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...amount of time haggard, harried Harvard undergrads have devoted to campaigning, reporting, and generally gossiping about this election—akin to a middle-school class president election on amphetamines—is absurd. Through student publications and blogs such as Cambridge Common and Team Zebra, this year’s election has received more press coverage than the Lewinsky scandal...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: Kind Energy | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

...remember I hit Amadi in the back one time,” said de Beausset, as Anene laughed. Growing slightly impatient, de Beausset checked the Team Zebra blog, where they discovered Petersen’s presidential victory...

Author: By Crimson News Staff | Title: No Champagne for the Runners-Up | 12/8/2006 | See Source »

...might not have been called as tightly as it was today, but we’re all adjusting.”“I think he’s pretty consistent on the type of game that he calls,” said Stone, referring to Friday night zebra Dean Gilbert. “I don’t know if they’re used to that.”IN OTHER ACTIONEven though the Crimson extended its nation-best winning streak to eight games in sweeping a Top 10 squad, don’t expect a bump...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Chu Limps Off Ice, Later Returns to Bench With Wrapped Ankle | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...first days of medical school, students are often asked, "What has hooves and gallops?" The good medical student answers, "A horse, unless of course it's a zebra." This question is meant to teach students that most patients who cough have colds, not cystic fibrosis, or that most patients who have bruised shins suffer from clumsiness, not leukemia. But what is true for most is unfortunately not so for all - and one of the most crucial and challenging skills that medical students must learn is to diagnose "the horse" efficiently without forgetting "the zebra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Headache Isn't Just a Headache | 6/15/2006 | See Source »

...tumors in my career, but I'll probably see several more caffeine overloaded patients. The bulk of my headache patients will continue to be diagnosed by taking careful histories and without CT scans. But I often wonder if I will be able to figure out the next time a zebra comes galloping through my office doors masquerading as a horse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When a Headache Isn't Just a Headache | 6/15/2006 | See Source »

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