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Coramtferjiadlge orders Liiicofe man
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By Wcxd W. Triplet-till
A Lancaster Countyjudge Monday found enough
probable cause and evidence to order a Lincoln man
to stand trial for the rope strangulation death of his
wife- . '. . -
Mohammed El-Tabech, 26, is charged with first
degree murder and the use of a weapon to commit a
felony in connection with the June 24 death of his
wife Lynn El-Tabech at the couple's home at 815 N.
30th St.
El-Tabech, the former Lynn Prusia, was a secre
tary with the International Educational Services of
UNL. She married El-Tabech in December.
Lancaster County Judge Gale Pokorny, while
admitting he was "troubled" by the points brought
out in the preliminary hearing, also denied two
motions by Chief Deputy Public Defender Scott Hel
vie that would have lowered El-Tabech's $250,000
bond and allowed him to visit his wife's grave.
El-Tabech was arrested at the scene of the mur
der June 24. Witnesses had said during the hearing
that the couple had argued several times "loud
enough to hear three blocks away."
A neighbor testified that the El-Tabech's came
home from a local restaurant about 6:30 p.m., and
shortly before 7 p.m. El-Tabech left alone.t He re
turned around 7:30 p.m., and called 91 1 around 7:33
p.m. to report the death.
State attorney Alan Everett contended that El
Tabech could have committed the crime during the
half-hour he was at the house, then drove away to
try to think of an alibi
However, Helvie said in his closing arguments that
the state had not presented one piece of physical
evidence to support that theory. .
Helvie repeatedly mentioned that the El-Tabech
home was burglarized around the time of the
murder, which might indicate that someone else
could have broken into the home and killed El
Tabech. The last witness during Monday's hearing was
detective sergeant Noah Van Bursel, who presented
a tape which recorded the 91 1 call El-Tabech made
the day of the murder.
During the tape, El-Tabech is sobbing loudly and
openly begging police to huny to the address and
saying, "Somebody maybe killed her...what should I
do?"
During the playing of the tape, El-Tabech sat
silently beside county attorney Sean Brennen and
bowed hb head.
Helvie said that to accept the state theory was to
accept the idea that El-Tabech coldly and calculat
ingly committed the murder, planning it well enough
to wave to a neighbor right before re-entering the
house at 7:30 p.m. The state theory would have that,
and the frantic call as "just acts," he said.
Helvie pointed out that an ambulance attendant
at the scene said El-Tabech's emotions were con
sistent and real But, Everett said "he could have
been legitimately sorry after he did this. That does
not change the fact that the homicide had been
committed."
Pokorny scheduled El-Tabech's trial for Aug. 23 in
District Court.
New placement director sets goals
By Judi Nygren
Job interviews are tough. But if the new director
of UNL's Career Planning and Placement Office
accomplishes his goals, most future graduates will
walk into interviews with an aura of self-assurance.
Gerry Phaneuf said that in the past, only a small
group of seniors who had completed a major and
needed guidance in planning careers visited UNL's
office. This is a "backward" process, Phaneuf said. He
recommends that students use the office in their
freshmen year to discuss career options and-exam-ine
majors to fit those options.
Through contact with freshmen, Phaneuf said,
the office's counselors can help students develop
interviewing skills. When students reach their senior
year, they will be confident about interviews, he
said.
"Interviews become much more productive when
a student knows who they are and what they want,"
he said. "Employers want people who know what
they want."
When interviews become more productive, Pha
neuf said, job placement rates go up. Companies
that may have only hired one or two UNL students
may suddenly begin hiring more, he said.
To draw younger students into the office, Phaneuf
said, the staff is trying to increase campus aware
ness of its services. Plans are underway to offer
seminars ranging from resume writing to basic
career planning. Counselors also may set up offices
in individual colleges where students can get pam
phlets, counseling and other services, he said.
. "We're going to be a lot more responsive to stu
dents," Phaneuf said. "We are here to teach life
skills."
Another new program that involves bidding for
job interviews with companies visiting UNL also may
encourage students to use the office's services, Pha
neuf said. Rather than make students wait in line for
hours to sign up for job interviews, Phaneuf said,
this fall students will spend a few minutes each
Monday bidding for time slots. Students will use 500
points each week to bid on a maximum of five time
slots. The results will be figured on Tuesday and
posted on Wednesday, he said.
If there is a tie, he said, the tying bids will be
thrown into a lottery or the office will call a com
pany and ask for an extra interviewer. Bids will be
made two weeks before company visits.
The bidding system has many advantages, Pha
neuf said. It should eliminate long lines that often
force students to miss classes, make the interview
process more efficient and help companies attract
the most interested students, he said.
While drawing students in, the office also will
reach out to companies throughout the nation. Last
year 300 companies visited UNL. That number is low
for a campus of UNL's size, Phaneuf said. Through
brochures, phone calls and letter, Phaneuf said he
hopes to attract about 000 companies to UNL.
"It's a bargain for companies to visit campus," he
said. "We just have to reach out to them and let them
know that we have a good product."
Phaneuf came to UNL from Texas State Technical
Institute where he was the assistant director for the
campus' Career Planning and Placement Office. He
received his master degree in student personnel
services from Texas Christian University in 1977.
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Daily Nebraskan
Tuesday, August 14, 1984