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Steve D Pankey, 70, was arrested in October 2020 for kidnapping and murdering Jonelle Matthews, 12, in December 1984 and his trial began Wednesday, October 13.
During the early stages of the American civil rights movement and well before the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, sisters Winifred and Frieda Parker were leading the effort to integrate student housing on Purdue’s campus and across Indiana. On Oct. 3, the Parker sisters were honored for their courageous leadership with the dedication of two residence halls in their names on the Purdue University campus.
Inaugural Emerging Markets Index ranks Greater Lafayette sixth among nation’s top 300 housing markets
Charged by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2020, Purdue University continues taking steps to enhance the experience for Black Boilermakers. As part of the multimillion-dollar Equity Task Force initiative, Purdue is hiring additional recruiters to help attract Black students; is expanding existing programs such as Emerging Leaders; and thanks to more than $25 million in donations, is introducing more scholarship opportunities for underrepresented minority students.
The Steinman Foundation awarded three area high school and college students with the James Hale Steinman Memorial Scholarship virtually on May 25. The scholarship provides educational funding to students pursuing