WL council member questions secrecy ahead of $4B SK Hynix announcement

Plus, some light reading ahead of Purdue’s Sweet 16 game against Gonzaga. Bloomington joins LEAP pipeline protest … sort of. And more

Some this and that on a Friday morning, starting with the anticipation …

SWEET 16 TIPOFF FOR PURDUE: 7:39 P.M.

Ready for tonight’s rematch between Purdue and Gonzaga, this time in a game between No. 1 and No. 5 seeds in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16? Of course, you are. (Purdue won early in the season, 73-63, in Honolulu.) Tipoff in Detroit is 7:39 p.m. on TBS. The winner gets either Tennessee or Creighton in the Elite Eight.

Here are some Other Reads/coverage:

• J&C reporter Sam King had this scouting report for tonight’s game: “Purdue basketball vs Gonzaga, March Madness: Prediction for NCAA Sweet 16.”

• This is from Gold and Black’s Brian Neubert, with game notes, prediction and assorted video from this week’s warmups: “NCAA Tournament Preview: #3 Purdue vs #18 Gonzaga.”

• Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel sized up Boilers this way: “Purdue is an outlier in today's college basketball. What Matt Painter has built is real.”

Meanwhile, in the WNIT, the Purdue women’s team took care of Duquesne at Mackey Arena Thursday night to move on to that tournament’s Great 8. Here’s the story from Mike Carmin in the Greater Lafayette Sports Report: “Defense, balanced attack lead Purdue women's basketball past Duquesne in WNIT.”

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WL CITY COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS SECRECY SURROUNDING $4 BILLION CHIP MAKER NEWS

With reports swirling that South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix is prepared to build a $4 billion facility in West Lafayette – the Wall Street Journal attributed it to unnamed sources this week and Purdue and Gov. Eric Holcomb have an announcement set up for Wednesday, based on invitations sent to some local officials last week – a West Lafayette City Council member on Thursday called out why there was radio silence from Purdue and local officials who seem to be in the know.

(Photo: SK Hynix)