SUMMER - University of Mississippi Medical Center

August 2008
Volume 38 Issue one
farewell
to
ay
summer
Inside
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editor’s note
It is time to say goodbye to The
Murmur. No more newspaper. No more
Katy Rivlin, restaurant critic extraordinaire.
No more EKG tracing behind The Murmur
(note that the EKG tracing is not completely
absent). It’s time for The Murmur to get a
face-lift.
A few weeks ago I opened up a
blank document in In Design, the program
that is used to create The Murmur. As I
stared at the white page displayed on the
computer screen, I felt the same terror that
I did on my first day of medical school. You
know enough to be scared but not enough
to know just how scared.
The Murmur is evolving. What started
in 1969 as a small student newspaper
has now transformed into a medium-sized
student magazine. So why the change?
First, let me just apologize to those who
do not like the face-lift that I provided The
Murmur. I understand that the old format
was more true to a newspaper. Let’s face
it — at best, The Murmur comes out once
a month. Plus, magazines are a little more
reader-friendly. If you don’t like the new
format, please sent me an email at cgiurintano@som.umsmed.edu
or asb-murmur@
asb.umsmed.edu, and I will gladly post
your letter to the editor in the next Murmur.
Along with the new format, The Murmur
also features several regular columnists
this year — a grand total of thirteen, the
most any Murmur has ever seen. But don’t
fret about the numbers because quality
was not spared. Although it was time to
say goodbye to the Zagat-scorer of Jackson,
Katy Rivlin, a whole new article about
local Jackson entertainment and hot spots
has evolved, i.e. Down Town Trodden. The
Bon Vivants are back for a second season
with more Italian/Filipino fusion recipes
that promise to please the palate. If they
don’t, that also warrants a letter to the editor.
The Murmur has a wide range of arts,
politics, and sports columns as well. Think
you might have something to add as a one
time article or a regular columnist? Send
me an email.
I hope that the 2008-2009 Murmur
will be informative, comical, and pleasurable.
I hope that The Murmur is a “light
read” in between classes, while waiting on
a surgery to start, before rounds, while on
call, etc. And yes, I can assure you that
The Murmur will have a plethora of misspellings,
typos, misaligned pictures or text, and
unlabeled pictures. In advance, I would
like to apologize for all errors. If Murmuring
was my full time job, I would not allow
myself such leniency.
Also, those who lack a dry sense of
humor take caution when reading The Murmur.
Find something offensive? Email me.
If there is a blatant error that you can’t rid
from your mind? Email me. Have pictures
from a fun trip? You get the picture.
Of note, I am not nor do I pretend
to be a writer. I like sharing my food and
travel adventures despite my unrefined
literary prowess.
I am a local Jacksonian, and I love
Jackson. Several local businesses advertise
in the Murmur and I strongly encourage
you to support those local businesses that
help make Jackson unique. If you do business
with them, don’t be afraid to mention
that you saw their add in The Murmur.
Good luck to all as you start or finish
your medical career journey. I continue to
enjoy my time here at UMC. I hope you do
the same. And, I hope you enjoy The Murmur.
contents for august 2008
4 Down Town Trodden: Rust and Ruins on a Saturday Morning [Katy Rivlin]
5 Bon Vivants: Quick-y Chick-y Bab-y Shower Salad [Jen Chamberlain and
Christina Giurintano]
6 You’re a DMak, She’s a DMak, I’m a Dmak... We’re a DMak!? [Chetan Patel] &
A Letter to Congress [Will Singleterry]
7 Advice from the Most Average Medical Student Ever [Ben Brock]
8 10top10... Jackson Study Spots [Christina Giurintano]
9 Jimbo & Big Al’s “So you think you know but you really have no idea”
Crossword Puzzle [Jimbo Moss and Al Torrer]
10 Preventive Medicine: Needle Exchange in MS - is it a possibility? [Nora Oliver]
11 Murmuring at the Movies... The Dark Knight [Dustin LeBlanc]
12 Sanders Reviews: Beck and Coldplay [Shawn Sanders] & Queue tips: Fleet
Foxes [Brittanie Neaves]
13 Travel: Cape Cod [Christina Giurintano]
14 -15 Fall Football Preview [Brent Smith]
16 Medical Student Pictures - AMA Chicago & Habitat
17 OT2 Pictures
18 - 19 M1/M2 Buddy Party Pictures
20 Horoscope [Miriam-Gomez Sanchez]

A
s we begin the 2008-2009 school year, I’m
privileged to be one of the first to welcome
you back to UMC — or welcome
you for the first time!
