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Computer Engineering plans for '94-'95 iFour quit women's BB - Page 31 - Page 6m - Sports, Page 20 Volume 86 Issue 27 Friday April 29,1994 Field work Civil Engineering students take advantage of a warm spring day to practice their surveying VU police catch card thief Valparaiso woman arrested for thefts at law school By Paul Cook Editor-in-Chief Valparaiso city police apprehended the woman respon-sible for a rash of wallet and credit card thefts at VU's law school last Thursday. Kimberly Stanley-Banaski, 24, of Valparaiso, was arrested after city police, VUPD, Hobart and Portage police traced her to a Days Inn in Portage. VUPD Chief Ed Lloyd said Stanley-Banaski, who was on probation for a similar case a year ago, confessed to stealing credit cards and wallets from unattended backpacks and purses at the law school in late February and early March. Throughout the semester, thefts also have been reported at the Union and Moellering Library, but Stanley-Banaski has not claimed responsibility. She has committed so many thefts that she does not remember where she committed all of them, said Lloyd. "We [VUPD] are confident it was her because since we nailed her there have been no problems on campus anywhere," he said. Charges will be filed against her by the university, as well as by Valparaiso, Portage and Hobart police, where she has committed similar crimes, he said. Stanley-Banaski charged more than $1,000 on credit cards stolen from VU alone. "She bought clothing, two pairs of Oakley sunglasses for $265, food, liquor, a ship in a bottle — some imperative things to have," Lloyd said. Stanley-Banaski also tried to get a motel room using a stolen credit card. "She just couldn't help her-self," said VUPD Sgt. Becky Walkowiak, who worked on the case. "She said it was easy at the law school, just like they were waiting for her to walk in." "She has a problem," said Walkowiak, who spent more than a week staking out the law school. She posed as a law student and left a marked bookbag and money in the open while she pre-tended to study. "You have no idea how boring a surveillance stakeout is, sitting in the law school, watch-ing people come and go for eight hours on end," Lloyd said. Officer Carey Bonzani, who served as backup, said a woman who did not look like a student peered around a book-shelf at him and looked at the bait money but did not take it. "She matched, a general description by victims, who had seen her around when their wal-lets were taken," Lloyd said. Walkowiak and Bonzani took city police photos of women with prior records of credit card theft to businesses where the stolen credit cards had been used. A first suspect turned out to be a false lead, but on their sec-ond try, they got a match. "She initially lived in an apartment close to campus," said Lloyd. "After obtaining a war-rant, we found she had left that apartment, and the hunt was on." Stanley-Banaski is being held for one count of class D felony theft and a second charge of credit card fraud. Bonzani said what was dis-turbing was how easy the thefts had been for Stanley-Banaski. "Maybe [this case] will make them think down at the law school," Bonzani said. Accused returns Phi Psis indicted after expelled student returns to campus for Spring Weekend By Ellen Girard and Paul Cook News Editor/Editor-in-Chief This fall's acquaintance rape adjudication sparked new controversy when the accused man attended a party at the Phi Kappa Psi house Thursday night. Senior Laura Carlson, who was at a registered party at the Phi Psi house, called Student Affairs vice president Daryll Hersemann to complain about the accused's presence. "They were very uncom-fortable because it was a party and they were invited. They felt threatened," Carlson said. Phi Psi President Matt Stanczak said the accused, a for-mer Phi Psi, came back for a sur-prise visit Thursday night. "We had no idea he was coming," Stanczak said. Hersemann said he con-sulted VUPD Chief Ed Lloyd and Dean of Men Robert Schroer after receiving the call, but no action was taken until the following morning. "Dean Schroer had been in the Phi Psi house earlier that evening, but he didn't know any-thing about the fellow being there," said Hersemann. A source close to the alleged victim said the woman was, notified of the accused's presence on Friday through a member of the fraternity. "She has a feeling of betrayal," said the source, who asked to remain anonymous. Other women called authorities Friday morning. "I received a multitude of phone calls from some very dis-gruntled women," said Lloyd. Friday morning, Schroer told Stanczak the accused's pres-ence was a problem, because the woman involved in the case is still on campus, said Hersemann. "Schroer thought he had adequately expressed his con-cern over what a problematic sit-uation it was, and not letting him back in the house," he said. Hersemann said Lloyd also located the man at an off-cam-pus apartment and warned him he would be arrested if he came on campus. The