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The Inside Front
Tuesday March 3,1998
News
- Thief steals letter from sign at Lied Center.
- Two KU student's violins were stolen from lockers in Murphy Hall.
from campus, the state the nation and the world
On CAMPUS
The KU custodian charged with selling crack cocaine appeared in Douglas County District Court.
A KU student's privacy was violated when someone forwarded one of his saved e-mail messages to another address. In the NATION
Researchers have found the first evidence of a physical difference between lesbians and heterosexual women.
**Princess Diana's will was released yesterday, and her two sons are set financially for life.**
In the WORLD
CAMPUS
Anal thief steals letter from campus building
The outside of a University of Kansas building was defaced during the weekend. The letter "I" was taken from the word "Recital" between 4:30 p.m. Friday and 12:15 p.m. Saturday outside of Bales Organ Recruit Hall, KU police said.
The four-inch brass letter has been replaced
Murphy break-in leaves two students stringless
Police do not have any suspects in the crime and still are investigating it.
Murphy Hall is two fiddles shy of its usual ensemble.
Two KU student's virolis were stolen from lockers between 12:30 and 8:25 a.m. feb. 22 on the Fifth floor East Wing of Murphy, KU police said. The two virolis, along with their cases, three bows and other miscellaneous items were valued at $6,038.50.
Laleh M-Navai, Wichita junior, said she left her violin in Murphy during the weekend, because she was out of town.
"I was devastated, actually, because it's kind of a sentimental thing," she said. "I was really surprised because I thought the place was pretty secure."
M-M Navai said that she now was using a violin loaned to her by a friend. She said musical instruments were not replaced easily.
"It's really hard to find a violin that you want to buy," she said.
M-Navai said she would not leave an instrument in Murhv again.
KU police Sgt. Chris Keary said the padlocks on other students' lockers were cut but that no items were stolen.
Trial date set for janitor charged with selling crack
The University of Kansas custodian
charged with selling crack cocaine outside Ellsworth Hall appeared in Douglas County District Court yesterday afternoon for a preliminary hearing.
Albert Eugene Crane Jr., 52, was arrested Jan. 7 after a month-long investigation by the Douglas County Drug Enforcement Unit.
Mark Swisher, a former Ellsworth custodian, testified that he contacted a supervisor first and then contacted the police about Crane selling cocaine.
"I had asked him if I could buy some from him, and he said sure," Swisher said.
Swisher said that officers from the drug enforcement unit outfitted him with a transmitter and that he completed three controlled buys of crack from Crane on the loading dock outside Ellsworth.
Swisher said that his motivation for becoming an informant was to take drug dealers off the street. He said his 17-year-old son had been involved with drugs.
Detective Kenneth Massey of the drug enforcement unit also testified for the prosecution.
Judge Jack A. Murphy ruled that there was probable cause that Crane committed the crimes.
Crane's trial is set for May 6 in Division II of Douglas County District Court. He entered a plea of not guilty to the charges.
Tampering with e-mail falls into crime category
A University of Kansas student's privacy was violated when someone forwarded one of his saved e-mail messages to another address Wednesday afternoon, KU police said.
Jason Fizell, Olathe senior and student senator, said that he had forgotten to log off the kuhub server about 2 p.m. when he left the Student Senate office in the Kansas Union. When he checked his mail again, he discovered that someone had tampered with his account.
KU police Sgt. Chris Keary said that the crime, company trespass, was relatively new.
"What was done did indeed fall into a crime," he said.
Fizell said he was tipped off when a message, sent at 2:11 p.m., was returned undelivered.
"I don't think anyone has my password," he said. "I was concerned they could have actually sent an e-mail under the guise of me."
The message contained the minutes from a Delta Force meeting last semester. Fitzell said the message was buried in the middle of other messages, causing him to think that someone read through many of his saved messages.
The police report identifies the suspect as an acquaintance of Fitzell's, but police still are investigating the matter.
"This isn't something that I really had wanted to be public." Fizell said.
Briefs by Laura Roddy
NATION
Evidence found to support sexual-preference theory
WASHINGTON — Researchers say they have found the first strong evidence of a physical difference between gay and heterosexual women — a finding that the inner ears of gay women work more like those of men.
The discovery adds new support to the theory that sexual orientation may be predisposed before birth.
The origin of homosexuality has long been a matter of contention. Some believe it to be a matter of choice, but others — including many gay people — say it is not choice but biology.
Previous research has found that two parts of the male brain are different in gay and heterosexual men. Other studies have found that some genes differ between gay and heterosexual men.
In the study, to be published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, said they found the inner ears of female homosexuals have undergone masculinization, probably from hormone exposure before birth.
