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At that point, the three commissioners closed six out of eight entrances to the courthouse and approved funding for five new security bailiffs in the building, bringing the total number to 13. Melichar, contacted in his chambers at 3:15 p.m. Friday, declined to comment on the ruling, saying he would not have time to read the opinion. He was working on his income' tax return at See COURTHOUSE, Back Page By Joe Gerrety Journal and Courier Judge Ronald Melichar's mandate requiring county commissioners to upgrade security at Tippecanoe County Courthouse is a moot issue, according to the Indiana Supreme Court. The court, in a unanimous opinion issued Friday, declined to say whether Melichar, judge of Tippecanoe Circuit Court, over stepped his authority when he issued the mandate in August 2000.
"In this instance, the commissioners demonstrated that compliance with the decree is fiscally achievable without adverse consequences. We presume that since they took these measures on their own initiative, they ultimately concluded that these steps were reasonably the court's in Melichar's order closing most entrances and setting up X-ray scanners and metal detectors at each remaining entrance were implemented after a series of bomb threats disrupted business at the courthouse after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. PURSUE OTERSITY mm Ugaolft MMm Gift i.ii mm ii in i i ill ii tlfv i if J' photo WM By Kevin Cullen Journal and Courier State lawmakers adjourned in March without raising taxes. So on Friday, Purdue University trustees did it for them by hiking student tuition 10 percent this fall.
The increase was approved unanimously, but reluctantly. It, plus a $1,000 fee increase for new students approved in November, will generate $33.8 million in new money in 2002-03 for the West Lafayette campus. Purdue-funded financial aid, based on merit, will increase by $6 million. "This is the most difficult meeting I've been in in 13 years on the board," said trustee a Townsend. UI regret the action we have taken today I'm terribly con-c about pro PURDUE UNIVERSITY viding access to Purdue.
Our first challenge is finding resources for qualified students of lesser means to attend Purdue University." Trustee William Moreau, chairman of the board's Finance Committee, said he voted "yes" with "tremendous frustration." Because of the state budget crisis, Purdue expects to lose $100 million in state appropriations and state-funded research grants by mid-2003. Even with the tuition hike, Purdue will have to cut staff by 100, provide only 2 percent average salary increases and put off all nonessential building repairs. "This is a 'tax if you will, on studentsand See TUITION, Back Page i WELL WORTH' IT: Barbara Middleton studies finance at Purdue University on Friday in West Lafayette. Middleton is halfway through a graduate program at the university and will not be affected by next year's tuition increase. Ten percent (increase) is still well worth the student's investment" she said about the quality of undergraduate education at Purdue.
See Opinions, Page A5, and the Back Page for more on the tuition increase. Student impact often not immediate, direct opinion states. "The cooperation and attention given to the issue of security by the commissioners have mooted the need for more detailed review of the special judge's decree." The ruling springs from fact that most of the security measures mandated 4 -vr4 Rv Prank fM'txtar ri irnal aru4 -m irinr touched by Friday's decision. Despite that, she calls a Purdue degree a bargain. "Tuition is still in the bottom third of the Big 10 and the value of what you get for your tuition is far greater," than the new tuition rate.
Casey Fung, though, worries about the increase, even though her parents pay the tuition bill. A junior studying computer graphics, Fung comes from Singapore, where her father has had to deal with losing his job. Fung said she has not yet broken the bad news. "I haven't told them yet, but they'll know about it soon. Dad frequently checks the Web site," she said.
Will the increase mean she can't complete her education? "I hope not," she said. meeting off ing was punishment for Israel's military offensive. "If Israel thinks that after what they did in Jenin and Nablus they will not be punished, they are mistaken," Yassin said. "This is part of the punishment. They should wait and see.
More is coming." Israel cites the relentless suicide attacks in arguing that it cannot pull out of militant strongholds in the West Bank until terror cells have been wiped out. The Palestinians say Israel's 2-week-old offensive, which has caused great hardship to hundreds of thousands of civilians, only heightens the desire of militants to carry out attacks. Journal and Courier file COMING SUNDAY Team effort A cemetery preservation group, a bcout troop, a township trustee and several others are joining together to restore what's left of Pioneer Cemetery, southwest of Clarks Hill INSIDE A new deal Purdue women's basketball coach Kristy Curry has signed a new six-year contract with the university that gives her a big boost in pay Sports Cl Concert planned Musician Lisa Loeb and her fsX band will I 3 Perfor.m later tnis month at Purdue Memorial Union Local Bl INSIDE Advice B1 2 Business C6 Classified ID Comics B1 3 Communities B3 Deaths B2 ln-DepthA4 LifeB9 Local B1 Lotteries A2 Movies B1 2 Nation A3 Opinion A5 Sports C1 State B4 Stocks C5 Television B1 2 Weather A2 OUR PHOMES Circulation 423-2472 Classified 423-551 2 Newsroom 420-5239 A Gannett Newspaper Vol.84, No. 103 3 Copyright2002 yJg Federated Publications SI 1 0 imi 1 1- 2002, Journal and Courier By Joe Gerrety Journal and Courier The mother of confessed murderer Zhan Yin apologized to the families of Yin's victims and said she firmly believes the killings were a result of her son's mental illness, in a letter released to the Journal and Courier on Friday. "First I would like to express my sincere apology and condolences to the victims' families.