accused told Lloyd he felt he had the right to be at the Phi Psi house. "The bottom line is he was not allowed on any campus property owned or operated by the university," said Lloyd. Schroer went to various fraternity houses Friday, telling them not to admit the accused. "It seemed prudent to give advice and warning to the other fraternities," Schroer said. . Several fraternity members said Schroer gave the accused's name when he made his rounds. This would violate the Buckley Amendment, which forbids uni-versities to release names in campus judiciary proceedings. "I heard him say [the accused's name]," said Shaun Yokas, of Pi Kappa Alpha. Hersemann said he could not say whether Schroer had released the name. "Schroer said he'd talked to so many students that some of those conversations had become blurred in his mind," Hersemann said. Friday evening, the Phi Psis voted to allow the accused to be in their house. "We thought the situation had been dealt with, and then we found out they had taken this house vote," Hersemann said. Hersemann then contacted Phi Psi alumni president Erik Sampson and asked him to speak with the fraternity, but after sev-eral phone calls, Sampson said the fraternity would not ask the accused to leave. "I said if I didn't get coop-eration in this matter, I would bring charges against the frater-nity," Hersemann said. He said he sent a letter Friday night outlining his charges against the fraternity. Hersemann received no further word that evening from Sampson or Stanczak, but Stanczak called Hersemann the next morning to tell him the accused had left the area. "I said 'thank you for the information,' then I followed through with setting up a hear-ing," Hersemann said. Phi Psis were charged with violating a policy found on page 20 of the Student Handbook: "As recognized social organiza-tions, fraternities are responsible to the university." A hearing before university Judicial Board determined that the Phi Psi house is under uni-versity jurisdiction. The frater-nity was put on severe discipli-nary probation — if the accused is seen on the property again, Phi Psis will lose their charter. "There was a lack of com-munication, I believe, between the fraternity and administra-tion," said Stanczak. "Exactly whose fault that is, I don't know, but I will say we weren't well informed."
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Newspaper title | The Torch, April 29, 1994 |
Alternate Title | The torch of Valparaiso University; The Valparaiso Torch; The Valparaiso University Torch; The Scorch |
Date Published | 1994-04-29 |
Edition | Volume 86, Issue 27 |
Organization | Valparaiso University |
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Transcripts | Computer Engineering plans for '94-'95 iFour quit women's BB - Page 31 - Page 6m - Sports, Page 20 Volume 86 Issue 27 Friday April 29,1994 Field work Civil Engineering students take advantage of a warm spring day to practice their surveying VU police catch card thief Valparaiso woman arrested for thefts at law school By Paul Cook Editor-in-Chief Valparaiso city police apprehended the woman respon-sible for a rash of wallet and credit card thefts at VU's law school last Thursday. Kimberly Stanley-Banaski, 24, of Valparaiso, was arrested after city police, VUPD, Hobart and Portage police traced her to a Days Inn in Portage. VUPD Chief Ed Lloyd said Stanley-Banaski, who was on probation for a similar case a year ago, confessed to stealing credit cards and wallets from unattended backpacks and purses at the law school in late February and early March. Throughout the semester, thefts also have been reported at the Union and Moellering Library, but Stanley-Banaski has not claimed responsibility. She has committed so many thefts that she does not remember where she committed all of them, said Lloyd. "We [VUPD] are confident it was her because since we nailed her there have been no problems on campus anywhere" he said. Charges will be filed against her by the university, as well as by Valparaiso, Portage and Hobart police, where she has committed similar crimes, he said. Stanley-Banaski charged more than $1,000 on credit cards stolen from VU alone. "She bought clothing, two pairs of Oakley sunglasses for $265, food, liquor, a ship in a bottle — some imperative things to have" Lloyd said. Stanley-Banaski also tried to get a motel room using a stolen credit card. "She just couldn't help her-self" said VUPD Sgt. Becky Walkowiak, who worked on the case. "She said it was easy at the law school, just like they were waiting for her to walk in." "She has a problem" said Walkowiak, who spent more than a week staking out the law school. She posed as a law student and left a marked bookbag and money in the open while she pre-tended to study. "You have no idea how boring a surveillance stakeout is, sitting in the law school, watch-ing people come and go for eight hours on end" Lloyd said. Officer Carey Bonzani, who served as backup, said a woman who did not look like a student peered around a book-shelf at