LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 13, 2001- 3 'U', By Jacquelyn Nixc Daily Staff Reporter stydeat faces charges in eBay scam Fire extinguisher used in Couzens; no fire reported Although there was no fire, a fire extinguisher was dispensed Friday norning in Couzens Residence Hall, according to Department of Public Safety. The extinguisher was dispensed all over the first and sec- ond floors as well as in the east ele- vator. Illegal weapons found in museum DPS reports state that 24 unregis- ered long guns and one illegal *andgun were found Friday evening in the Museum of Zoology. The long guns were registered and kept secure. Stray cat lashes out, bites victim DPS provided assistance to a victim of a cat bite early Saturday morning. 1he victim was advised to file a report with the police department and to request to have a trap set to catch the stray cat. Chairs stolen from computing site Saturday afternoon a call was made to DPS regarding the theft of two chairs from the computing site at Couzens Residence Hall. The *aller said the chairs were stolen from the first-floor lab sometime within the past two days. DPS had no suspects. Multiple minors in possession cited DPS officers issued four citations to minors in possession of alcohol at South Quad Residence Hall on Satur- day night. Officers also issued three alcohol citations to minors Sunday morning at East Quad Residence Hall. Burglar takes TV/VCR, Sega A burglar struck the Vera Baits II CrossHouse on Thursday morning, ,BPS reports state. The thief entered ,hrough a window and stole a TV/VCR combo and a Sega Dream- cast system. Delivery truck hits McDonalds Early Friday morning a delivery truck hit the overhang on the south- east corner of the McDonalds restau- cant in Pierpont Commons, DPS reports said. There was damage to the concrete Siding and grounds mainte- nance was notified to clean up the concrete. The exact amount of dam- age is unknown. DPS apprehends man at library DPS arrested a male who was found sleeping in the Shapiro Under- *raduate Library on Saturday morn- ing. The man was arrested on an outstanding trespass warrant. MCard reported stolen from Union A caller at the Michigan Union informed DPS that her MCard was stolen Thursday afternoon. DPS had O suspects. Backpack stolen from parked car A backpack was stolen from a vehicle parked in the Church Street carport Friday night, DPS reports state. Access to the backpack was gained through a window of the vehicle. *Trespasser found near steam tunnel Early Saturday morning DPS stopped a subject just prior to his entering one of the steam tunnels on State Street. The man was issued a trespass warrant and he was released. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Kristen Beaumont. on After allegedly selling stolen items on eBay, an LSA senior is scheduled to appear in court next week, charged with three 10-year felonies. Stephen Warrington, 27, is facing one count of breaking and entering, one count of concealing and stealing property worth more than $20,000 and one count of using a computer to commit a crime. He was released on bond after being arraigned over the weekend, and his preliminary hearing is slated for Feb. 20. Warrington, who had been breaking and enter- ing the windows of area businesses since last summer, had no previous convictions or arrests, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Detective Ron Blackwell said. Blackwell said Warrington is unlike the typical burglar. "He was very cooperative and he accept- ed his responsibility from the moment when I sat down and talked with him," he said. "I was very surprised that he is a student," Blackwell said. "He's actually a pretty good kid other than the mistakes he made." Blackwell said authorities may not have dis- covered Warrington if he had not made himself vulnerable by stealing and selling such unique equipment. "It's like when a $2,000 Gateway laptop is on eBay for $250. If it smells too good to be true, something is wrong," Blackwell said. Warrington is accused of selling computers, digital video cameras and tools on the online auction site. He was caught after a satellite global positioning system posted on eBay this month alarmed a potential buyer. "The surveying community throughout the U.S. is a tightknit group of people," Blackwell said. The customer, who resides in California, called the equipment manufacturer representative at Leica Corporation, who checked the serial num- ber. The equipment was a commercial lease to Washtenaw Engineering, Blackwell said. Currently the sheriff's department is in the process of tracking down individuals who may have purchased the stolen equipment on eBay so it can be returned to the rightful owners. Blackwell said the department can use search warrants to obtain records from eBay of what Warrington has sold. University spokeswoman Julie Peterson said students can also face sanctions under the Stu- dent Code of Conduct after violating state or fed- eral law. Peterson said the University is prohibited from making an official statement on Warrington's arrest because of the Family and Educational Right to Privacy Act of 1974. "It protects students' academic and discipli- nary records," she said. Although she could not confirm whether War- rington would face a Code hearing for the thefts and fraud, Peterson said, "behavior of that nature; could be pursued under the current Student Code." Washtenaw County Assistant Prosecutor John Reiser said a detective from Pittsfield Township will also be involved in the investi- gation, as different police departments are working together. Internet crimes have posed difficulties for law, enforcement agencies regarding their jurisdiction over the incidents. "As the Internet evolves, it is obviously going to evolve in the criminal aspect as well," Black well said. "The Internet is going to be the new avenue for law enforcement." Swing kids Valentine's Day romance takes a backseat to exams By Fenlene Hsu For the Daily Valentine's Day is drawing near, but it appears midterms havesforced many students to compromise their romantic plans. LSA sophomore Jenny Li, whose boyfriend lives in New York, said because they live so far apart, "we're just going to send each other stuff. We can't really do anything because of midterms and everything." Whether it's writing papers, studying for a midterm or preparing a presentation, many students said they simply will not have the time to celebrate Valentine's Day this year. "Valentine's Day ... that's on the 14th? I'll have to remember that," said LSA senior Jake Siddle, who said he has a psychology paper due soon after Valentines Day. Other students know the holiday is nearing but have decided not to celebrate. "I'm doing absolutely nothing," said LSA junior Josh Juran. Still, there are many students who seem determined not to let midterms interfere with their celebrations. "I'll probably just celebrate over