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Monday, April 2
Five people arrested after ruckus
Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Students lighted fires around the
Purdue campus Sunday night after the Boilermakers lost to Notre
Dame in the NCAA women's basketball championship in St. Louis.
No injuries were reported, and Purdue spokeswoman Jeanne Norberg
said five people had been arrested.
State police used tear gas to break up crowds of students who
also threw rocks and launched bottle rockets at officers, a state
police spokeswoman told WRTV in Indianapolis.
"It's just trying to put one fire out after another," said
Sgt. Shana Kennedy.
The largest group of students numbered about 1,000, she said.
Norberg said there about 200 police officers from local, county
and state agencies on the scene.
Elsewhere in West Lafayette, at least 200 people watching TV in
Harry's Chocolate Shop near campus went from raucous chants to
stunned silence as Katie Douglas missed the potential game-tying
shot and Purdue lost, 68-66.
Last year during the men's NCAA Tournament, police fired tear
gas into a crowd of students after the rowdy fans overturned
dumpsters and started small bonfires following Purdue's loss to
Wisconsin in the West Regional final.
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