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cover of her medical school’s recruitment brochure.
“Most schools use models,” said Steve Villano, administrator
of the state College of Medicine. “We used a true model student
-- her.”
■ That image collided Monday with a far different one: the dynam-
y na(l io, 32-year-old Timbrook dead in a hospital X-ray darkroom, appar-
)an ^ ently of a drug overdose.
! C Was ,i Police found needle tracks on her arms and legs, indicating the
rnngwl no del student” from the Midwest was no first-time user.
I The cause of death remained under investigation Wednesday, but
101 111 detectives believe the third-year medical student, who worked part-
a ] or,£ time at gritty Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, was killed by a
:ikes !B ower f u ] tranquilizer.
The drug apparently was fentanyl, which has a history of abuse
ithin the medical community, said a police source who spoke on
mdition of anonymity.
Three syringes — one used, two still full — were found under-
^^^^eath and around the body, the police source said. Police were inves-
refore.ijtigating the possibility that the drugs came from hospital supplies
tlieinf Jormally accessible only to doctors and nurses, not medical students.
The revelation that Timbrook could have been an abuser stunned
[er family, colleagues and classmates. They said that there was
othing unusual about her behavior and that they never suspected
he had a drug problem.
Dismay and disbelief shrouded the Brooklyn campus and hun-
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“She wanted her mother and I to go to Kenya with her” for a med
ial seminar, he said, recalling a recent phone conversation with the
oungest of his five children. “She was looking down the road.”
An aspiring pediatrician who lived in an on-campus dormitory,
imbrook impressed peers and instructors.
“She was very deep and moral in spiritual belief,” said Kenneth
^ dartinucci, the hospital’s director of radiology and technology. “I
, u an’t think of anybody who would make a better physician.’
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feet into a canal together.
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MIAMI (AP) — Two eighth-
rade sweethearts, forbidden by
he girl’s mother to see each
ther, apparently drowned
hemselves in a canal, leaving
uicide notes that told of their
indying love, their desperation
imd their hope of being together
in another world.
The bodies of Maryling Flo
es, age 13, and Christian Davi-
a, age 14, were found Tuesday
n the murky, weed-choked wa-
erway just a few blocks from
he school they attended. Nei-
her could swim.
“I can’t go on living. I’ve lost
llaryling,” Christian said in a
note his parents found Sunday.
|Tm escaping from the realm of
leality into the darkness of the
unknown. Because reality is, I
Han't be with Maryling.”
t Forur Maryling left more than six
: luicide notes, police said.
I “You’ll never be able to un-
h ea t e rj derstand the love between me
and Christian,” she said in one
Iddressed to “Mom and Dad.”
. |You don’t let me see him in
n ' 15 jthis world, so we’re going to
Inother place. Please don’t cry
lor me; this is what I want. I
MdeiMvant to feel happy because I’m
: ftoing to a place where I can be
with Christian.”
I Maryling’s mother had forbid-
len her to see Christian any-
nore, police said. They wouldn’t
ay why. Maryling had told
' eXl1s friends she might be pregnant,
ind her mother feared the same
hing, police said. But an autop
sy showed she was not pregnant.
“It’s a Romeo and Juliet sto-
. 7,” said Officer Ramon Quin-
3 l ava ero, who knows both families.
Police listed the drownings as
1 homicide-suicide, which is rou-
ine when investigators don’t
mow exactly what happened,
t’s “a fair assumption” the two
umped 15 feet into the Tamiami
oord
Canal together, Quintero said.
Their bodies were found a few
hundred yards apart, but the
canal has a swift current when
the flood-control gates are open.
Police would not identify the
parents, and the principal at the
young lovers’ school would not
talk to reporters.
In his note, Christian quoted
from an 1892 Italian opera, “The
Players,” by Ruggiero Leoncav
allo. It is the story of a man who
kills his wife and her lover.
Christian wrote: ‘“Applaud,
friends, the comedy is over.’ I
love you all.”
Christian mistakenly attrib
uted the quotation to Beethoven.
School authorities sent crisis-
intervention counselors to
Ruben Dario Middle School to
help students. A psychiatrist
warned parents about the possi
bility of copycat suicides.
“Children see the outpour
ing of grief and love for some
one who has taken their own
life,’’ explained Dr. Michael
Herkov, a psychiatrist at the
University of Florida’s Shands
Hospital in Gainesville.
He said the number of teen
suicides in the United States
has jumped about 400 percent
between 1915 and 1980.
There were 2,151 suicides by
youths ages 10 to 19 in 1992, the
last year for which statistics are
available, said the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Only 304 of those were younger
than age 15.
Seven weeks ago, a 21-year-
old woman and her 17-year-old
boyfriend clasped hands and
stepped off a ledge of a seven-
story parking garage in Okla
homa City. There were no sui
cide notes or any other indica
tion of why Nikki Bly and her
sweetheart, Eric Stoneburner,
took their own lives.
Outside the Ruben Dario
Middle School, several stu
dents cried before classes
started Wednesday.
