CSO fired, cited
for thefts in halls
Alrrwst $100 stolen over two years
By Josh Funk
Senior staff writer
A Community Service officer was
fired last week after being linked to four
residence hall thefts that happened dur
ing school breaks.
The almost four-year veteran target
ed change jars in the thefts that date
back to 1997, University Police Chief
Ken Cauble said.
But, Cauble said, this man is not
indicative of other CSOs, who, as a
group, have contributed to a 30 percent
decrease in crime on campus since the
program’s inception.
“CSOs are a very important part of
the department, and they do any excel
lent job,” Cauble said.
Director of Housing Doug
Zatechka said security is always a con
cern, and his department works with
University Police to prevent problems.
“ I think a lot of the CSO program
and what it has done,” Zatechka said.
“Many times they have been helpful in
solving thefts.”
A university police officer, wrho was
already investigating the thefts, began to
focus on the CSO after he was spotted
on the upper levels of a residence hall
this spring break, but his logbook
reported him elsewhere, Cauble said.
Before that, police had developed a
list of 14 possible suspects, and they
were looking at the vacation thefts for
general ways to improve security proce
dures, Cauble said.
The investigation generated several
suggestions that police and Zatechka
implemented before spring break this
year.
“The changes definitely took away
a lot of opportunities that people had,”
Cauble said.
a
I think a lot
of the CSO
program and
what it has
done”
Doug Zatechka
director of housing
After the CSO became a definite
suspect, police returned to the evidence
- four empty change containers - and
checked for fingerprints, finding 10
positive matches.
Police contacted all of the theft vic
tims to ensure that there was no legiti
mate way for the officer’s fingerprints
to be on die containers before citing him
last week.
On April 12, the man was cited for
four burglaries - three from spring
break 1999 and one from Thanksgiving
break 1997 - and suspended. Four days
later, he was fired for allegedly stealing
almost $100.
Cauble said the man refused to talk
about the incidents at the advice of his
lawyer.
All CSOs and university police offi
cers undergo extensive background
checks and polygraph examinations
before they are hired, Cauble said.
Overall, CSOs are very profession
al, Cauble said, and it bothers him that
this may reflect poorly on other officers.
“The thing that bothers me most is
the black mark this gives those guys out
there working.”
High school Web site
adds Kosovo coverage
By Veronica Daehn
Staff writer
A Web site designed to provide
materials for an online high school
course has beefed up its coverage.
What was once solely the web
address for the interactive course
“Global Perspectives: Bosnia” is now
also a link to updated information on
the crisis in Kosovo.
The link is located at
http://www.CLASS.com, and pro
vides an in-depth history of the
region, its people and the factors
behind the current situation.
CLASS.com is a private for-prof
it entity of the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln that started in
1996 with the support of Sen. Bob
Kerrey.
Kerrey secured $2.5 million in
federal funding for the
Communications, Learning and
Assessment in a Student-Centered
System project, and continues to sup
port the web-based education.
“Global Perspectives: Bosnia”
was the first of 55 web-based CLASS
courses developed by UNL’s Division
of Continuing Studies and Nebraska
Educational Telecommunications.
The idea for the course began four
years ago when the war in Bosnia
continued to claim the lives of inno
cent people.
Kerrey said the issue would be an
ideal initial subject for the multime
dia course, and he worked with UNL’s
Division of Continuing Studies to
develop the link as a public service.
Assistant Director for Distance
Education and manager of the
CLASS project Charlotte Hazzard
said the Kosovo link came out late
u
It will
hopefully help
us understand
why we re in
this mess ”
Charlotte Hazard
manager of CLASS project
last week and should help people bet
ter understand what is happening.
“It’s out there for anybody and
everybody to see,” Hazzard said. “It
will hopefully help us understand
why we’re in this mess.”
“Global Perspective: Bosnia”
provides a detailed history of the
Balkan conflict, including present
day video interviews with Bosnian
refugees and other interactive learn
ing activities.
Icons representing people, events
and the world allow readers to
explore Bosnia and learn more about
the crisis in Kosovo.
The original Web site has been
and will continue to be updated with
current information.
Hazzard said the average citizen
does not know everything about the
Balkan situation, and CLASS.com
provides an opportunity for them to
understand it.
“At least if you have the opportu
nity to learn more about what their
situation is you can have a more edu
cated opinion,” she said. “It helps to
understand the history and ethnic
issues.”
Former NU
star athlete
assaulted
in dispute
■ Fiona Nepo was
allegedly beaten by her
live-in boyfriend.
From Staff Reports
Nebraska Volleyball player
Fiona Nepo was allegedly assault
ed by her live-in boyfriend
Tuesday night.
Nepo told police that her
boyfriend, Christopher Fonoti, 21,
punched her in the back five times
as part of a domestic dispute,
Lincoln Police Capt. A1 Soukup
said.
Nepo called police at 9:25
p.m. after the attack, and officers
responded to the couple’s apart
ment on the 1800 block of F
Street.
At the start of the dispute,
Nepo said Fonoti started throwing
magazines at her, Soukup said.
Nepo fled into a bedroom and
tried to lock the door, but Fonoti
followed, punched her in the back
and shoved her down during the
struggle, police said.
Nepo did not require medical
treatment, but there were signs of
swelling on her lower back.
Fonoti was arrested for domes
tic assault, and he is scheduled to
appear in court May 11.
Nepo is Nebraska’s all-time
assist leader with 4,824.
She finished her career this
year after three trips to the NCAA
Final Four and one national cham
pionship.
The three-time All American
and Honolulu native was honored
Sunday as Nebraska’s female stu
dent-athlete of the year.
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