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The Daily Collegian
Volume XCVIII
Issue No. 6
CSU, Fresno's Only Independent News Source
Monday
February 3,1992
Second "911 "killer pleads guilty
Scott A. Carter
Staff writer
The second defendant in the "911" killing
of CSUF student Scott Quackenbush has
pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
Tatoa Pahahau, 20, is to be sentenced
Feb. 24 to six years in prison as part of a plea
bargain agreement. ^
Pahahau entered his plea at the
beginning of a second trial, ordered after a
Superior Court jury deadlocked 9-3 on
charges of second degree murder in
September. • —
"Better that we have a definite sentence
rather than roll the dice with a second
trial,** said Scott's father, William
Quackenbush.
Assistant District Attorney Tom Norman
said Paha h ua was going to be charged with
second degree murder in the second trial.
Norman agreed with William
Quackenbush, "the guilty plea was a safe
move to be sure of a sentence."
Norman said three footprints of Siosiua
Livai were found on the face of Scott
Quackenbush and there was a possibility
Livai might testify that Pahahua had
nothing to do with the killing.
Siosiua Livai, Pahahua's cousin, was
convicted of involuntary manslaughter in
September and sentenced to four years, the
maximum sentence.
"He had nothing to lose," said Norman
Jeff Adachi, Livai's attorney, was
unavailable for comment.
Norman said six years is a halfway point
for the sentence.
The maximum sentence for voluntary
manslaughter is 11 years.
Norman said Pahaua could be eligible
for parole in about four years based on the
current prison system.
Scott Quackenbush, 20, was killed Sept.
29,1990 at a gas station where his car was
towed after breaking down following a San v
Francisco Giants baseball game.
The case became known as the "911"
Bryan Chan/The Dally Collegian
Vocalist Lydia Fortner, (eft, and bass player Rod Walker perform with their band The Shroud Friday evening in
the Dodge-MTV Campus Bash. The Neanderthals, who were shut off in the middle of their set due to an over¬
excited audience, were named Fresno's best local band.
Neanderthals 'mosh' up SSU
By Manny Fernandez ^0
Staff writer *^
The torn remains of Wile E. Coyote were
scatterec\across the stage and floor of the
Satellite Student Union like patches of
indoor snow. .
Even after the lights were turned on and
the stage was cleared and the rhoshers left
for safer ground, the Looney Toon critter's
insides lay as a reminder of a memorable
performance. i
What took place here?
Why did toilet paper hang from the
ceiling and hundreds of shirtless
adolescents mosh and stomp to a band they
never heard before but won't soon forget?
Because the Neanderthals, winners of
last Friday night's Dod^MTV Campus
Bash competition, played 20 minutes of
* fiery and original music that threw the
crowd into a frenzy. The band was deemed
the winner by a panel of local judges that
were looking for the originality, image,
stage presence, and technical skill of each
of the five bands performing. The Shroud,
Train of Thought, Black Fry, and The Miss
Alans were the other featured artists. The
FatHead Minnows, scheduled to perform,
cancelled shortly before the show. >
Thecrowd at the SSU began its frenzy in
the middle of The Neanderthals' set, when
a six-foot dancing carrot flung toilet paper
into the crowd. Then someone dressed
elaborately as a court jester came on stage
See CONCERT page 5
.
killing.
Quackenbush called. 911 to report his
car being broken into; his call was assigned
a low priority.
Police arrived 102 minutes later and
found nothing unusual.
Quackenbush's body was found three
days later behind the gas station.
Just seven hours after entering his plea,
Pahahua was moved to a segregated cell
because he apparently was involved in a
fight at the jail.
Daniel Reed, 35, was in stable condition
aftef*receiving a broken jaw, broken left
See GUILTY page 4
Conference
enlightening,
encouraging
Manny Fernandez
Staff writer
"The future belongs to those who prepare for
it today."
—Malcolm X
The African American Student
Recruitment Conference, held Saturday at
the Satellite Student Union, taughfp local
high school and elementary students how
to prepare for their future.
The conference, in its 10th year at CSUF,
is designed for students and their parents
as a way for them to learn more about
college and the importance "of higher
education.
"It's enlightening us to what is available
to our kids," said Mary Calip, who'has one
student attending CSUF and another still
in Jligrt school. "It encourages what^wc
know is already in us."
The recruitment conference, which
included several workshops and ^
presentations, was held from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. The workshops included information
to helpl lth and 12th graders review college
admission requirements.
"They're our future for tomorrow," said
Susan Meadows, a criminology graduate
student at CSUF and presenter of the 7th
grade workshop at the conference.
"They wouldn't be here if they weren't
interested," she said.
Tamika Bettsand Dalise Marburry, who
both attend Riverdale High, said they
decided to come to the conference to see
what college would be like.
"We decided to come for our own
benefit," said Betts. "We thought it would
be educational."
