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Vol. I, Issue 8
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Published 01.05.04
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Topical
Flying into the New Year
Ji Yeon Kim
On January 7, 1785, American John Jeffries and Frenchman Jean-Pierre
Blanchard embarked on a historic experiment to travel across the English
Channel by air. Who knows what they were thinking, but they left Dover,
England in a hot-air balloon and nearly crashed into the Channel. The
balloon was weighed down by supplies they thought they needed: anchors, a
non-functional hand-operated propeller, and silk-covered oars to "row"
through the air...
Arts
Case Report: A 23-year-old Woman with Random Issues and an Attending with a
Serious Attitude Problem
Nicole Martin
A 23-year-old woman presents in the BWH emergency department with ague,
nictitating spasm†, and explosive emesis of two days' duration. Her vitals
are normal, but she complains that the blood pressure cuff is "a surefire
way to induce necrotizing fasciitis in the distal forearm." Which of the
following diagnoses is most plausible?
Leaving Longwood
Smoking in Boston
Mario Ramirez
While we all know how terribly unpopular smoking has become, and we've also
heard the dangers of smoking at least 50 times in the New Pathway
curriculum, some of us still believe that nothing hits the spot better than
the occasional fine stogie. So, for the faint of heart, I warn you now:
this article is about finding the best cigar bar in Boston...
Student Council Update
Sachin Jain
The Student Council has a three part mandate:
1) To represent the views of the student body to the administration,
2) To fund student groups and student activities, and
3) To organize events that involve the entire student body (like the
upcoming winter ball)...
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Flying into the New Year
Lab Rats
Aaron Wieland
An interview with Rebecca Spencer, an MD-PhD candidate currently in the
fifth year of her PhD. The aim of this column is to spotlight fellow
students who are working in lab, introduce their projects, and give advice
to others...
Arts
The Dead Teach the Living
Kai-How Farh
I touch you in places you've never been touched.
I know you in ways you've never been known.
Here are the great cavities of your chest,
the thick muscles of your hips,
the tiny bones of your inner ear,
the quiet spaces between your lungs.
Fresh Cut
21 Grams
Kit Lo
In 2000, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu burst onto the
international scene with a little film called Amores perros, which
quickly became one of the most acclaimed movies of the year at film
festivals around the world. His filmmaking is gritty and realistic, with
immediate emotional and intellectual impact. 21 Grams marks his
English-language follow-up, and it is every bit as powerful as its
predecessor...
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