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...affecting them emotionally. Because she was the daughter of a senior member of their faculty." But in an emergency, emotion is not an antidote for much of anything. However much we long for Marcus Welby, it is less important to know and love your doctor than to trust and respect him. And your prospects may benefit from his treating you with the cool commitment of a professional rather than the comforting warmth of a friend...
...real name). She asks questions--mostly good ones. She needs lots of tests, various therapies. I ultimately recommend an operation on her shoulder. Sick, weakened by multiple symptoms and with lousy insurance, Doris is--surprise--a really good patient. She communicates efficiently with her doctors and treats us with respect and trust. She has reasonable expectations. I can tell she looks things up, but her knowledge is helpful--never challenging. I've talked about her with other doctors, and we agree on this: when you see Doris' name on your day's list, you know you're going to work...
...Thank you for good, timely coverage of global warming. It is beyond my comprehension how the world's leading democracy and sole superpower can be so ignorant and not endorse the Kyoto treaty. Each of us, however, must make an effort to show our respect to Mother Earth. I do my part by driving an electric car in town, and there is no sacrifice in that. Emil S. Werring Oslo...
...unofficial but intense favoritism of high profile male athletic teams fosters an atmosphere of power of and catering to the athletes. Athletes, especially well-known males, receive more publicity, more media attention, more popularity, and more respect than their female or lower-power counterparts, even though many prove themselves consistently unable to measure up in an academic setting. In the eyes of the colleges, and in the eyes of many other students, these players are not student-athletes; they are athlete-students...
...recognize groups that discriminate on the basis of religion. (However, the CCL, which is comprised primarily of College administrators as well as three appointed undergraduates, does not recognize student groups that discriminate on the basis of many other factors, including race.) The UC and CCL have distinct purposes with respect to student groups. The CCL’s role is to grant to groups basic recognition, which effectively means access to campus space and use of the Harvard name. The UC’s role, on the other hand, is to allocate students’ money, which has been specifically...