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The Inside Front
Tuesday March 10, 1998
News
from campus, the state. the nation and the world
The Rev. George V. Coyne will speak tomorrow at the University of Kansas about science and religion.
On CAMPUS:
■ The KU Public Safety Office issues a crime alert yesterday for information about an explosion in McColllon Hall.
A KU student reports receiving an ant-homosexual note at 10:12 p.m. Friday to the KU Public Safety Office.
at 10:12 p.m. Friday to the KU Public Safety Office.
He No Food and Drug Store is robbed by an armed
HyVee Food And Drug Store is robbed by an armed man at about 9 a.m. yesterday, Lawrence police said.
man at about 9 a.m. yesterday, Lawrence police said.
A man spits on two Lawrence police officers Saturday evening at Movie Gallery, 1501, Sixth St.
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A man suspected of burglarizing Hedges Insurance Inc., 1035 Vermont St., is arrested by Lawrence police late Saturday night after a brief foot chase.
Vatican observatory leader will speak about science
The Rev. George V. Coyne, director of the Vatican Observatory, will speak tomorrow at the University of Kansas about science and religion.
Coyne will address an 11:30 a.m. Western Civilization class and then attend a 12:30 p.m. luncheon and question-and-answer session at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, 1631 Crescent Road.
In the afternoon, Coyne will present to the physics department a physics seminar called "A Search for Protoplanetary Disks by Polarimetry."
He will give a talk titled "Reflections on Life in Cosmic Evolution: Science and Religion" at 7:30 p.m. in the Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. The event is free.
Coyne is an highly regarded astronomer whose research topics have ranged from study of the lunar surface to the birth of stars.
He also is an ordained priest who became the Vatican Observatory director in 1978.
Coyne is visiting at the request of Steve Shawl, KU professor of physics and astronomy, who has done research with Coyne.
"He's an excellent speaker and an excellent astronomer," Shawl said. "I think he has a lot to say that would be of interest to a broad university community."
Kansan staff report
Police seek information about explosion at hall
The KU Public Safety Office issued a crime alert yesterday for information about a Sunday evening explosion in McCollum Hall.
A student staff member was injured in
the explosion and was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a minor eye injury.
Sgt. Chris Keary said that the student found a two-liter plastic bottle at about 8:40 p.m. on the fourth floor of McColum's center east stairwell.
Keary said the student was suspicious of the bottle and took it down to the front desk. The student was attempting to move the bottle outside when it exploded.
Another staff member complained of ringing ears but refused treatment.
Keary said that police did not know what caused the explosive reaction. He said the bottle would be sent to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to be analyzed.
Butteford Ave.
"We want all residents to notify police if they see a suspicious container of some sort," Keary said.
Anyone with any information regarding the crime can call Crime Stoppers at 864-8888. The line is open 24 hours a day and anonymity is protected.
—Laura Roddy
KU student receives anti-homosexual note
A University of Kansas student reported receiving an anti-homosexual note at 10:12 p.m. Friday to the KU Public Safety Office.
The typewritten note was attached to the student's door in McCollum Hall. The incident was reported to hall staff.
Sgt. Chris Keary said the note was not classified as a crime because it did not threaten the student's safety.
Laura Roddy
Man robs supermarket with alleged explosive
Hy-Vee Food And Drug Store, 3504 Clinton Parkway, was robbed by an
armed man at about 9 a.m. yesterday.
Lawrence police said.
sgt. George Wheeler said a man of medium height and medium build wearing dark clothing and a ski mask entered the store at 8:53 a.m.
The man walked to the service counter, displayed a weapon and demanded money from the clerk.
"The weapon he displayed gave the appearance of a small, hand-held explosive device." Wheeler said.
The clerk gave an undisclosed amount of money to the robber, who then fled the store on foot, leaving the device behind.
A manager said the store, which normally is open 24 hours a day, closed briefly to allow police to investigate.
bernine.
"The Hy-Vee clerk did what she was supposed to do, which is give him the money," Wheeler said.
Lawrence police called the Overland Park Bomb Squad to examine the device. Wheeler said the squad determined the device was not explosive.
He said police were looking for one potential witness, who was driving a blue Mazda pickup in the parking lot behind Bagel And Bagel, 3513 Clinton Parkway, at the time of the robbery. Wheeler had no description of the potential witness.
No one was injured during the robbery.