“They were always happy,”
said one pupil, Heidy Barrios.
“They were always hugging.”
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Dates and Hours for Farcing Graduating Seniors
into Technical Writing Courses
The Department of English Writing Programs Office announces
forcing hours for graduating seniors for English 210 and 301 in
Blocker 224 on the dates and times below.
Seniors graduating at the end of the Spring 1996 semester must bring
a signed letter from their academic advisors on departmental letter
head. No forces will be done during pre-registration periods.
Forces into these classes are limited.
Spring 1996 Semester
December 6
(Wednesday)
December 7
(Thursday)
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
and
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
and
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
F I
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INTERNET SPAC
A & M SYSTEM
INTERNET AWAREN ESS
WEEK • NOV. 6-1 0, 1995
3 0 1 -302 J. EARL RUDDER TOWER
Internet Awareness Week
Schedule of Events for Thursday and
Friday, November 9-10
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Internet Awareness Week is a collection of short seminars designed to teach you how to use the vast resources of the Internet for work, study, and fun.
All courses are free and open to the public, so come on down to Rudder Tower and let us show you the wonders of the Net! Copies of the schedules for
Internet Awareness Week may be found at any CIS Help Desk, at 301 Rudder Tower, or on the Internet Awareness Week homepage at
http://www.tamu.edu/cis/internet_awareness/
Getting Started with the Internet:
Introduction to Computing Resources at Texas A&M University - Basic introduction to Computing and Information Services (CIS) and campus computers, labs and help
areas, the Internet, and electronic mail. Basic discussion of available resources and CIS services provided for people who know little about computing, Texas A&M University generally-acces-
sible labs or what computing resources are available to them. Mike Edwards, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 8:00 am - 9:00 am Room 302 Rudder
1 he Internet Show - This video is a great guide to the wonderful world of the Internet for beginners. It explains in basic terms what the Internet is and what you can do with it - such
as electronic mail, the WWW, Gopher, Internet Relay Chat, and games! About 1.5 hours long. Chris Barnes, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room 301 Rudder Friday, November 10 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 301 Rudder
Using the Internet at Texas A&M University - Need a basic introduction to Internet access at Texas A&M University? This presentation will educate you about the network
facilities available at Texas A&M University and the types of communication possible on networks available at Texas A&M. Dr. Sarnia Massoud, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Room 302 Rudder Friday, November 10 10:00 am - 11:00 am Room 302 Rudder
Using the Internet:
Getting Connected to the Internet - Interested in learning to “get connected” to the Internet? This presentation will discuss getting Texas A&M University accounts, as well, as the
hardware, software, and modems you’ll need to get your personal computer connected to the Internet. Sean Geoghegan, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 302 Rudder Friday, November 10 8:00 am - 9:00 am Room 301 Rudder
How to Use Electronic Mail - Interested in getting “online” so that you can instantly and effectively communicate with more that 80 million people around the world? Use electronic
mail! This presentation will cover how to get an electronic mail account, learning how to use electronic mail, how to use Listserv lists and Usenet Newsgroups, as well as a variety of interest
ing uses for electronic mail. Dr. Sarnia Massoud, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room 302 Rudder Friday, November 10 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room 301 Rudder
Introduction to Listserv - Listserv is a network application that enables you to join electronic discussion groups on just about everything under the sun. Whether you’re interested in
Labrador Retrievers, Shakespeare, in-line skating, or post-modernism, there’s something for you. Learn how to use Listserv lists, to subscribe to them, and even how to manage your own
Listserv list on a particular topic! Chris Barnes, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 302 Rudder
Introduction to Usenet News - Usenet News can be thought of as the “bulletin board” of the Internet. Like other bulletin boards, you can write a message/article and electronically
“post” it to a topic area for other people to read. This presentation will explain the basics of Usenet News as well as how to use it to enhance information gathering and discussion in an online
format. Chris Barnes, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Room 301 Rudder
How the Internet Has Impacted Departmental Operations - The Department of Mathematics is a large department of over 100 faculty with the largest number of student
credit hours taught in the University (nearly 78,000 student credit hours per year). With an operation this large, an efficient form of communication between the departmental administration
and the faculty is essential. Over the past year, the Department of Mathematics has used the Internet to disseminate information to the faculty on teaching assignments, course syllabi, text
book information, and the schedule of colloquia. In addition, many of our faculty are using the Internet to disseminate curriculum materials for their students. This demonstration will pre
sent an overview of these and other efforts by our department to use the Internet as an efficient means of communication. Al Boggess, Associate Head, Department of Mathematics.
Friday, November 10 9:00 am - 10:00 am Room 302 Rudder
Student Ratings of Faculty Online - This presentation will demonstrate course information for students and faculty on Gopher and the WWW, including how faculty can add items
to the ratings forms for their courses online, how students can rate courses using the WWW, and the changing culture of evaluation at Texas A&M University. Mark Troy, Department of
Measurement and Research Services.