The goal of the Associated Student Body
(ASB) is to first serve as your connection to the
faculty and administration, but also to provide fun
activities. ASB makes a point to provide parties
and social activities for all students to participate.
We plan to begin the school year with a “Back-to-
School” party at Hal & Mal’s on Friday, August 22.
Other parties are scheduled throughout the fall and
spring semester including Claus Ball in December,
and Anatomy Ball and Crawfest in the spring.
We also will provide students with complementary
tickets to a variety of activities including
New Stage Theater, Mississippi Ballet, Mississippi
Symphony Orchestra, and Mississippi Braves, just
to name a few.
One of the most exciting activities for students
is intramural sports. These will kick off (pun
intended) in the fall with flag-football — be looking
for an email regarding sign-ups. Other sports offered
include volleyball, basketball, soccer, ultimate
Frisbee, and table tennis. Intramurals are a great
way to release some frustration from long hours of
hard work, and a way to meet people from different
schools.
We are in the process of rolling out a new
ASB web page — check www.asb.umc.edu often
for updates, information, and t-shirt purchasing. We
are hoping that this will be a central location for
information for students and also a good way for
students to leave feedback.
S ome
things on the ASB agenda for this year
include urging students to be involved and
aware of national politics, encouraging our
campus to ‘go green’, increasing library hours, and
continuing work on the parking situation.
This year is especially exciting because
health care is a big issue in this November’s election
of a new president. Many students assume that
their vote doesn’t count or that they have no role to
play in the national policy; however this is a great
time in your career to become involved through
organizations such as the American Medical Association,
or American Dental Association. Regardless
of your role, I would encourage you to exercise
your right to vote — national policy and the way
that health care is approached can and will affect all
of our careers.
We would also like to see UMC increase it’s
“green-ness” — a couple of easy ways that we plan
to approach this include increasing the availability
and awareness of paper and aluminum can recycling
(after all — we seem to live off of canned caffeine).
This year we will again take-up the seemingly
never-ending issue of parking — in a nutshell
—we have a lot of people at UMC (15,000+ each
Welcome Back...
from ASB president
day) and not that many parking spaces. This will
likely be an issue for a while longer, but we are
working to be sure that parking continues to be safe
and relatively accessible for all. Just a reminder —
ASB is here for you! If you have questions, comments,
suggestions, random ranting, etc. —please
don’t hesitate to let us know!
Over the past few years UMC has been a
place of change and construction. In the fall of 2007,
the new hospital was officially opened, as one of the
most up to date hospitals in the southeast. Recently
UMHC (University of Mississippi Health Care —
the clinical programs at UMC) received recognition
as one of the top 100 hospitals; selection is based on
risk-adjusted mortality, risk-adjusted complications,
patient safety composite, average core measures
scores, severity-adjusted average length of stay, expense
per adjusted discharge, profit from operations,
and cash-to-debt ratio.
Aside from our excellent patient care facilities,
we also are anticipating the opening of the new
research building — the Guyton Research Complex.
This eight story, 180,000 square foot state-of-the art
facility is expected to open this fall. Dr. Arthur C.
Guyton, for whom the building is named, is known
around the world for
his textbook, Textbook
of Medical Physiology,
which has been translated
into 14 languages.
Dr. Guyton definitely left
his mark on UMC and
Physiology, and we are
delighted to be able to
name a research complex
in his honor.
S o
after being in
school at UMC for
going on 5 years
(and with a few more still
left to go), I have a few
words of wisdom and
hopefully helpful hints
— humor me for me a
minute.