the weekend," said LSA senior Danielle Mills. "We'll probably make dinner togeth- er, have a little wine and just spend time with each other." Many students said they anticipate celebrating Valen- tine's Day despite being in the middle of the week. "Valentine's Day ... that's on f the 14th? I'll have to remember that." - Jake Siddle LSA senior "I usually just exchange gifts with my better half, but this year I intend to have the whole candlelit dinner. thing," said LSA senior April Alexander who added that she has a long-distance boyfriend. She said she doesn't plan on postponing Valentine's Day even if midterms conflict. LSA senior Lolisa Groover shares the same sentiment. "I'm going to go to a movie, have a candlelit dinner, and exchange gifts unless my boyfriend has something better planned. But I plan to celebrate on Valentine's Day, she said. Other students are not so sure of their plans. LSA sophomore Sierra Robertson, who said she antici- pates a surprise tomorrow, said "I don't know what we're- going to do." For LSA senior Scott Haviland, whose girlfriend is leav ing for Australia this Friday, this Valentine's Day is particc- ularly special. "I intend to take her for dinner at Champion House, where we had our first date:' Plan proposed for coverage of employees prescrptions JOYCE LEE/Daily LSA junior Nate Pocha and his girlfriend, LSA sophomore Liz Bucrek, learn basic east coast swing dancing at the Michigan Union. Michigan lwslc e o e of clinics restc e Cr.-1Ce~SS toa o iOns DETROIT (AP) - Michigan ranked last in the country in offering women access to reproductive health care, according to a study released yesterday. There are 36 abortion clinics in only 11 of the state's 83 counties, the Michi- gan Abortion and Reproduction Rights Action League reported. There were 70 clinics in 1992. "What is important about Michigan is it enacted more restrictive legislation that any other state in 2000;" said Kate Michelman, president of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, which conducts the annual study. "It also had a serious decline in the number of providers able to serve women's needs." The group looked at the number of restrictions a state has for a woman attempting to have an abortion; the amount of anti-choice legislation being passed; and the number of clinics and providers available to woman for repro- ductive health care needs. "Usually it is not good to be in last place, but under these circumstances, I'd say it's very good," said Pamela Sher- stad, spokeswoman for Right to Life of Michigan. Abortions in the state have dropped to 26,207 in 1999 from 49,098 in 1987. "I think it reflects that change to a more pro-life attitude in Michigan," Sherstad said. Michigan's Legislature may be con- tributing to the lack of services. The GOP-controlled Legislature has passed several bills designed to curb abortions in recent years, and most have been signed by anti-abortion Gov. John Engler. Michigan has a parental consent law and a ban on Medicaid coverage for abortions. Last year, after a five-year court battle, the state began requiring a 24-hour waiting period for abortions. A law passed last year requires the licensing and regulation doctors' offices where more than 50 percent of the ser- vices performed are abortions. The law also requires physicians to report any physical complications or death from abortions. So far, a 1999 law banning the so- called partial-birth abortion procedure hasn't gone into effect. It has been tied up in court ever since its passage. The law is similar to Nebraska's partial- birth abortion law, which was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court last year. Another law pushed by anti-abor- tion activists was vetoed last month by Engler. That law would have made employers pay more if they wanted to offer abortion coverage as part of their employee health bene- fits. Michigan's northernmost clinic is in Saginaw, which draws women who drive for hours from the Upper Peninsu- la for its services, the report said. Social issues to be considered before final plan submitted By Whitney Elliott Daily Staff Reporter The 2002 Prescription Drug plan for University employees will soon be in University Provost Nancy Cantor's hands. At yesterday's Sen- ate Advisory Committee on Univer- sity Affairs meeting, SACUA member SeonAe Yeo gave the com- mittee a closing update on the sta- tus of the plan. In compromising with the pharma- cy industry and the medical school, Yeo said her Prescription Drug 2002 work group is finalizing the plan. "We discussed in great detail about the co-pay structure. Less time was spent to discuss social issues," Yeo said. Yeo said she still had concerns about the social issues in relation to lowering drug costs. For example, she said there was concern among University faculty and staff that they will end up spending a consid- erable portion of their income on prescription drugs that, in their opinions, should be covered by the University health plan. "To this date, the social issues are the least discussed. I wanted to see these social issues discussed in terms of throwing down the total drug cost," Yeo said. The report already includes pub- lic recommendations, taken from public meetings in November and December of last year. Yeo said Cantor will receive the report by the beginning of next month, and, in order to meet the 2002 deadline, the revisions must be finished by May. SACUA member Don Deskins said he is concerned with the money being taken away from the faculty. "That's the way I see the redistri- bution, as taking away from the fac- ulty," he said. Deskins added that if the Univer- sity does not find a good enough prescription drug plan, it would, in effect, mean a loss of money to the faculty. Yeo said if the money is not com- ing back to the faculty, she and her work group would at least like to see the copay structure ending with a reduction. "What I wanted to see is at least the overall cost will be shrinking," she added. SACUA's funding policy was also discussed at yesterday's meeting. - SACUA Chair Moji Navvab said he was concerned with the way he should handle sponsorship requests from the University community. "Throughout the years we have had requests from many groups," Navvab said. He asked SACUA members if they had a specific cri- teria for action when a student or faculty group calls. "If these people are asking for the money, we'd need to know if they are funded elsewhere," said SACUA member John Rush. Over the past five years, SACUA has been able to fund groups due to a $60,000 surplus in their budget. But now, the money has run out. Present examples of events for which groups have asked SACUA for funding include; a lecture pre- sented by the scientific research society Sigma Xi, the Academic Freedom Lecture, American Asso- ciation of University Professors events and a Michigamua forum. 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