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Abigail Kim I have skin but I’m not a person.Check the back of your phone, and I may be there.If I was ‘Big,’ I would be a city.Isaac Newton should buy me dinner. What am I? (The mission impossible theme starts playing.) Tiptoeing quietly into the kitchen, you carefully navigate your way to the pantry, …
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Garmani Thein Ah yes, quality memes that relate to the overall theme of the piece. Whether you’re into sports or not, you probably like the NBA (National Basketball Association). Whether you’re an avid fan or just an occasional viewer, you’ve probably also heard of Kevin Durant, aka KD, the PG County star. The 2014 NBA …
Daniela Nganjo Armed with a smile, excited to catch up on the final episode of “Attack On Titan” after the AMSA GBM, I burst open my room door and propel myself onto the living room couch. I prop my feet up to switch from “academic mode” to “relaxation mode,” and turn on the television. “Ahhhh.” …
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Daniela Nganjo At one point or another, we’ve all heard the infamous phrase: money can’t buy happiness. To some extent, this is true -- money can set you up for comfort, but it can’t promise immeasurable attributes like joy, love, peace, and personal connections. Nevertheless, we can’t ignore that more money can improve our access …
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Garmani Thein Meme from Geek Elite Media 1, 2, 3, 4. Take a deep breath in and prepare to feel complete serenity during AMSA’s third hangout, “Mental Health and Time Management”, hosted by the MonuMENTAL Project Team. The responses to AMSA-staple Mentimeter at the start of the call showed just how much this hangout was …
Marilyn Fisher “Baby, we're gonna see some stitching like you never saw before.”-Hawkeye, M*A*S*H (1970); image from wordpress.com M*A*S*H (1970) is not really a medical movie. Sure, it’s set in a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War, and follows two newly stationed combat surgeons, Drs. "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Duke" Forrest (played by Donlad …
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Garmani Thein The IR Spectrum is a column dedicated to the world of sports medicine. I'll be focusing on explaining recent high-profile injuries in a way an average joe can understand (IR stands for "Injured/Reserve", though for pre-meds it may stand for something else). The blog column may also feature other news in sports medicine. …
Ethan Cheng A quick continuation of the February Dose column . . . Cut For Time | Just Missed It! This recurring section of "The Dose" will include the portions of The Scribe articles that were cut due to length, or ideas, paragraphs, or memes that were realized too late to be added. To start …
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Abigail Kim Summoning all inquisitive minds! From debunking popular science myths to investigating the less charted areas of science, come ruminate with us at 3AM Thoughts. Be prepared for the weird and wacky. A quick swallow and it's gone. Vanished. Vamoose. Sliding down your esophagus and into your stomach faster than a college student speedrunning …
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Daniela Nganjo Medicine isn’t just pills and prescriptions. Ever been curious about the other complex phenomena that contribute to patient wellness? Well, you're in the right place, because we’re going to explore them all (or at the very least, as many as we can). Welcome to Beyond Western Medicine. We’ve taken the Chemistry courses. We’ve …
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