Your school, and
education in general, is
what you make it — the
more you put in, the
more you will get out. I
would encourage you to
become involved — run
for class officer, write an
article for the Murmur,
and volunteer your time.
Work hard, play
hard — we’re all here
for pretty much the same
reason: to increase our
education and attain de-
Kim Gannon
grees that we may have been working toward since
we were able to talk; however after all the work is
done, play intramurals, come to UMC parties and
events, make new friends.
Get a hobby: take up photography, read
non-science books, run the Chicago marathon!
Remember to take time for yourself and
your family — it’s easy to become so absorbed and
obsessive in studies that you forget what is important
in life; do your best to find a balance.
Don’t lose sight of the big picture, there is
more to life than (insert your specialty here) school.
Respect your position — there are people
who would give anything to be in your position.
You never know if you will be the only UMC student/person
that someone will meet — leave a good
impression.
Remember why you’re here. Returning
students – think way back to the first day of your
first year, or better yet the anticipation of waiting on
the letter of acceptance- and why you chose your
field. New students — hang on to the excitement
and wonder of health care.
Good luck and enjoy all that you do.
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Down Town Trodden
with Katy Rivlin, M4
Rust and Ruins on a
Saturday Morning
By way of an introduction:
A new year, a new start and a new
Murmur with a spanking new editor who
knows a thing or two about Mascarpone
cheese and color lay outs.
Having combed the restaurant
scene of Jackson for two years, leaving a
trail of napkins, plastic straws and French fry
scraps in my wake (and on Miriam Gomez-
Sanchez’s lap), I’ve decided to try something
new. Alas UMC community, you are
on your own when it comes to dining-out
decisions. I hope I have equipped you with
the tools that you need to choose wisely,
fresh over Ragu.
And now, I will remove the proverbial
spoon from my nose, and don my compass,
topographical map and binoculars.
This column will be devoted to the exploration
and discovery of our hometown, Jackson
Mississippi.
I will seek fresh frontiers and attempt
to keep my fingers on the pulse of what
is new and going on. Never again must
you spend your weekends Tivo-ing Project
Runway, because this urban explorer
will wander the streets and scour the city,
letting you know where to go and what’s
happening.
So let’s get started. Come next
Saturday morning, instead of heating up
last night’s Chinese leftovers and mindlessly
refreshing your
Gmail inbox, I’ve got
another idea. Head
on down to the Mississippi
Art Center on
Pascagoula Street
to see a new photography
show. Until
August 17th, you can
take a look at Mississippi
through the eyes/lens of Roy Atkins
and his camera in his exhibit “Ides of the
South”.
Atkins has put together a collection
of nostalgic and archetypal pieces
that pay homage to the South, its sense of
history and the subtle beauties of its every-
day life. His photographs, some
black and white and some color,
are landscapes and cityscapes
from around Mississippi. Per the
artist’s statement, he captures
the “broken battered relics of
the South”. As a viewer, you get
the sense that he is cataloging
these found objects and scenes
in the process of their decay, as
grass grows through the cracks
of old porches and rust eats
through metal work.
One piece in particular
captures this idea. “Highway
Thirty-five Leake County, Mississippi” shows
an old wooden house in a state of disrepair
“Highway Thirty-five Leake County, Mississippi” shows
an old wooden house in a state of disrepair with a
huge, leafless and dying tree standing behind it. But
from the angle of the photograph, the tree seems now
to grow out of the house, chimney-like, as though the
fate of both the tree and the house lie rooted together.
with a huge, leafless and dying tree standing
behind it. But from the angle of the
photograph, the tree seems now to grow
out of the house, chimney-like, as though
the fate of both the tree and the house lie
rooted together. He also photographs rusty,
broken Chevys with busted fenders but still
shiny paint jobs and porches that are now
more tall grasses than woodwork.
In addition to memorializing an old
South that is now a shambles, Atkins depicts
a number of well-recognized landmarks
around the state, including the New
Capital and the Standard Life building.
