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The Inside Front
Monday April 5,1999
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Preliminary hearing set for KU faculty member
Constance Conboy, a secretary in the Office of Minority Affairs who is facing four counts of theft and two counts of criminal use of a financial card, had her first appearance in court Friday to face the charges against her.
A preliminary hearing was set for 1:45 p.m. April 13 in the Division I district courtroom at the Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St.
The charges stem from embezzlement — reported Feb. 5 by Sherwood Thompson, director of Minority Affairs — that occurred between May 7, 1997 and Sept. 18, 1998 in the Office of Minority Affairs.
Conboy is on leave without pay until the case is decided by the court.
Two men's car trouble leads to police arrest
Two Lawrence residents who were suspected to have broken into a car around 11 p.m. Thursday were caught by police after their car would not start, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
The two men were arrested by police at 4 a.m. Friday as they were attempting to get their car jump-started near the parking lot where a KU student's car had been broken into and car stereo stolen in front of her residence in the 2300 block of Wakarusa Drive, Wheeler said.
Each man's bond was set at $2,250.
Damage to the car was estimated at $450. The car stereo was valued at $348.
Bystanders at local bar assist in arrest of student
Two bystanders helped catch a KU student who was attempting to flee from police officers after being placed in handcuffs Thursday night at 15th and Ohio streets, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
The student was at the Wagon Wheel Cafe, 507 W. 14th St., when he was approached by police during a routine bar check because he was suspected of drinking a beer that was sitting in front of him, Wheeler said.
An officer was holding the plastic cup containing the beer in his hand when the student reportedly grabbed his hand and squeezed it, causing the cup to be crushed.
Wheeler said.
Police had taken the man into custody and he was sitting in the patrol car when began running toward 13th Street. One of the men who helped stop him was a Wagon Wheel Cafe employee, Wheeler said.
Katie Burford
NATION
Man arrested for creating 'Melissa' e-mail virus
TRENTON, N.J. — A man has been arrested and charged with originating the e-mail virus known as Melissa, the New Jersey attorney general's office announced yesterday.
David L. Smith, 30, of Aberdeen,
N.J., was arrested Thursday night at his brother's house in nearby Eatontown, N.J., said Rita Malley, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Peter Verniero.
Smith originated the virus, which caused worldwide e-mail disruption earlier this week, from his apartment in Aberdeen, Malley said.
State and federal authorities took part in the arrest.
WORLD
Muslims riot in dispute about pilgramage site
NAZARETH, Israel — Easter Sunday turned violent in the town of Jesus' boyhood when clashes erupted between Christians and Muslims, who are angry about the planned construction of a plaza for millennium Christian pilgrims near a mosque.
Thousands of young Muslim men gathered at the disputed site near the Church of the Annunciation, where Muslims have been holding protests for nearly a year.
Some hurled insults and curses at worshippers as they left the church, where Roman Catholic tradition holds that the angel Gabriel appeared before Mary and told her she was pregnant. Other youths, wielding clubs, smashed wind-shields of cars with crosses dangling from the mirrors.
More than 70 Israeli police in riot gear were brought in but made little effort to halt the violence. At one point, a group of policemen stood by while Muslim youths smashed the window of a gold-colored Mercedes. Seven people were injured and 30 cars were damaged, according to police.
About 18 hours after the clashes began, six Muslimism throwers
were arrested for rioting and public disturbances, said police spokeswoman Linda Menuhin. Muslim protesters responded by pelting troops with rocks and police fired back with tear gas, she said.
Church doors were shut after early morning prayers yesterday and there was no comment from Christian officials.
The clashes, between the city's majority Muslims and minority Christians, came after months of rising tensions surrounding year 2000 festivities.
AMMAN, Jordan — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's international tour to discuss declaring his territory an independent state brought him Sunday to Jordan, where he held talks with King Abdullah.
Jordan urges Arafat to postpone statehood
Jordan, like other countries, has been truing to coax arafat to post
pone a proclamation of statehood until after the May 17 Israeli elections, fearing that an early announcement could lead to the victory of hard-line politicians.
Arafat: Planning to declare Palestine a separate state.
Arafat has said he has the right to declare a state on May 4, when a five-year
interim autonomy period laid down in agreements with Israel ends. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to annex parts of the West Bank if Arafat does so.