" Their auditory centers have been masculinized, and the presumption is that so have the sites in the brain that direct sexual preference," said Dennis McFadden, the lead author of the study.
It has yet to be proven, however, that there is a specific site in the brain that directs women to be lesbians, he said.
WORLD
Princes William and Harry to inherit bulk of fortune
LONDON — Princess Diana's two teenage sons are financially set for life after being left the bulk of her $35.6 million fortune, according to her will, which was released yesterday.
Prince William, 15, and Prince Harry, 13, are to inherit nearly $11.5 million each. But the biggest single share goes to the
Inland Revenue tax service, which collects $13.94 million of an estate composed mostly of the divorce settlement from Prince Charles a year before Diana died in a Paris car crash on Aug. 31.
In December, changes were made to the 36-year-old princess' will to give her executors more control of the trust
The will also was amended to allow each of her 17 godchildren to receive an heirloom to remember her by and to provide $82,000 for Paul Burrell, her buiter and closest aide whom she referred to as "my rock."
The changes also allow her wardrobe, wedding dress and intellectual property rights — copyright, trademarks and royalties from commercial use of her picture or name — to be used to raise money for charity or her sons.
The Associated Press
Cancer research aided by growth in flower sales
By Jeremy M. Doherty jdoherty@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
University of Kansas students can freshen the air and fight disease at the same time.
The American Cancer Society is promoting its annual Daffodil day fund-raiser, seeking to raise money by selling yellow daffodils to students.
Proceeds will go toward cancer research, education and services for local residents, said Marsha Smith, a representative of the society's Douglas County unit.
"The daffodil is the first flower of spring," Smith said. "It's the flower of hope, and it can bring hope for cancer patients."
Smith said she hoped to top last year's profit by several hundred dollars.
"We've done this for a long time," she said.
"Last year, we took in $4,600, which was very successful. We're trying to beat that and hit $5,000 this year."
The society, which began taking orders two weeks ago, will make the deliveries on Monday. Students can place orders until the end of this week.
Smith said donors could choose from among several different flower arrangements. A bouquet costs $5; a half case, which holds about 125 yellow daffodils, costs $55; and a full case of about 250 flowers costs $100.
Lisa Wagner, Wichita senior, said she was impressed with the fund-raiser's intentions.
"It's a good way to raise money for a good cause instead of selling candy," Wagner said. "I'm surprised, because it's usually more expensive to buy stuff through a fundraiser."
Florists in Lawrence said the offer was a good bargain for flower fans.
Laura Landgrebe, manager of University Floral and Greenhouse at 2102 W. 28th St. Terrace, said she sold daffodils at $2.50 per stem.
"We don't buy them bulk," she said. "But if we were to go bulk, we would probably do a special promotion. Then, we would probably match whatever the society is selling them or."
Cary Engle, manager of The Flower Shoppe at 1101 Massachusetts S. , said he could not compete with the society's offer. His daffodil go for $1.25 per stem.
Cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease. More than 500,000 people died of cancer-related illnesses in 1996, according to "The World Almanac."
University students and residents can place a daffodil order with the American Cancer Society at (785) 842-9733.
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ON THE RECORD
The passenger window of a KU student's car was smashed and the faceplate of the AM/FM/CD stereo inside was stolen between 11 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday in the 2400 block of West 25th Street, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $450.
The front passenger window of a KU student's car was smashed, and 28 items were stolen between 2 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of West 26th Street, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $627
A KU student was the victim of criminal trespass at 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of Vermont Street. Lawrence police said.
The front passenger window of a KU student's car was smashed between 12:01 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of West 24th Street, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $100.
A KU student was arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol at 2:25 a.m. yesterday, KU police said.
■ A KU student's wallet was taken between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday from Anschutz Science Library KU police said. The items were valued at $41.
A KU student's video cassette was taken between 9:30 p.m. Feb. 8 and 10 a.m. Feb. 9 from McColum Hall, KU police said. The cassette was valued at $51.92.
■ A television was taken between 3:30 and 7 a.m.
Feb. 23 from the ninth floor lobby of McColm Hall
KU police said. The television was valued at $300.
A KU student's vehicle was damaged between 1:30 and 11 a.m. Feb. 22 in the South Jayhawer Towers lot, KU police said. Damage was estimated at $100.
A KU student's vehicle was damaged between 12:30 a.m. feb. 17 and 4:30 p.m. feb. 20 in the East Sellars Hall lot, KU police said. Damage was estimated at $700.
A KU student's clothing and backpack were taken between 10:50 and 11 p.m. Wednesday from outside 102 Robinson Center, KU police said. The items were valued at $150.
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