46 things I think I learned during my surgery rotation
(10/23/08 4:00am)
One. Surgeons always button their white coats.
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One. Surgeons always button their white coats.
When I was little and used to play sports, one of my big criteria for whether I had fun was how dirty I got.
As you (might not) know, last weekend was Grad Student Campout for basketball tickets.
Mr. B (names and details have been changed to protect patient confidentiality) had been in the hospital for maybe two weeks after his surgery, and he had been told he was leaving soon. I had seen him at 4:30 that morning, and in the darkness he told me that he was excited to be going home.
So, why do you want to be a doctor?
Ladies and gentlemen of the Class of 2012: Don't wear blue face paint.
I love Brian Zoubek. Seriously. He really embodies what we should look for in a Duke basketball player---he's an insightful kid that does well in school and always tries his hardest on the court. With that in mind, I called up my friend from 2028 and asked him what Zoo's future looked like. You know, because I was curious. Anyway, what he told me made my jaw drop. I asked my friend to write a letter about it, and this is what he wrote:
In the first half of the Duke-N.C. State game in January, Wolfpack forward Brandon Costner was shooting what seemed like his 100th free throw in 45 seconds. Some of the calls were questionable, and Duke was actually losing the game. Costner, for his part, had seemed ready to fight Blue Devil guard Greg Paulus after a particularly hard foul earlier in the game.
In any sporting event, there are six possible outcomes:
As the Blue Devils trudged off the court following Sunday night's 81-67 win over Cornell, their expressions told a vastly different story than the scoreboard did.
As the Blue Devils trudged off the court following Sunday night's 81-67 win over Cornell, their expressions told a vastly different story than the scoreboard did.
When I read The Chronicle online, I like to look at the comments.
At some point during 36 consecutive sleepless hours spent wandering the Blue Zone at the GSPC Basketball Campout, I came to an important realization.
This time of year, we Dukies turn self-congratulatory.
When Lindsey Harding crumpled to the floor after missing the two free throws that would have beaten Rutgers and advanced the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight, anyone could (almost) relate.
I was at this party, and a girl I didn't know came up to me and said, "Oh my god, I love your columns. I e-mail them to my dad and he reads every single one of them."
Fire Coach K.
Usually, I know that I've written a controversial column as soon as I'm done writing it. But I never know how controversial it is until I wake up the next morning.
With his arms fully extended, Brad Ross caught Matt Danowski's pass right in front of the Virginia crease. From that position, Ross could only flick the ball backhanded towards the goal, and with the way Cavalier goalkeeper Kip Turner had played all day, that type of shot probably was not going to work.
Sometimes, amid the moaning and the hand-wringing and the protesting and the rallying, someone has to be the voice of reason.