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OVER THERE OVER THERE Want to work in a foreign land? The MSC L.T. Jordan Institute Invites You to: Live with a family in a new culture! Intern for 5 weeks in a field related to your major! Find out about the Internship and Living Abroad Programs in England, Germany, and the Dominican Republic! October 29, Rudder 707,8:30 p.m- ix Persons with disabilities please call 845-8770 to in form us of your special needs. For more information, call 845-8770, or visit us at http://ltjordan.tamu.edu. Jordan @ msc.tamu.edu Suicide shocks Pennsylvania campu PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For years, Kathy Change tried to bring attention to her message of world peace by dressing in tight T-shirts and thong bikinis, waving flags and playing music around the University of Pennsylvania campus. No one seemed to listen. On Tuesday, the students couldn’t help but notice. On that day, the 46-year-old Change calmly walked to a large metallic peace symbol in the heart of the campus, doused herself with gaso line and set herself on fire. The suicide, carried out in front of 50 people, was meticulously planned as a final, last-gasp attempt to draw attention to her beliefs. “My real intention is to spark a discussion of how we can peacefully transform our world,” Change wrote in a statement she delivered to students beforehand. “I offer myself as an alarm against Armageddon and a torch for liberty.” Students who for years had walked by her with indifference or vague unease as she ranted on couldn’t stop talking Wednesday about her spectacular suicide. They remembered little of her message, though. “It’s a tragedy," said Justin Piergross, 22, as he sat a few feet from the shiny peace sculpture. “I think a lot of people just didn’t give her any re spect because she was a bit different.” To 21-year-old Kate Saliba, a Penn junior, the almost daily performances were like a “show.” “People would be sitting by the library and just cringe,” she said. ‘‘What was she against? Everything,” said Kyle Bartlett, 24, a graduate student from little Rock, Ark. "Destruction of the rain forest. Gov ernment with a capital G.” Throughout the morning, people madt way across the College Green and pause! fore a shrine of sunflowers, purple lilie$,i)i The Bat ing candles and colored beads left attli{ tool -high peart' sign along with aballoouf the message: “In memory ofonewholiw died in pain.” Change was something of a mystery.. 1 the only thing anyone knew about her is JyBrandon 1 she listed an address in the city's dep® Po welt on section in West Philadelphia ani police said she was from Springfield, i It wasn’t clear how she supported^ or whether she had any family,! radio interview she once said thatherfiRients. One is a was an engineer and her grandfathera! ps of Cadets vard professor. UPCOMING COLLEGE GRADUATES Universal Computer Systems, Inc. of Houston is the third largest company offering business software and hardware to our industry. Continued growth has created opportunity in a variety of departments. 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DCS offers competitive salaries, thorough paid training, excel lent benefits including 401k, paid vacation and holidays, medical, den tal and vision insurance, direct deposit and health club! Non-smokers only. EOE. If you are interested in any of our positions, come join us at our information session on October 29th at: Hilton 801 University Dr. E. College Station, Tx 77840 Internet Continued from Page 1 Steve Reed, an international relations graduate student, said video conferenc ing will allow for diverse teaching styles in the classroom. “We can share information with uni versities from around the world,” he said. Other presentations will include how to locate, download and use databases. Reed said understanding how to use the Internet will give students easier ac cess to informadon. “Most students are aware of the Inter net,” he said. “But I do not think many of them know how information can be gathered instantaneously.” The program will feature other as pects of the Internet such as internation al relations, foreign policy and interna tional conflict resolutions. Reed said the Internet is linking the world. “People say the world gets smaller every day and this is just another symp tom of it,” he said. “The Internet allows for a more enhanced global community.” Today’s forum will be held in 292A MSC from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Contest Continued from Page 1 nvestigations a unrelated pos; ts involving t nber of the Kaj lobWiatt, dire ity Police Dep; —igators have r Shockley Continued from Page 1 "I want him to go back to A&M and finish his degree,” Joe Shockley said. “He loves A&M and it means a lot for him to get his degree. We think it’s at tainable.” Trevor Shockley said he would like to return to A&M some time next year. “I miss A&M,” he said. “I’m looking forward to coming back.” Seale said cognitive and visual prob lems would interfere with Shockley’s re turn to school right now. “That’s not to say he won’t be able to go to school later,” Seale said. “He’s a pretty determined young man.” Shockley’s physical therapists are helping him fine-tune his walking, and he will have a cornea transplant to im prove his vision. Joe Shockley said Trevor’s returning to A&M is largely related to the success of the eye surgery. He said the amount of reading and studying required of college students would cause problems for his son be cause he has trouble focusing. “When it’s such an effort to read, he can’t retain things,” he said. “Because of the head injury, listening doesn’t provide him with good retention.” Trevor Shockley thinks of his injuries as a minor setback considering the progress he has made. “I thank God I survived what I went through,” he said. “There’s no way to understand what happened to me.” Seale said Shockley’s recovery will continue to progress. “He’ll probably continue to make gains, just not as significant or dramatic as his gains up to this point,” Seale said. “I think Trevor calls himself a miracle. That’s pretty accurate considering the severity of his injuries." elusions on tht [The investigai ■ our orrr f tudents at Te be sporting n Kovar joined six other finalists in the competi a ceremony in the Rockefeller Center in NewYoit( Finalists were allowed to fly with a guest to New the expense of the sponsors. Kovar, who is originally from Rockdale,tool! mother with her to New York. She said herhusbaDl dined the invitation because it was “ladystuff.'’ The other finalists won $10,000 for their fan charities. Newman judged the contest and whenhewasm to decide between Kovar’s dish and another contesia Kovar said a friend of Newmans in the audiencedoiii j f| P) 0 f \ another $50,000 so there could be two grand prize After choosing the grand prize winners, Newmai lunch with the winners of the contest. JoAnnp. Wi ll I Kovar said she never imagined she would held ^ l,E Battai lunch with Paul Newman. “(Newman) is a very nice man,” Kovarsaid. seams real genuine." i; She said Newman changed the name ofherditl '’ tS11 u “Butch’s Wild West Tex-Mex Salad" because of a ini }0t i?, 1 1 KMI ^ he starred in previously. | ;‘ n B atta . Larry Medearis, manager of the CollegeStad u l k r t i Kroger, was invited to New York as well. * °| 1 1 e (1 ' a 11 Still Creek Boys Ranch is a home for boyswtap ! W ° 111 - ents are either unable to support them or have destit them. The Ranch houses 19 boys and relies ondit tions to stay open. Medearis said Kroger plans on donating the moi to the Ranch, which is approximately 15 College Station. “I knew they (Still Creek) were trying to for girls,” Medearis said. “They don’t havefacil for girls yet.” Margaret O’Quinn, co-founder of Still Creebaid money will be put to good use. "We run strictly by donations," O'Quinn said, such a big blessing. Sign Up Now. 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