The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 3, 1993 - Page 3 Cult leader fails to surrender; police MICHELLE GUY/Daily Look down below! Andy Shaft washes the windows of a 301 East Liberty building while Steven Tash lowers him. continue WACO, Texas (AP) - Ani armed religious cult's leader said he1 would surrender yesterday and end a; siege that has killed at least six, but the standoff dragged on well into its third day. A newspaper reported yesterday that the death toll from Sunday night's raid at the Branch Davidian compound may be at least 11. Authorities have said four federal agents and at least two people inside+ the compound were killed. The Houston Chronicle, quoting; unidentified sources, reported that children released from the com- pound said at least seven people in- side were killed in the firefight. The1 newspaper, in its afternoon editions, also said agents believed they had1 killed as many as 15 people.1 A state source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The+ Associated Press he had heard that+ seven cult members had died and up to 40 people had been wounded. Officials have said about 75 people1 were in the compound, but cult leader David Koresh has claimed7 more. In a 58-minute taped statement broadcast yesterday on Texas radio stations at the FBI's request, the cult1 leader said: "I, David Koresh, agree upon the broadcasting of this tape to+ come out peacefully with all the people immediately." "Even a man like Christ has to meet with unbelief," said Koresh1 who thinks he's Jesus.+ "I'm sure you're all aware of1 how I'm involved in a very serious thing right now," Koresh said. "I am; really concerned about the lives of my brethren here and also really1 concerned even greater about the+ lives of all those in this world." Buses and other military vehicles; trea siege moved nearer within minutes of the broadcast's start. About two hours after the broadcast ended, there was no sign Koresh had surrendered. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms abruptly can- celed a midafternoon news confer- ence with a one-sentence statement saying the standoff wasn't over. The siege began Sunday morning as about 100 ATF agents raided the compound, seeking to serve firearms violations warrants on Koresh, and gun battles erupted. Among those reportedly killed in the raid was Koresh's 2-year-old daughter. Koresh told a radio station he had been gravely wounded Sunday. Koresh began letting children out late Sunday after a station agreed to broadcast a statement by him. Before Koresh's radio statement, eight more children left the compound yester- day, bringing the number of children released to 16. Two women also left, the first adults to leave the com- pound voluntarily. Sunday's assault had been planned for months but failed when the agents encountered overwhelm- ing firepower, including at least one .50-caliber machine gun. In addition to the four dead, 16 agents were wounded; all were out of the hospital or reported in stable condition. "I wish he'd give up, I wish he'd give up," his grandmother, Jean Holub, said in Houston. "And I wish he'd get out of that place and start over and not get killed, take care of his family." Members of the Branch Davidian sect believe Koresh is the Lamb mentioned in the Book of Revelations and can bring about the end of the world. The sect split from the Seventh-day Adventists years ago. Student hopes multicultural show will by Kelly B LSA sop Andrews wa multicultural last year at H Andrews show, she ha ward creatin tion at the L increasing av tural diversity "It was ve to see things tures that I'd That is what she said. Andrewss took was to f to bring mul tions - suc Student Ass American S and the Helle together. "A lot o we're always unite campus minority ates up into different groups," she nual show. )homore Elizabeth said. "I think that we (also) need "I want s truly inspired by a to celebrate our cultural diversity Rhythmsc talent show she saw together, because we're all living multicultu arvard. in the United States together." produce th said, ever since the Andrews aims to bring differ- Andrews sa as been working to- ent racial and ethnic groups to- Helleni g -a similar produc- gether this term with the forma- Chapekiss Jniversity aimed at tion of Cultural Rhythms, a mul- got invol' wareness about cul- ticulturalfstudent organization spoke at on Y. ~named after the Harvard show. "er ry interesting for me Andrews said Cultural Rhythms "We're about different cul- is waiting for official MSA on campus, [never seen before. recognition. that the gri intrigued me most," "The organization's goal is to with "Refle facilitate better relations between to increase said the first step she the different organizations ... I Andrew orm a student group want to bridge the gap between add eight t ticultural organiza- multicultural groups on the performan h as the Taiwanese University's campus," she said. tions can1 Xciation, the Native The organization will produce Campus In tudent Association its first talent show - to be in the Mic enic Association - called "Reflections of the World" due back to - this April. In the future, the f times I feel like group hopes to host forums and - Dai dividing each other conferences, in addition to an an- Colligan coi groups to set up a Cultural council with all the ral organizations to ese kinds of events," aid. c President Jennifer said her organization ved when