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Civil Liberties Union: A gen-
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eduction sensors!
oor Recreation Club: A general
:ing to be held at 8:30 p.m. in
Rudder. New t-shirts and
fmas trips to be discussed. For
information call Jayson Owens
'7-2978.
ncial Management Associa-
The final meeting of the se-
ter to be held at 7:30 p.m. in
Blocker. Important informa-
/vill be handed out.\
going to be conti
reduce emissii
Philosophy
in 292 MSC. All persons inter-
j are welcome. For more infor-
on call Rutu at 847-1456.
3nal Association of Black Ac-
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MSC and Blocker from 10
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Ting that will r 4p ' m '
nu nted in ones en t Q ounse |j n g Helpline: Inter-
s to become a volunteer for the
[Student Counseling Helpline
- — now being scheduled. Applica
te m ennn ^ are ava ' ,able in "O 4 Hender-
CS lO SOOH ; For more information call Dr.
• It i y Hope at 845-4427, ext. 113.
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0 (SCAMS: Guest speaker, Dan
A*TexasM Je a meteorologist from NASA
ted b rid ay to f y be S p eak j n g at -j p m jn the
ugh out the observatory. For more infor-
,em lor employ« onca || |y|j ke Coyne at 847-1284.
d unanimously:; jy Abroad Program: Informa-
tobacco producS ia | mee tj n g Q f reciprocal ex-
ed or leased byte nge to Lausanne, Switzerland
Criminal Juste l10 . 11;15 a m in 154 B izzell
dd,uuu employs . tand from 4.30.5.45 p m in 251
ing the Ritz Car! :ellWest -
nsky, a member eer Center; Successful Inter-
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allenged in caur more information call Julie
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or parking lots. f! 4!3 ‘ i3 ' J y .
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ans sa i d L a r ea ™9Skills Center: A workshop:
ickesman If/Preparation and Test Anxiety
;om 3-5 p.m. at the Student Coun-
ng Service in Henderson Hall,
more information call 845-4427,
MSC Nova: A general meeting to
discuss Warcon and the regional
ACUI Games at 7 p.m. in Rudder
Tower. For more information call
MSC Nova at 845-1515.
Tau Beta Pi-National Engineering
Honor Society: A candidate exam
meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. in
203 Zachry. For more information
call Stacia Hunt at 764-6822.
Organization for Nonviolent Educa
tion: A general meeting to be held
at 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder. For more
information call Lisa at 847-2443.
National Organization for Women:
A general meeting to be held at 8:30
p.m. in 145 MSC. For more infor
mation call Paula at 696-8095.
Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Aggies:
A religious discussion group to be
held at 7 p.m. in 145 MSC. For
more information call the Gayline
at 847-0321.
Tuesday
Genetics Society: Election of offi
cers and vote on t-shirt designs to
be held at 8:30 p.m. and check the
screen in the MSC for the room
number.
TAMU Bridge Club: A general
meeting to be held at 7 p.m. in 301
Bright. Live on the edge—play
bridge. For more information call
James at 696-4252.
Society of Hispanic Engineers: The
last 1994 general meeting to be held
at 7:30 p.m. in 103 Zachry. For
more information call Mike Nelson at
696-7933.
A.R.M.Y.: Lady Aggie Basketball
vs. the Russian National team at
7 p.m. in G.Rollie White. For
more information call Aaron Met
calf at 847-7584.
Eating Disorder Support Group: A
free and confidential support group
to meet from 6-7 p.m. in 145 MSC.
For more information call Jeana at
731-8044.
AIESEC: A general meeting to be
held at 7 p.m. in 501 Rudder. The
topic to be discussed, “Team Build
ing”. For more information call
Donna at 847-6775.
Texas A&M Flying Club: Board of
Directors meeting to be held at 7:30
p.m. at the TAMU Flying Club club
house at Easterwood Airport. For
more information call 845-3329.
Jesus Is Alive Christian Fellowship:
A spirit-led Intercessory prayer fol
lowed by campus ministering at 7
p.m. at All Faiths Chapel. For more
information call Tony at 845-0177.
Aggies for Christ: A devotional to be
held at 9:30 p.m. on the Academic
Building steps. For more informa
tion call A’Lise at 847-2144.
Student Counseling Helpline: Inter
views to become a volunteer for the
new Student Counseling Helpline
are now being scheduled. Applica
tions are available in 104 Hender
son. For more information call Dr.
Kerry Hope at 845-4427, ext. 113.
Rio Grande Hometown Club: A
general meeting to be held at 8:30
p.m. in 111 Koldus. For more in
formation call Jessica Duarte at
823-2330.
TAMU Fencing Club: Come and
workout and learn with our coach,
Mauro Hanza, from 7-8:30 p.m. in
267 Read. For more information call
David Sierra at 847-1523.
Study Abroad Programs: Informa
tional meeting for reciprocal ex
change to Monterey or Guadalajara,
Mexico from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
or 4-5:15 p.m. in 251 Bizzell West.
Aggie Lutherans: You are invited
to join us for Treehouse for fellow
ship and small group discussion
from 7-8:30 p.m/. at the Aggie
Lutheran Church on FM 2818. For
more information call Jennifer
Carlsson at 776-5233.
