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Meredith Herald Volume IX, Issue 26 April 21,1993 Raleigh, Nortti Carolina News EtriLTs •^Eighty-six membCTs of the Branch Davidiaa Cult, includ ing leader David Koresh and 24 children, are thought to be dead after a massive fire detioyed die compound Monday. Federal agents tried to end the Sl-day standoff by driving otembers out with tear gas. The fire is throught K) have been set by Koresh's followers. Only nine were known to have survived. Officials insisted that the tear gas bombs were not flammable. It is believed that Kore^ or* dereda mass suidde-cult mem bers willingly followed his or ders. ^ Attorney General Janet Reno took full responsibility Monday for the decision to shoot tear gas into the com pound. She approved the action after "totally frustrated" FBI negotiators concluded the cult would not surrender. Clinton adndnistrative assistants say they never anticipated it would provolK such a violent response from the cult. •^David and Sharon Schoo, the couple accused of lerving their children home alone while they were on vacation in Mexico, plead guilty Monday to contributing to the neglect of a child. Hie two daughters are now-in foster care; however, they could be returned to their parents within a few months. Under a plea agreement, tiie Schoos will each be sentenced to two years of probation and will perform 200 hours of com munity service. *^BC is no\v pursuing Garry Shandling to replace David Letterman as the star of their late night comedy andtalk show. Student accosted on campus by Amity Brown According to Meredith security, students have filed two reports in the past week ^ut unidentified men on canpis. An unidentified man attacked a freshman last Tliursday night while she was walking on the road by the Ledford Building, according to Dan Shathick, Chief of Meredifli College Security. Hie student, who was not injured, reported the man grabbed her and tried to stuff a sock in her mouth. Accord ing to Shattuck, the student screan^, causing the man to release her. Ihe student described her attacker as be ing dark-skinned and about six-feet tall. “She was mighty formnatenotto be hurt,” Shattuck said. A report is to be filed with Raleigh police when more is known about the incident. Last night, a man was seen going toward die International House. Stu dents identified him as a black man. According to their rqwrt, he was driving a white Mazda and had pantyhose pulled over his mouth and nose. “Security wants students to keep on reporting these things. Stutents need to know what is going on on campus, and people need to be on the watch,” Sh^ck said. Student leaders honored at convocation by Sara Maultsby Student lead^s were recognized for their contributions to campus or ganizations. classes, and the overall canynis Monday atLead- ership Awards Day, spon sored by the Office of Student Activities. At the assembly’s closing, se nior Jennifer Hartig, Stu dent Government Asso ciation president, in ducted junior Camille Hatch as the 1993-94 SGA president. Hatch then inducted all the stu dent leaders for the up coming year. Faculty, students, and their guests were wel comed by Cheryl Smith, Award - Karen Howell, The SGA “Executive” Award - Jennifer Hartig, Outstanding Senior Award - Re becca Paw, RA Extra Effort Award - Kelly Riillips, RHB Executive Com- Service Award - Sherrie Lane. MRA Outstanding Leadership and Service Award - Stephanie Hubbard, ABA Sojourner Trudi Award - Jeaneen Logan, MIA Student of flie Year - Christina Bergelin, “You Make A Differ ence” Student Advi sor Award - Jodi 'Mitchiner, Top 10 Outstanding Student Advisor Award - Renee Bouchard, Sonali Kolhatkar, Rhonda Smith, Jill Tuttie, Jan Everhart, Trecia Ayscue, April Dawkins, Lisa Lund, Katie Turner, Carrie Roney, Student Foun- see AWARDS j , photo by Frances Pate Program Director of Stu- Vice Presideot and Senate Chair, Neasha Bryant, presents Bedde pEge Hve dentActivitiesandLead- Faw with the ership Development. Dr. Sandra Thomas, Vice President for Student Development then addressed the gathering before presenting the first award. TTie following awards were given: The Student Development Leader- diipAward - Amy Bond, The Carlyle Campbell Award - Jan Yow, SGA Outstanding Leadership and Service mittee Extra Effort Award - Karen Howell, Association of Meredith Commuters Outstanding Leadership and Participation Award - Julie Honeycutt, WINGS Outstanding Leadership Award - Anne Wilkins, MCA Outstanding Leadership Award - Melanie Home, MCA OutstanUng Service Award - Allison Holloman, MEA Outstanding Leadership and Inside tiie Herald* •PointyCounterpoint debates condoms in public school •Movie review — Indecent Proposal
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