Andrews e of its meetings. not really well-known ," she said, explaining oup became involved ections of the World" its exposure. s said she is hoping to o 10 more acts to the ce. She said applica- be picked up at the formation Center desk higan Union and are her by March 5. ly Staff Reporter Kerry ntributed to this report Cultural Rhythms is a cooperative effort of several campus organizations: the Taiwanese Student Organization, the Native American Student Association and the Hellenic Association. The organization - which is waiting for official MSA recognition - will produce its first annual talent show on April 2. The show will be called "Reflections of the World." It will include 10 acts representing an array of cultures. The organization hopes to add eight to 10 more performances to the show. In the future, the organization plans to host forums and conferences, in addition to continuing the annual talent show. DPS positively identifies dead man found in Arb *Greeks to tighten alcohol policy enforcement by Soma Gupta Daily Staff Reporter Kegs and glass containers at Greek parties may be a thing of the past if proposed stricter alcohol en- forcement prevails. At a meeting before Spring Break the presidents of each campus fra- ternity and sorority agreed that the alcohol policy needs to be more strongly enforced. "Basically, the big thing we talked about was if there was a need for a new policy," said Engineering junior Liam Caffrey, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity president. "We decided to enforce it a little better and reduce the number of vio- lations that are slipping through the cracks now so that people adhere to it more strictly." The alcohol policy states that fraternities and sororities cannot serve bulk alcohol at parties, glass containers cannot be used at parties and all parties must be registered with the Social Responsibility Committee (SRC). The SRC is responsible for en- forcing the alcohol policy. Members of the Greek community had criti- cized the SRC for lax policy enforcement. LSA junior Don Sweeny, SRC co-chair, said there would be no point in making a stricter policy. "We're pretty much in agreement about concentrating on trying to follow the policy before we change it," Sweeny said. Interfraternity Council President Polk Wagner, an Engineering junior, called for stricter enforcement. "No one wants to change the policy, just follow what's actually written down a little more vigor- ously," he said. Greek presidents are more con- cerned about the alcohol policy be- cause of recent publicity, Wagner said. "If the presidents of each house are trying to enforce this policy, the rest of the house will take it seri- ously," he added. Houses with alcohol policy waivers are also concerned, Wagner said. If this policy does not work, the Greek system may have to imple- ment a stricter policy that could af- fect all houses. The Greek leadership will stress the importance of responsible alco- hol consumption. "We are going to deal with train- ing - impressing the importance of the job upon SRC people so they don't just blow it off. They have to take the initiative to be stronger and deal with the policy the way it's ac- tually written down," Wagner said. Sweeny added, "Several people volunteered to be part of a possible committee that will go from chapter to chapter informing the houses of what's going on with the policy." Greek system officials are opti- mistic about strengthening the enforcement. "We can work together as a sys- tem to follow the policy," said LSA junior Joey Faust, Panhellenic Association president. by Will McCahill Daily Crime Reporter The University Department of Public Safety (DPS) has identified the man found dead Monday -in Nichols Arboretum as Robert Foster. Foster was 39 years old and born in Texas, said DPS Lt. James Smiley. Police did not release his identity until last night, after they had notified his brother. Preliminary results of yesterday's autopsy revealed Foster died from a combination of hypothermia and acute alcoholism, which was indi- cated by a high level of alcohol in his blood. Empty liquor bottles were found near Foster's body in the Arboretum. Smiley said Foster has an apart- ment in Ypsilanti, although police are not certain how much time he spent there. "He may just hang out there," Smiley said. DPS sent officers to Ypsilanti yesterday to find more clues about Foster's identity and locate his relatives. Ypsilanti police are familiar with Foster and helped with the identifi- cation process, he added. Police have classified Foster as a "non-affiliate," a term often used to describe the homeless population. Smiley said the autopsy findings are the result of a cursory blood test, adding that complete tests and anal- yses should prove more conclusive. DPS checked Foster's finger- prints through Michigan State Police records. This gave them a tentative identification of him. The search also revealed that Foster had been previously arrested in Michigan. i SAVINGS ON BIG JOBS FOR ALL CLUBS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS. PRINTING CENTER 401 E. HURON ST. 769-0560 .-- --- -- -- -- - - -- ---- - - -- SVCOOKIES It's Cold Outside... 1 but it's warm at Mrs. Peabody' s Come in for a Muffin or a Cookie baked with LOVE 1 715 N. University 761-CHIP 1 1 E Mon-Thurs 8:30am-9pm Fri 8:30am-5:30pm 1 Sat 10am-5:30pm1 IWe ship anywhere in the Continental U.S. We"ship Ati ram-5: fpm A",