His series on the State Fair features
such old reliables as the Ferris Wheel at
night, the huge yellow and green Fair Slide
(which I’ve been scooting down on a burlap
sack since before I could say “pass the
ketchup”) and a space-agey tilt-a-whirl.
These photos are almost more poignant for
the nostalgia that they evoke than for their
actual compositions.
The exhibit is small and won’t take
you all day. Feel
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free to look upstairs
at other of the
museum’s offerings.
Or head across the
street to the Mississippi
Museum of Art
(also with an exhibit
of photographs of
the South. So much
to memorialize!).
I’m not saying it’s going to change
your life, and it may not even take your
breath away. But go equipped with a
strong helping of history and just twist of
nostalgia. You won’t be disappointed. And
hey, it beats overcooked Lo Mein.

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Bon Vivants
Jen Chamberlain, M4
Christina Giurintano, M4
[French : bon, good + vivant, present participle of vivre, to live.]
Quick-y Chick-y Bab-y Shower Salad
Preferred listening: iTunes radio — International Station — Bollywood and Beyond
M4 and good friend Stephanie Tanner is “Preggers” (as Miriam would say) and is due in August. A
couple of us had a baby shower for her, and we decided that Quick-y Chick-y Bab-y Shower Salad would
be perfect brain food for her baby in her womb.
Because I had taken the Step 2 CK the week prior and since Christina was in the middle of studying
for her Step 2 CK, we weren’t out to ‘wow the crowds’ with a super difficult recipe. Christina continued to
tell me that chicken salad was difficult and time consuming. So, we came up with this easier recipe.
Buying the Rotisserie chicken cut down on a lot of time. Wait until 6 pm and you can buy it for $3
from Kroger. According to Christina, the Fresh Market chicken is to die for (it really is worth it) and comes
with different flavorings. Christina doesn’t like mayonnaise unless she makes it from scratch. But, we cut
some time by using some Blue Plate. The rest of the recipe was just some chopping and making the sweet
nuts. We served the Quick-y Chick-y Bab-y Shower Salad on mini croissants, but you can put them on
wheat bread, crackers, bagels, chocolate chip cookies, french fries, etc. Turned out pretty good.
The goods
1 Rotisserie Chicken
3 celery stalks, sliced thinly
1 apple (green or red), peeled and chopped into
cubes
2 cup grapes (green or red), sliced into thin rounds
1/3 cup dried currents or cranberries
Sweet nuts
1 cup pecans, walnuts, or almonds
2 Tbs honey
3 Tbs maple syrup*
2 pinches cinnamon
2 pinches cumin
1 pinch sage
1 pinch rosemary
1 pinch fresh ground black pepper
1 pinch sea salt
OR just buy some presweetened packaged nuts from
the store
Simple sauce
2/3 cup Blue Plate Mayo
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbs vinegar (white whine or balsamic)
1 Tbs Honey Dijon mustard (or ½ Tbs honey + ½
Tbs Dijon)
Salt N’Peppa
The Goods
• Pull the rotisserie chicken into small little pieces
that you would want to chew. If you are cooking
with Jen, you might want to keep an eye on
her or your bowl of chicken will become half a
bowl of chicken.
• Throw all the ingredients listed above into a
bowl. If you are really in a pinch, throw the
celery and apple into a food processor and pulse
until bite sized.
• The grapes can be omitted, but add an unexpected
sweetness and crunch to the Quick-y Chick-y
Bab-y Shower Salad. If in a pinch, cut grapes in
half instead of into rounds.
The Nuts
• Put your nuts into a non-stick pan and heat over
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medium heat until nuts are slightly toasted.
Add honey and maple syrup and coat the nuts.
Then, add all spices and turn heat down to low
and simmer for about 10 minutes. Make sure to
stir frequently so that you don’t end up with a
black charry mess.
Place on a plate and let them crust over.
Add to “The goods.”
Make a bunch and save some sweet nuts for a
salad later.
The Sauce
• Mix all the simple sauce ingredients together
with a whisk. Season to your liking.
• Add more honey if you wish.
