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UA teacher upholds death sentence By Michelle Monroe ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT A UA graduate and adjunct faculty member has won a case upholding the death penalty of a former UA student who was convicted of beating, raping and murdering another UA student. Vince Rabago, a state prosecutor for the Arizona attorney general’s office,
graduated with his undergraduate degree from the UA in 1989, nine years after the murder occurred. On Sept. 18, 1980, Scott Drake Clabourne and Charles Langston lured Laura Webster, 22, to a party that didn’t exist after meeting her at the Green Dolphin, a local nightclub that closed in the late ‘80s. Webster was then raped and beaten by Clabourne and Langston over six
hours, then strangled and stabbed to death, and her body was dumped in the Santa Cruz Wash in Tucson. The murder went unsolved for a year until Clabourne’s girlfriend contacted the police and reported Clabourne’s self-proclaimed involvement, according to Gabriel Chin, a professor of law at the UA . Clabourne was convicted in November 1982 on one count of
first-degree murder, one count of kidnapping and three counts of sexual assault and he was given the death sentence, according to an appeal from the Superior Court of Arizona in Pima County by Clabourne. Since being convicted, Clabourne has been appealing the decision in every way possible. In 2005, a federal judge ruled that Clabourne had been given
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insufficient representation. “Here’s a twist to all of this,” Rabago said, “if the court changes any part of the case it gets sent all the way back to the state court for a resentencing proceeding.” A jury found Clabourne guilty of all charges and once again handed up the death sentence. ATTORNEY, page 5
ASUA talks drop fee, GROs By Shannon Maule ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Officials in the UA’s Undergraduate Council told student leaders they are working to make changes to improve the education of all undergraduate students. George Gehrels, a geosciences professor and the council chair, spoke at last night’s Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate meeting, and asked attendees to give feedback and advice about various educational elements on campus. While a number of topics were discussed, a few caused greater response than others. First was the $25 drop fee that is currently in effect for any student dropping a class after the first week of the semester. Gehrels said that while he is unsure whether the fee is effective — due to a lack of statistics — it will remain in effect for coming semesters. “All money raised from this will go back into undergraduate education,” he said. Feedback from many senators suggested that fewer students
Max Klein, an undeclared freshman, helps Hannah Brewer, an undeclared freshman, with her nerves while she gets her H1N1 shot at El Portal Residence Hall on Wednesday. The shots were only administered to people at high risk for contracting the flu because Campus Health received a limited amount.
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UA to strip and sprint Theft case given hearing as have confirmed on Facebook and would be happy if only 100 people actually turn out. “It’s something new, and some Homecoming Weekend will get people are scared. We’ll see what off to a running start today, but don’t happens,” he said. expect to see anyone dressed up. The event might Students have seem like nothing organized the UA’s but carefree college first-ever Undie Run, an revelry, but don’t be underwear-only jaunt What: deceived; organizers across the UA Mall and First-ever UA Undie Run will be collecting old onto University Avenue. clothes to donate The Undie Run, Who: to a local charity, organized by Hosted by journalism Boddie said. journalism senior senior Jamal Boddie and “I figure if you’re Jamal Boddie, is open to all students going to get people meant to kick off to get down in Homecoming Weekend Where: their underwear, through a show of UA Mall at Campbell Ave. they should have a pantless student When: reason,” he said. solidarity. Boddie 8 p.m. University of suggested participants Arizona Police wear red or blue Department underwear “to show spokesman Sgt. Juan Alvarez had not (their) school spirit.” heard of the event when contacted, This week’s warm weather and said there were no plans in confirmed that now was the time to place to have extra police on hand to strip down, he said. monitor the event. “Why wait for finals?” he said. “I don’t think we have anybody “Let’s do it now.” extra hired for that,”Alvarez said. The run, publicized through a Boddie said he had not called Facebook group that already has UAPD to notify them of the event, more than 1,000 confirmed guests, but didn’t anticipate any problems. will take off at 8 p.m. from the “I’m under the impression that if Campbell Avenue end of the Mall nobody’s doing anything too stupid, and lead past Old Main and out to it’s just a bunch of people out on a University Avenue. Boddie said he run,” he said. doesn’t expect to see as many people
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By Will Ferguson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The UA Greek Standards Board convened Wednesday evening to hear evidence regarding the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity’s possible involvement in the theft of 10,000 copies of the Daily Wildcat, which were taken from newsstands Oct. 8. Daily Wildcat managing editor and journalism junior Shain Bergan, who represented the Wildcat during the hearing, said the burden of investigation has fallen upon the Wildcat staff after the University of Arizona Police Department prematurely abandoned the investigation despite substantial evidence. “We presented detailed evidence that showed the fraternity had the means, the motive and the opportunity,” Bergan said. “We can only hope the Greek Standards Board will come to the right conclusion.” Representatives from both Phi Kappa Psi and the Daily Wildcat were present during the hearing to present evidence against and in defense of the fraternity. No outside parties were allowed access to the meeting. Director of Fraternity and Sorority Programs Johanne Jensen explained the board’s basis for making a decision prior to the hearing. “The board’s decision will be made based on whether the Daily Wildcat representatives can provide evidence that shows Phi Kappa Psi, more likely
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Arizona Daily Wildcat editors Shain Bergan and Alex Dalenberg, journalism seniors, testify at yesterday’s Greek Standards Board hearing regarding the alleged theft of the thousands of Arizona Daily Wildcat newspapers that went missing Oct. 8th.
than not, was responsible for the theft,” she said. In accordance with the Greek Standards Board process, the
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