Friday, November 10 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Room 301 Rudder
Discovering Information on the Internet - The number of WWW sites offering information is increasing exponentially every year. In this ever-changing world of information,
how can one keep up with all the new sites? What tools are available for finding information on the Internet and which are the best? This session will present ideas such as virtual libraries,
search engines, Web crawlers and robots, that are assisting browsers like you in finding the information they want. Bill Ambrose, Computing and Information Services.
Friday, November 10 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 302 Rudder
World Wide Web Basics:
Le Tour de Web - With Infoman - This tour will take participants through a cyberspace journey with the KAMU-FM program Gig-A-Bytes’lnfoman, Orlando Castillo. This trip
will include stops at search engines, educational sites, entertainment areas, art, sports, trivia, how-to and many other fascinating sites.
Thursday, November 9 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room 301 Rudder
Visions of Improved Learning with the Internet and NiTWY^ - "The traditional perfunctory grading of large numbers of homework problems does not adequately develop
intellectual skills and mature behavior in students. I will describe ongoing attempts to develop a system of peer review of homework papers, which is intended to enhance students’ writing
skills, critical thinking, and collaborative work. Electronic communication can be very valuable in making this system work effectively; utopian visions and modest proposals for the near
future will be offered. Anyone interested in using networked computer facilities to improve undergraduate education, and anyone responsible for helping faculty and students to do that is
encouraged to attend.” Stephen Fulling, Texas A&M University Department of Mathematics.
Friday, November 10 10:00 am - 11:00 am Room 301 Rudder
Campus WWW Applications - Computing and Information Services (CIS) has taken advantage of the WWW to provide several interactive applications for everyone to use. These
include the Campus Map project, Book Swap, the Electronic Community Calendar, the Electronic Phonebook (ph), the Local Subject Index, and Texas A&M’s homepage. This presentation
focuses on how these applications can be used to make your time surfing the WWW more productive and how you can add/update information in all of them. Sam Fleitman, Computing and
Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 9:00 am - 10:00 am Room 302 Rudder
Promoting Your Organization Through the WWW - Shows how the Texas A&M University Agriculture Program is using the WWW to distribute educational and promotion
al information. Gordon Riall and Lynette James, Texas A&M University Department of Agricultural Communications.
Technical Aspects of the Web:
Good Graphic Design on the WW7W pages - Graphics are becoming more and more prevalent on WWW homepages. As the number of electronic documents available from the
WWW increases, competition for attracting WWW surfers through visual appeal is now a requirement. This session will discuss problems associated with graphic design, including images
and image maps in WWW documents, as well as the capability of different browsers to present graphics and how to optirhize the use of graphics. Some tools available for creating graphics
will be presented in a live demonstration. Bill Ambrose, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 8:00 am - 9:00 am Room 301 Rudder
How to Create a WWW Page - Would you like to create your own personal WWW homepage? Using tam2000 as our WWW server, we’ll create a homepage and register it at Texas
A&M University so that the world can see it! You will also learn how to link files and images to your homepage. Sherri Marx and Jane Carpenter, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 9:00 am - 10:00 am Room 301 Rudder Friday, November 10 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Room 301 Rudder
How to Establish a MacHTTP Server on a Macintosh Desktop - “The establishment of WWW server software on my Macintosh desktop has enabled me to write and try
out material quickly for our departmental homepage. The finished hypertext material is then easily transferred to the department server and added to the official Texas A&M Landscape and
Pavements Maintenance homepage. This presentation will show you how I did it!” Edward VA Hill, Landscape Maintenance Foreman, Texas A&M University Physical Plant.
Thursday, November 9 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Room 302 Rudder
WWW Server Installation on UNIX - With the explosion of the use of the Internet and WWW services on the Internet, more system administrators are finding it valuable to
install a WWW server on their UNIX systems. This seminar will discuss how to obtain the latest WWW server software free from the Internet and how to install it on a UNIX system.
Prerequisites: knowledge of compiling programs on UNIX, UNIX startup procedures (/ets/rc2), and inetd configuration. Victor Hazlewood, Computing and Information Services.
Thursday, November 9 10:00 am - 11:00 am Room 302 Rudder
Configuration/Management Solutions for a PC-based WWW Server in a Multi-Authoring Environment - This presentation will discuss a few ways to manage
and install a PC-based WWW server and integrate it into an existing LAN environment. Through these methods, multi-authoring environments can be easily managed and maintained. LAN
administrators for PC-based LAN environments at Texas ASM University arc encouraged to attend. Alan Kirk, Engineering Technology.
Thursday, November 9 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Room 301 Rudder
General Internet Topics:
Benefits of Electronic Publishing - Some organizations are reluctant to get into electronic publishing either because they believe in WWW is just the latest fad or because they can
not afford the additional costs. This session will discuss the cost of not using electronic mediums and some of benefits realized by those using the WWW to advertise and communicate with
their customers or students. It will also examine what is needed to publish on the Internet. Bill Ambrose, Computing and Information Services.
Wednesday , November 8 1 1:00 am - 12:00 pm Room 301 Rudder