray of Theta Chi added to his trophy case this weekend by winning the 44th annual Grand Prix race — his second win in three years.

Adam Kasick, who won the pole position during the time trials, was racing strong and leading by sometimes half a lap until lap 70 when he slid off the track into the fence and was overtaken by Gray.

From then on, it was Gray and Aaron Oakley, of the Farmhouse racing team, keeping it tight and battling aggressively for first place.

"There were a fair share of close calls; luckily we were able to stay out of trouble. I had to stay patient and cautiously aggressive," said Gray.

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Police arrest 12 more in relation to uprising

From Staff Reports

The Purdue and West Lafayette police arrested 12 people Friday in relation to the April 1 disturbance following the women's NCAA championship basketball game.

These arrests are in addition to the five students and two non-students who were previously arrested, and follow the expulsion of six students and suspension of two.

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