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THEFT continued from page 1 said the library is checking to see if any of the books belonged to them, but it is a long process because many of the eBay listings don't have the exact book title. Carver said she is confident that a significant number of the books were from the library. She added that this was the li brary's first case of auction fraud as well as its first case of major book theft since the late 1980s. Williams said Collver, who was on probation for another crime, turned himself in to his probation officer on March 29. Collver had pledged to turn himself in sooner but failed to do so. According to Williams, Collver claimed to have personal business to attend to before being taken into custody. EPD is holding Collver on charges of first degree theft, which is theft of more than $750, selling stolen proper ty and computer crime, Williams said. Beyond these charges, Collver has seven outstanding warrants in Mari on, Linn, Benton and Lane counties, Williams said. Williams said online-auction fraud is fairly common in Eugene. "We get a lot of eBay fraud cases," ■ - I he said, adding that victims of these cases have been located all over the country, and some in other parts of the world. It is difficult, however, to get victims from outside of Oregon to the trials to testify against suspects. "If the dollar amount is high enough, (the cases) usually get federal attention," he said. Carver said she doesn't know how Collver was able to get the books past the security system. "We have a good and reliable secu rity system," she said. "It's the one in place in most libraries." She added that it's not airtight but the library has no plans to change the system. Carver said book dealers aren't in terested in buying books with li brary seals and stealing from the li brary isn't worth it. "(Selling stolen books) might work for awhile" Carver said. "But eventually someone will alert the owning library." She added that eBay and other or ganizations have good mechanisms in place to alert authorities. An eBay representative said that the organization had no one to speak on this issue. Contact the crime/health/ safety reporter at lisacatto@daiiyemeraid.com. r~ Overall 1 iHarv* 2. Stanf 3. Unive 4. Tead 5 Vand< 6. Unive lucation schools: JniversHs S| 111 of California 4Los Angeles \ SollegCCotiimbia University (N< : University (Tennessee) 4 % pf California ^Berkeley X j Of Wisconsin —Madison ^Massachusetts i'C Northwestern L Overall top law schools: 3. Stanford University 4. Columbia University fmew York University tRCE: U.S. News and World Report Tim Bobosky Photographer SCHOOLS continued from page 1 connected with research funding," he said. "There's nothing subjective about that." Romero said that he takes these kinds of rankings "with a grain of salt," but he is still pleased the school is being recognized nationally. Second year MBA student Dennis Schrag said it is difficult to gauge a school's rankings because students have different reasons for attending certain schools. "There's just too many X factors to put an exact number on it," he said, adding that he did not take previous rankings into account when he chose to attend the school. Special Education graduate student Shanna Millen said the College of Ed ucation is highly deserving of its rank ings because it is one of the leading schools in the nation. "The 11 of O's education program is well-known and extremely valued by in stitutions all over the country," she said, adding that its previous rankings rein forced her decision to enter the program. Contact the higher education/ student life/student affairs reporter at chelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com. You're always close to campus. www.dailyemerald.com The International Law Students Association Tuesday, April 6 at 6 pm Rm. 110 Knight Law School FREE popcorn! § (Donations accepted) Today's crossword solution ^SrHSCHEDULt: OF CLASSES June 21-August 13, 2004 ^NlVEKSn'i OS? 0RSG°N Get Ready for Summer. Plan Your Classes Now! The UO Summer Session Catalog with Schedule of Classes is available on campus. It’s free. Summer session starts June 21. Group-satisfying and elective courses, seminars, and workshops begin throughout the summer. Check Our Website! / The 2004 4/0 Summer Session Catalog is here! Book Your Summer in Oregon htt p://uosu ni mer.uoregon.edu Read it online, or pick up a free copy today in the Summer Session office, 333 Oregon Hall, or at the UO Bookstore Telephone (541) 346-3475 | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
