We're probably all familiar with the theft of at least 10,000 copies of the Arizona Daily Wildcat from newsstands on Oct. 8, a crime costing Arizona Student Media $8,500 in printing costs, advertising and salaries.But, as so often happens, a look through the Daily Wildcat back issues shows that everything new is actually old – history repeats itself. Twenty-two years ago, at least 12,500 copies of the Arizona Daily Wildcat were stolen off the loading docks of the newspaper's printer.Mirroring the events of the present, a fraternity, Kappa Sigma, stood accused of the crime.Kappa Sigma's president, however, admitted his fraternity's involvement in the crime.What follows is the original article, ""Frat members admit to theft of Wildcats,"" written by Paul G. Allvin, and printed in the April 8, 1987, issue of the Daily Wildcat.
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