King Abdullah reiterated "support to our Palestinian brethren ... until they regain their full rights as stipulated in signed peace accords," Jordanian state radio reported.
The radio had no further details on the hour-long meeting at Raghadan Palace in Amman. Afterwards, Arafat returned home to Gaza and Abdullah flew to Saudi Arabia.
From Gaza, the Palestinian leader quickly will leave again for the last leg of a world tour to consult about the statehood move. He goes to Turkey on Monday, then travels to Russia, India, China, Japan and possibly India and Malaysia, Arafat aide Nabil Abdureeneh said.
Arafat met with President Clinton at the White House and European leaders last month. He has also held talks in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
The Associated Press
A KU student's backpack and laptop computer were stolen between 3:40 p.m. and 3:44 p.m. Wednesday from the fourth floor of Watson Library, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stolen property was valued at $1,634.
ON THE RECORD
A tow truck backed into a legally parked car at 14th and Louisiana streets, the KU Public Safety Office said. Minor damage was done to the car.
A KU student's backpack was stolen between 12:10 p.m. and 12:35 p.m. Thursday from Ekdahl Dining Commons, the KU Public Safety Office said. The backpack and its contents were valued at $258.
■ The tires of a student's car were cut between 8 p.m. Wednesday and noon Thursday in lot 112 north of Oliver Hall, the KU Public Safety Office. said the tires were valued at $139.
A KU student was cited for suspicion of being a minor in possession at 11:50 p.m. Thursday at 13th Street and Oread Avenue, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU student was arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence at 2 a.m. Friday after he drove the wrong way around the Chi Omega Fountain. The student was taken to the Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St.
ON CAMPUS
- The SUA Recreation Committee will meet at 5 p.m. today at Alcace B in the Kansas Union. Call the SUA box office at 864-3477 for more information.
KU Environers will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Kansas Union. Call Matt Dunbar at 864-7325 for more information.
The St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will celebrate daily Mass at 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the center, 1631 Crescent Rd. Call Rev. Vince Krische at 843-0357 for more information. Daily Mass also will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Danforth Chapel. Call Rev. Ray May at 843-0357 for more information.
Students interested in obtaining financial aid for Summer 1999 should complete a Summer Financial Aid Request Form. Students working in FWS positions during the academic year should complete this farm if they plan to continue working in the same positions during the summer. Forms are available in the Office of Student Financial Aid, 50 Strong Hall. Completed forms should be submitted to the OSFA by April 16, 1999 to have financial aid available by the beginning of the summer.
**Writer's Roasts, sponsored by Writing Consulting:** Student Resources, will be open today at the following times and locations: from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burge Union and at 4003 Wescoe Hall and from noon to 4 p.m. at 4006 Wescoe Hall. Call 864-2399 for more information.
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giving away free stuff."
"We should be able to meet all of our current objectives in the next couple of weeks," he said.
Ryan said the Digital Jayhawk would become more popular with students as more of its features become available for use.
However, he stressed that the Digital Jayhawk would remain a work in progress.
Ryan also said students would contribute content to the site, both as individuals and as part of classes. Max Utsler's Journalism 220 class, John Katich's Journalism 671 class and James's Journalism 657 classes are presently involved with the Digital Jayhawk. Ryan also is working with a computer engineering student
who is developing a news ticker for the site. The ticker would allow users to watch a continuous feed of headlines scroll across their computer screens.
both Hawke and Ryan said they envisioned the Digital Jayhawk as a tool that would foster a sense of community and help students and alumni become more connected to the University.
Dave Sislow, Chicago junior, also was impressed with the site. He said he came to the event because he was switching his major to journalism and wanted to see what the Digital Jayhawk was.
"I thought it was incredible." Sislow said. "I heard a lot of hype about it. I wasn't disappointed."
The Digital Jayhawk can be found on the Internet at www.digital.jayhawk.org.
Edited by Katrina Hull
Today IN HISTORY
1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. began the first regular production of balloon tires.
1933 - The first operation to remove a lung was performed at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis
1958 - Johnny Mathis' album Johnny's Greatest Hits made it to the pop music charts for the first time. The LP would remain on the charts for a record 490 weeks (nearly 9 and a half years).
1966 - Timothy Leary spoke at New York's Town Hall and compared LSD to a microscope, saying that the drug is to psychology what the microscope is to biology.
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers become the all-time NBA regular-season scoring leader.
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