him and looked at the bait money but did not take it. "She matched, a general description by victims, who had seen her around when their wal-lets were taken" Lloyd said. Walkowiak and Bonzani took city police photos of women with prior records of credit card theft to businesses where the stolen credit cards had been used. A first suspect turned out to be a false lead, but on their sec-ond try, they got a match. "She initially lived in an apartment close to campus" said Lloyd. "After obtaining a war-rant, we found she had left that apartment, and the hunt was on." Stanley-Banaski is being held for one count of class D felony theft and a second charge of credit card fraud. Bonzani said what was dis-turbing was how easy the thefts had been for Stanley-Banaski. "Maybe [this case] will make them think down at the law school" Bonzani said. Accused returns Phi Psis indicted after expelled student returns to campus for Spring Weekend By Ellen Girard and Paul Cook News Editor/Editor-in-Chief This fall's acquaintance rape adjudication sparked new controversy when the accused man attended a party at the Phi Kappa Psi house Thursday night. Senior Laura Carlson, who was at a registered party at the Phi Psi house, called Student Affairs vice president Daryll Hersemann to complain about the accused's presence. "They were very uncom-fortable because it was a party and they were invited. They felt threatened" Carlson said. Phi Psi President Matt Stanczak said the accused, a for-mer Phi Psi, came back for a sur-prise visit Thursday night. "We had no idea he was coming" Stanczak said. Hersemann said he con-sulted VUPD Chief Ed Lloyd and Dean of Men Robert Schroer after receiving the call, but no action was taken until the following morning. "Dean Schroer had been in the Phi Psi house earlier that evening, but he didn't know any-thing about the fellow being there" said Hersemann. A source close to the alleged victim said the woman was, notified of the accused's presence on Friday through a member of the fraternity. "She has a feeling of betrayal" said the source, who asked to remain anonymous. Other women called authorities Friday morning. "I received a multitude of phone calls from some very dis-gruntled women" said Lloyd. Friday morning, Schroer told Stanczak the accused's pres-ence was a problem, because the woman involved in the case is still on campus, said Hersemann. "Schroer thought he had adequately expressed his con-cern over what a problematic sit-uation it was, and not letting him back in the house" he said. Hersemann said Lloyd also located the man at an off-cam-pus apartment and warned him he would be arrested if he came on campus. The accused told Lloyd he felt he had the right to be at the Phi Psi house. "The bottom line is he was not allowed on any campus property owned or operated by the university" said Lloyd. Schroer went to various fraternity houses Friday, telling them not to admit the accused. "It seemed prudent to give advice and warning to the other fraternities" Schroer said. . Several fraternity members said Schroer gave the accused's name when he made his rounds. This would violate the Buckley Amendment, which forbids uni-versities to release names in campus judiciary proceedings. "I heard him say [the accused's name]" said Shaun Yokas, of Pi Kappa Alpha. Hersemann said he could not say whether Schroer had released the name. "Schroer said he'd talked to so many students that some of those conversations had become blurred in his mind" Hersemann said. Friday evening, the Phi Psis voted to allow the accused to be in their house. "We thought the situation had been dealt with, and then we found out they had taken this house vote" Hersemann said. Hersemann then contacted Phi Psi alumni president Erik Sampson and asked him to speak with the fraternity, but after sev-eral phone calls, Sampson said the fraternity would not ask the accused to leave. "I said if I didn't get coop-eration in this matter, I would bring charges against the frater-nity" Hersemann said. He said he sent a letter Friday night outlining his charges against the fraternity. Hersemann received no further word that evening from Sampson or Stanczak, but Stanczak called Hersemann the next morning to tell him the accused had left the area. "I said 'thank you for the information,' then I followed through with setting up a hear-ing" Hersemann said. Phi Psis were charged with violating a policy found on page 20 of the Student Handbook: "As recognized social organiza-tions, fraternities are responsible to the university." A hearing before university Judicial Board determined that the Phi Psi house is under uni-versity jurisdiction. The frater-nity was put on severe discipli-nary probation — if the accused is seen on the property again, Phi Psis will lose their charter. "There was a lack of com-munication, I believe, between the fraternity and administra-tion" said Stanczak. "Exactly whose fault that is, I don't know, but I will say we weren't well informed." |
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