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Take Cabot Science Library. In the bowels of the building is a netherworld of wooden desks known as "pre-med row," where the future physicians of America bury themselves in their schoolwork...
Often the dialogue ends with some sort of Marxist summation. In pre-med row, for example, a spiral of obscenities draws this comment: "Manifestations of anger in response to an oppressive university and society...
...with John McTiernan's new film, Medicine Man. From Connery's silly Steven Seagal-esque ponytail to the ridiculous Club Med-meets-Muzak soundtrack (available on Varese Sarabande CDs and cassettes), Medicine Man is startlingly dull and ludicrous to the point of self-parody...
...fact that the rate of Asian-Americans applying to med schools is on the rise, and there is truth in the assertion that Asian culture fosters this career route. My parents typified Korean culture with their insistence on medicine for my career; they valued financial stability, respect of the community, family loyalty and human life...
...must also point out that moving to the right politically has absolutely nothing to do with the pre-med track or being Asian. If Choi's goal is to abolish the prevalent stereotypes, then I must admit that Korean-American males are stereotypically conservative. Furthermore, accepting stereotypes as readily as Choi does never takes into account individual reactions to similar backgrounds. He is not "off the beaten track;" he merely found direction in his own track. Robert C. Rhew...