Big Finale
• Mix all the ingredients together. Chill for an
hour or more. Can sit out for approximately 8
hours in moderate heat and still be eaten without
getting sick. We served them on cute little mini
‘kwassants.’
Menu for Baby Shower:
• Sangria & Champagne punch (for the
adult guests only)
• Pecan-crusted fried ravioli with marinara
dipping sauce
• Cheese and fruit plate
• 5 layer red velvet cake with cream
cheese frosting
• Fruit salad
• Vegetable plate with ranch dipping
sauce
• Quick-y, Chick-y Bab-y Shower
Salad
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Political Commentary
You’re a DMak, She’s a DMak, I’m a Dmak… We’re a DMak?!
- Chetan Patel, M3
On the eve of signing the 1964 Civil Rights
Act, Lyndon W. Johnson grew visibly timorous.
On his desk sat a bill two hundred
years in the making which would finally deliver
on the promise of equality laid out by the founding
fathers. This was the moment every politician both
dreams of and dreads. This was his chance to make
history and define his legacy. By signing the bill,
LBJ knew that even though Black Americans would
become allies of the Democratic Party, The South
would be lost for decades. Two score and four years
later, we find ourselves at destiny’s door and Barack
Obama’s come a’ knocking.
The current political environment, which
seems to favor Democrats, is changing the Electoral
College map. For the first time since Jimmy Carter
in 1976, a Democrat may actually win Mississippi
in a presidential election. If you thought you didn’t
have any reasons to vote this certainly might change
your mind. It is conceivable that this election may
come down to your one vote. Scary, but isn’t this
why people claim they vote? All too often I hear
people make statements like “My one vote isn’t
going to make someone president.” Or they’ll say
“I live in Mississippi so you know the Republican
presidential candidate will win.”
I like to call them “difference makers
(DMaks)”; they only vote if they think they can
influence the outcome. Well, DMaks, it’s time to
put your money where your mouth is. Before June,
A Letter to Congress
- Will Singleterry, G1 Pathology
I wish
to thank you all for your support of drilling
here in the United States. Please continue
to encourage those of a like-mind to not give
up until we have drastically increased the supply of
oil from our own resources. Encourage companies,
and help them by cutting red-tape, to explore shale
oil deposits in Colorado and the Midwest. Drill
offshore, and in the Arctic National Wildlife reserve
— there’s nothing there anyway. Anywhere there is
oil to be had in and around the U.S., please get it!
On a separate, yet related issue, the middleclass
American people have become nauseated by
the constant, monotonous drone of persons supposedly
in the know, telling us to explore
“alternative and renewable
energy.” Solar, wind and ethanol
are little more then inefficient
farces and extremely unfeasible
for large scale energy production.
Trying to rely on those forms of
energy will cause our beloved
country to see a real recession,
not just this tiny economic slow
down, about which we Americans
have been whining.
I must in the strongest
terms implore you all to support
our use of coal. One report I read
stated that we have 300 years
worth of coal in this country. I am
Rep. Sen. John McCain was ahead in Mississippi
political polls by a margin of 53-41. Since clinching
the presidential nomination, Illinois Senator and
Dem. Barack Obama cut that lead in half (50% Mc-
Cain- 44% Obama).
Fortunately for Obama supporters, these
polls may be underestimating Obama’s support here
in MS. Due to the way polls are conducted (by
phone), there may be a significant underrepresented
faction of extremely poor blacks that are likely to
vote for Obama. However, these people that the
survey may have missed also have chronically low
registration and voting rates.
The key ingredient in this 2008 presidential
election is voter registration. Democrats around
the nation have come out in unprecedented numbers
and put many states and counties truly up for
grabs. State primaries held in DeSoto County had
never produced more than 1000 Democratic voters.
This March they had over 8000. Across the state
Democrats have come out en mass. In total 420,000
Democrats and 145,000 Republicans voted in the
March primary.
Team Obama is aggressively going after
new voters (targeting the poor and young- even
targeting 17-year-olds that will be 18 by Nov 4th)
by holding voter registration drives in every state.