The conference fas helped me realize
you need college in order to get a good job,"
said Jamel Ray, a Hoover High senior.
Eric Gravenburg, director of relations
with schools at UC Riverside and the
See CONFERENCE page 4
r
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| Title | February 3, 1992, Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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| Full-Text-Search | The Daily Collegian Volume XCVIII Issue No. 6 CSU, Fresno's Only Independent News Source Monday February 3,1992 Second "911 "killer pleads guilty Scott A. Carter Staff writer The second defendant in the "911" killing of CSUF student Scott Quackenbush has pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Tatoa Pahahau, 20, is to be sentenced Feb. 24 to six years in prison as part of a plea bargain agreement. ^ Pahahau entered his plea at the beginning of a second trial, ordered after a Superior Court jury deadlocked 9-3 on charges of second degree murder in September. • — "Better that we have a definite sentence rather than roll the dice with a second trial,** said Scott's father, William Quackenbush. Assistant District Attorney Tom Norman said Paha h ua was going to be charged with second degree murder in the second trial. Norman agreed with William Quackenbush, "the guilty plea was a safe move to be sure of a sentence." Norman said three footprints of Siosiua Livai were found on the face of Scott Quackenbush and there was a possibility Livai might testify that Pahahua had nothing to do with the killing. Siosiua Livai, Pahahua's cousin, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in September and sentenced to four years, the maximum sentence. "He had nothing to lose," said Norman Jeff Adachi, Livai's attorney, was unavailable for comment. Norman said six years is a halfway point for the sentence. The maximum sentence for voluntary manslaughter is 11 years. Norman said Pahaua could be eligible for parole in about four years based on the current prison system. Scott Quackenbush, 20, was killed Sept. 29,1990 at a gas station where his car was towed after breaking down following a San v Francisco Giants baseball game. The case became known as the "911" Bryan Chan/The Dally Collegian Vocalist Lydia Fortner, (eft, and bass player Rod Walker perform with their band The Shroud Friday evening in the Dodge-MTV Campus Bash. The Neanderthals, who were shut off in the middle of their set due to an over¬ excited audience, were named Fresno's best local band. Neanderthals 'mosh' up SSU By Manny Fernandez ^0 Staff writer *^ The torn remains of Wile E. Coyote were scatterec\across the stage and floor of the Satellite Student Union like patches of indoor snow. . Even after the lights were turned on and the stage was cleared and the rhoshers left for safer ground, the Looney Toon critter's insides lay as a reminder of a memorable performance. i What took place here? Why did toilet paper hang from the ceiling and hundreds of shirtless adolescents mosh and stomp to a band they never heard before but won't soon forget? Because the Neanderthals, winners of last Friday night's Dod^MTV Campus Bash competition, played 20 minutes of * fiery and original music that threw the crowd into a frenzy. The band was deemed the winner by a panel of local judges that were looking for the originality, image, stage presence, and technical skill of each of the five bands performing. The Shroud, Train of Thought, Black Fry, and The Miss Alans were the other featured artists. The FatHead Minnows, scheduled to perform, cancelled shortly before the show. > Thecrowd at the SSU began its frenzy in the middle of The Neanderthals' set, when a six-foot dancing carrot flung toilet paper into the crowd. Then someone dressed elaborately as a court jester came on stage See CONCERT page 5 . killing. Quackenbush called. 911 to report his car being broken into; his call was assigned a low priority. Police arrived 102 minutes later and found nothing unusual. Quackenbush's body was found three days later behind the gas station. Just seven hours after entering his plea, Pahahua was moved to a segregated cell because he apparently was involved in a fight at the jail. Daniel Reed, 35, was in stable condition aftef*receiving a broken jaw, broken left See GUILTY page 4 Conference enlightening, encouraging Manny Fernandez Staff writer "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." —Malcolm X The African American Student Recruitment Conference, held Saturday at the Satellite Student Union, taughfp local high school and elementary students how to prepare for their future. The conference, in its 10th year at CSUF, is designed for students and their parents as a way for them to learn more about college and the importance "of higher education. "It's enlightening us to what is available to our kids," said Mary Calip, who'has one student attending CSUF and another still in Jligrt school. "It encourages what^wc know is already in us." The recruitment conference, which included several workshops and ^ presentations, was held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The workshops included information to helpl lth and 12th graders review college admission requirements. "They're our future for tomorrow," said Susan Meadows, a criminology graduate student at CSUF and presenter of the 7th grade workshop at the conference. "They wouldn't be here if they weren't interested," she said. Tamika Bettsand Dalise Marburry, who both attend Riverdale High, said they decided to come to the conference to see what college would be like. "We decided to come for our own benefit," said Betts. "We thought it would be educational." The conference fas helped me realize you need college in order to get a good job," said Jamel Ray, a Hoover High senior. Eric Gravenburg, director of relations with schools at UC Riverside and the See CONFERENCE page 4 r |