—Ronnie Wachter
Man arrested for assault after spitting on police
A man spit on two Lawrence police officers Saturday evening at Movie Gallerv. 1501 W. Sixth St.
The man entered Movie Gallery at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
"He started yelling profanities and talking about Jesus and explaining he
own religion, which offended the populace," Wheeler said.
Lawrence police arrived and asked the man to leave. The man spit in one officer's eye and then was arrested for assaulting a police officer.
While being arrested, the man spit in another officer's eye.
—Ronnie Wachter
Police arrest suspect in computer-theft case
A man suspected of burglarizing Hedges Insurance Inc., 1035 Vermont St., was arrested by Lawrence police late Saturday night after a brief foot chase.
Sgt. George Wheeler said police received a burglary alarm at 11:31 p.m. Saturday from Hedges Insurance but arrived after the burglaries had fled.
"They stole computer items and damaged some other items." Wheeler said.
After investigating the crime scene, officers were patrolling the area when they found the suspect.
"he was walking on 11th just south of Capitol Federal Bank and when a patrol car drove by him, he just started running," Wheeler said.
He said officers found the behavior suspicious and pursued the suspect.
"They chased him about a block and caught him in the 900 block of New Hampshire Street." Wheeler said.
The suspect, a 33-year-old Langley. Okla., man, was arrested on one count of burglary and one count of criminal damage.
Wheeler said he did not have a description of the items damaged in the burglary and said the stolen items had not been recovered yet.
—Ronnie Wachter
Bill would ask campus police to release info
By Ronnie Wachter
rwachter@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A U.S. Senate committee is debating a bill that would force universities to report more types of crimes to local media and law enforcement agencies.
mor efort ceilent age, the Bill, which is being examined by the Appropriations Committee on Labor. Health and Human Service and Education, would not affect the University of Kansas Public Safety office because it already releases information about all reported crimes to the public.
Some institutions want to keep information about crimes on campuses from being released. The University is not one of those schools, said Sgt. Chris Keary of the KU Public Safety Department.
"If a crime has been reported to us or an arrest has been made by us, those are reported," Keary said. "We release all that information daily, and also total them up into yearly reports."
By releasing its statistics about all reported crimes, the Public Safety Office remains ahead of the bill's requirements, which would require institutions to report information about crimes such as manslaughter, arson and vandalism, Keary said.
However, there always will be some information that should not be released, Keary said.
"We think that we've always been more than open with sharing information, within the right to privacy of course," he said. "There is some information that we'll have to hold back from the public to protect innocent people or victims of crimes."
Keary said the Student Right-ToKnow Act is a reason for the department's open policy. The act states that students may inspect and review police records and file complaints.
"That's an important act to us," he said, "because we want the students to know what's going on."
Rodger Oroke, director of facilities management, said that, although he was proud of the University's openness to share its crime statistics, he did not think the University was an example for other schools to follow.
"They're in different states," he said.
"They may be under different circumstances. We're in no position to recommend our policies to other universities."
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Today:IN HISTORY
1847 - First money minted in Hawaii
1876 The first telephone call made by Alexander Graham Bell.
1913 - Harriet Tubman Day
1933 - Big earthquake in Long Beach, Calif.
W.C. Fields was making a movie when it struck and the cameras kept running.
1948 - H.H. Houver was the first civilian to exceed the speed of sound at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
A UK student's clothing was taken between 7 and 10 a.m. Saturday from the laundry room in Hashinger Hall, KU public safety said. The items were valued at $105.
- Parking was not paid for at 2:33 p.m. Friday in the parking garage, KU public safety said. The service was valued at $8.
* A KU student's backpack, sweatpants, calculator, keys and racquet were taken between noon and 1 p.m. Wednesday from Oliver Hall, KU public safety said. The items were valued at $250.
A KU student's wallet was taken between 7:30 and 10:07 p.m. Thursday from a vehicle in the lot south of Robinson Center, KU public safety said. The wallet and contents were valued at $32, and damage to the vehicle was estimated at $100.
A KU student was arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol at 3:07 a.m. Sunday, KU public safety said.
A KU student's black leather wallet, Minnesota driver's license and credit card were stolen between 6 and 20 p.m. Saturday in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $100.
A KU student's orange dirt bike was stolen between 2 and 6 a.m. in the 900 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The bike was valued at $400.
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