As a mother, I understand completely the pain of losing two daughters," Arming Wei, mother of the former Purdue University doctoral student who murdered two South Korean women on campus last summer. Yin, 28, pleaded guilty but mentally ill April 5 in Tippecanoe Superior Court to 14 criminal counts in connection with the Aug. 2 murders of Ye-unkyung Woo, 31, and her sister, Hyo Kyung Woo, 29. The two were beaten with a hammer and stabbed in the throat in separate attacks in- By Jeff Parrott Journal and Courier After 13 years at the helm of the Tippecanoe County Humane Society, executive director Max Champion is stepping down. Board president Edie Doland confirmed that Champion submitted a letter of resignation earlier this week, but said it will not go into effect for a couple weeks.
She declined further comment because the board has not had a chance to discuss the letter. Members of the nonprofit organization's board said they will make a public statement Monday evening after speaking with Champion at their regular board meeting. Td rather not say anything because we all want to make sure we have the same story" said board member Connie Lagally. Champion could not be reached Friday for comment. Former board member Tracy Trice, a friend of Champion's, said Champion told her this week that she was resigning.
She gave no reason, other than her desire to move on to new things. Euthanization of unwanted or stray dogs and cats, along with, what role the organization should play in controlling the pet population, FREE Seminar Tues. April 16 7-8 Dm Rush Pavillion 1915 Scott Laf i Yin side Yeunkyung Woo's apartment in Purdue Village. Steven Meyer, one of Yin's two court-appointed lawyers, said Yin's mother had hoped to release the letter to news media at her son's plea hearing, but it had not been translated into English. "It's very important for her to make sure that people in the United States know that her son generally has been a good person throughout his life, and the only thing that would have compelled him to do something like this is because of a mental illness," Meyer said.
"It's totally out of character for him, and his mom and his whole family is really struggling with it as well." In a plea agreement, Yin agreed to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Judge Don Johnson is scheduled to sentence him June 28 after a hearing that is expected to include extensive expert testimony from a psychologist and two psychiatrists who will explain the mental phenomena that contributed to the crime. "Now I am confident to say that the horrible crimes my son committed were entirely See YIN, Back Page have been recurring sources of controversy. Trice was one of the board members who in June 1988 hired Champion. When hired, Champion said one of her goals was to reduce the number of animals that are euthanized at the shelter.
The shelter euthanized 3,192 animals, or 53 percent of animals handled, in 2000, the most recent statistics available, according to the TCHS. That figure was down from 62 percent in 1999 and 70 percent in 1998. Dana Beck, co-founder of the North Central Indiana Spay and Neuter group, which has been a vocal critic of the Humane Society's policies, said she was surprised by Champion's resignation. "I hope it means new things for the Humane Society, a new progressive direction," Beck said. In particular, Beck's group has unsuccessfully tried to persuade the Humane Society to spay and neuter all pets before they are adopted.
Instead, the Tippecanoe County Humane Society gives adoptive pet owners vouchers that lower the procedure's cost at area veterinary practices. Today's edtipriala5 It's a bed situation when steep tuition increases seem like a cood deal Fm focusing on studying and getting through." Meuser comes from Veed-ersburg, so he pays in-state rates, which will rise $416 to $4,580 a year in total fees. Stephanie Vahle, a sopho-' more studying early childhood education, comes from Seneca, HI. Her parents will absorb the increase, because they agreed to pay tuition if she pays other expenses. However, Vahle figures her parents will soon write smaller checks to Purdue.
Her older sister, Carin, also attends Purdue, but Carin graduates next month, so the family will pay less next year, even with the hike. Barbara Middleton enrolled in Krannert's MBA program and has locked in her tuition, leaving her un More Saudi telethon raises millions for Palestinians A4 Poll: Not much hope for Powell mission A4 eration Defensive Shield" on March 29 to try to stop a wave of attacks by Palestinian militants, 25 Israelis have been killed in five suicide bombings. Friday's attack was claimed by the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, a militia linked to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, spiritual leader of the militant group Hamas, said the bomb By Joe Thomas Journal and Courier Purdue University students took a 10 percent tuition increase in stride on Friday, especially if someone else pays that bill for them. "It will affect me eventually" said John Meuser, "but right now, I'm using grants and loans." So Meuser, a fourth-year student who won't graduate next month because he changed majors during his college career, will simply borrow another 10 percent.
But he doesn't think about accumulating debt and does not know how much he will owe for his bachelor's degree. "Who knows? I don't know," he said. "Right now, hane Yehuda market at about 4:15 p.m. Moments later, a shopper who gave only her first name, Elisheva, frantically tore pieces of clothing to use as bandages. "I was hold ing a girl, who was i blood from her face," Elisheva said.
"She said to me, Today is my 17th birthday. Why is this Powell We were just holding each other and crying and crying." Since Israel launched "Op- FREE FREE Somber in Jerusalem (ills Powell By Karin Laub The Associated Press JERUSALEM A Palestinian woman blew herself up Friday in a crowded outdoor market in Jerusalem, killing six shoppers, wounding dozens and further complicating Secretary of State Colin Powell's difficult peace mission. After the bombing, Powell called off his meeting today with Arafat. The meeting might be rescheduled for a senior U.S. official said.
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