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Local News: Cherokee Village Council votes to hold special election on sales tax increase (3/2/22)

Local News: Cherokee Village Council votes to hold special election on sales tax increase (3/2/22)
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Local News: Cherokee Village Council votes to hold special election on sales tax increase (3/2/22)

Local News: Cherokee Village Council votes to hold special election on sales tax increase (3/2/22)
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The renaming of the Griffin Residence Halls in honor of Frieda Parker (Jefferson) and Winifred Parker (White), sisters who led the campaign that compelled Purdue to integrate its student housing, was officially dedicated Sunday, October 3. The buildings, originally named after the mythical creature featured on the Purdue seal, are the first buildings on Purdue’s campus to be named after Black alumnae.

Purdue prof, descendant of John Purdue, follows in founder s footsteps

John Purdue founded Purdue University in 1869. He s also the third great-grand-uncle of Prof. Laura Murray-Kolb, hired in July as head of the nutrition science department.

An American Legacy with Boilermaker Roots

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.

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