MSC Jordan Institute for Internation
al Awareness: A general meeting
will be held at 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder.
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Usenet: bulletin board of the Internet
Usenet News can be thought of as the bulletin
board system (BBS) of the Internet. Like other
bulletin boards, a user writes a message/article and
“posts” it to a topic area for other people to read.
However, unlike a BBS that might run on a PC in
your local community, Usenet is truly huge and
loosely regulated. Thankfully, Usenet is broken
down into hierarchies (or groups) to better
organize thoughts, information and discussion.
There aie three main sets of hierarchies: main
stream hierarchies, alternative hierarchies and
regional hierarchies.
Mainstream hierarchies
ITe mainstream hierarchies are those that arc
found at almost every site that carries Usenet. This
hierarchy consists of:
comp Computer-related topics of all
types (hardware, software,
operating systems, mainframes,
minicomputers, micros).
misc Themes not easily classified
under any of the other common
headings.
news Newsgroups concerned
with Usenet itself.
rec Information on hobbies and
recreational activities.
sci Discussions covering
research or applications in
the established sciences.
soc Social issues and socializing
talk. Debate-oriented
newsgroups.
Each hierarchy is made up of hundreds of news-
group®, or specific topic areas. A very small
selection of some of the newsgroup® available in
the mainstream hierarchy should give you a flavor
for what is available.
A discussion of the C language.
A discussion of the Elm mail
system; Fixes for problems.
Discussions of Usenet News
admin istration.
rec.bicycle .racing Discussions for bicycle racing
techniques, rules and results.
soc.culture.german Discussions of German
culture and history.
talk.politics space. Non-technical issues affect
ing space exploration.
Alternative hierarchies
'Hie alternative hierarchies are usually carried by
most Usenet sites, but may not be pjresent depend
ing on the pxilicics at that site. The alternative
hierarchy is made up of:
k!2
vmsnet
alt.angst
alt. sport.bungee
bit.lislserv.rscs-l
ieee .tab xinnounce
kll.chat senior
vmsneljnisc
comp.lang.c
comp jnail.elm
news admin
all
A miscellaneous collection
of newsgroup®.
bionet
Newsgroup® of interest
to biologists.
biz
The world of business prod
ucts, in particular computer
products and services.
cla ri
The ClariNet hierarchy which
consists of newsgroups
originating from commercial
news services and other
sources.
gnu A set of newsgroup® linked
to the Intemetmailing lists of the
GNU Project of the Free Software
Foundation.
A loosely organized, decentral
ized network of school-based
BBSs throughout North
America, Australia and Europe.
Topics of interest to Digital’s
OpxsnVMS/VAX users (but not
necessarily VMS specific).
Like the mainstream hierarchies, the alternative
hierarchies contain hundreds of individual
newsgroups. A sampling of alternative newsgroups
includes:
Anxiety in the modem world.
Death by rubber bands.
The Listscrv VM/RSCS
mailing list.
IEEE Technical Activities
Board announcements.
Informal discussion
among high school students.
General VMS topics not
covered elsewhere.
ClariNet is worth discussing separately. The
“clari’’ hierarchy is not freely distributed but must be
purchased from the ClariNet Communications
Corporation. ClariNet newsgroups arc essentially AP
and UPI wire reports. Readers of the clari groups
don’t post their own articles, they merely read the
articles pxjsted from ClariNet. This hierarchy consists
of about 150 newsgroups, such as:
clari .biz .finance Finance,currency and
corporate finance.
clari .feature .harry Columns by Dave Barry.
clari.sports.basketball The latest basketball scores.
Regional hierarchies
The last set of hierarchies is the set of regional
hierarchies. These hierarchies are organized so that
topics of a regional interest can be grouped together.
The regional hierarchies that are of sp>ecial interest
here at Texas A&M are the tx and tamu hierarchies.
Obtaining a list of Usenet newsgroups
You can obtain a list of pxjssiblc newsgroups via
anonymous FTP. FTP to wt-manager Mrr.EOU and
look in the pub/use net-address, pub/usenet-by-group
or pub/usenet-by-hierarchy directories.
Using Usenet at Texas A&M
To use Usenet at Texas A&M, you will need one of
the following:
• A logon-ID on VM/CMS
• A logon-ID on one of the UNIX machines
• A logon-ED on one of the OprenVMS/V AX
machines
• A PC, Macintosh or workstation connected
to the campus network via an Ethernet
connection with a news client, a software
package that lets you read newsgroup®.
Instructions for using Usenet vary according to
the system that you use. For more information,
contact one of the CIS Help Desks around campus or
call 845-8300.•
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CIS Updates
Questions or comments about
the Dorm Wiring Project?
Questions and comments about network connec
tions and resources supported by the Dorm
Wiring Project can be addressed by contacting
the CIS Networking Help Desk at Blocker.
Call 845-8956 or send electronic mail to:
dgrms@tamu.EDO for assistance.
System maintenance over
the Thanksgiving holiday
During the Thanksgiving holiday, TAMMVS and
TAMVM1 arc scheduled to be relocated to the CIS
machine room in the Computing Facilities Expan
sion (next to Teague). The systems will shut down
during tlic afternoon of Thursday, November 24,
and will resume operations by 8:00 a.m. on
Monday, November 28. Call 845-8442 for more
information.