This will play an even larger role since MS is
among the poorest states and is the state with largest
proportion of blacks. Is this a Democratic Insur-
not sure of the veracity of that figure, but it is evident
that this energy is ready and available for our
use. Windmills have only enough wind available to
produce energy about 35% of the time — this figure
varies between 25% - 40%, depending upon ones
location. The other 65% of the time, these supposedly
“green” energy sources have to be backed up
by standard (and intrinsically evil) fossil fuels and
nuclear energy. These windmills are linked directly
to electrical grids because there are not batteries in
existence big enough to store the energy from these
windmills. The vast majority of Americans do not
care where it comes from, as long as the energy is
reliable and inexpensive.
In a general sense, Americans have been
apathetic and apolitical for a long time — the tragic
side effect of a complacent and free society; but,
many are beginning to wake up from their slumber,
and angrily at that.
My estimable Congressmen, the greatest
and most salient asset you all could possess in this
time is that you not follow along with the typical
Republican Party line, which has seemingly abandoned
true conservatism and the tenets of personal
responsibility. There is a tremendous conservative
(not necessarily Republican) repercussion that is
simmering, and in some places, beginning to boil.
The resentment that people have for Congress is
truly astounding.
That resentment is directed primarily at the
most vocal of the liberal majority — we all know
who that is, but there is also no small portion aimed
at Republicans who are content to pander to leftist
agendas. Your strength can and will be defined by
the disparity witnessed between yourself and other
typical politicians (liberal or not — the archetypal
gency into GOP territory?
John McCain hopes not. Recent polls show him
polling a few points behind Obama nationwide.
This is substantial improvement from a month
ago when he was down double digits. Over time,
the percentage of people who chose Obama was
relatively steady while McCain has been swaying
some previously undecided voters to his side. The
Arizona senator has been working hard to gain the
Hispanic, Moderate and “Reagan Republicans” by
targeting immigration, energy independence and
Iraq.
Unfortunately for McCain, the number
one issue facing voters this year is the floundering
economy. But this Vietnam veteran’s real problem
will be getting the Republican base excited and
engaged enough to vote. Although McCain’s path
to the White House is tortuous and tough, make no
mistake, this dog has got a lot of fight
left in him.
Only time can tell how this
election will turn out, but we can be
sure of one thing: this year, every
vote really will count. Perhaps
more than any other time in Mississippi,
we all have a chance to be a
DMak. Get out and be heard.
American lumps them all in the same group). The
true conservatives of this country who fear God,
prize self-reliance and limited government (especially
in regard to spending and taxation) are
yearning for a leader they can unite behind. Several
of my friends and colleagues have expressed anger
towards the current political landscape, and the
frustration they feel, due to a sense of powerlessness
in effecting real conservative change. The greatness
of this country was not founded on the principles
of moral dualism, a miasmic and spoiled sense of
entitlement, or dependence on a gargantuan and
overbearing central government. There is a conservative
revolution coming, and I pray you gentlemen
are at the forefront.
I do not intend the following statement to
be inflammatory, because I understand political
necessity (at times), but I, and many of those like
me, were not pleased with the “Foreclosure Act of
2008”, and its apparently inevitable passage into
law — as I write this, the Act has not yet passed the
President’s desk, but the assumption is that it will.
What I found particularly distressing was the inclusion
of a section of the bill, by Senator Reid, that
would allow the continuance of donations to special
interest groups by Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac.
In closing, if a child remains ignorant and
learns no lesson when he is bailed out of the consequences
of his own actions, would it not be the same
for homeowners? I was hurt by your acquiescence
to the liberal elite in regards to the Foreclosure Act,
but I still have respect for the position to which you
all have been elected. The responsibility of our
government, and your duty, should be to protect the
people’s liberties, and stay out of their way so that
people can govern their own lives.

Now that I have reached my fourth year of Med school with
all of my appendages still attached and most of my sanity
intact (the rest was accidentally left in a patient’s abdomen
along with a lap pad and a pair of forceps), I thought that
I might give back to the medical school by leaving a few pieces
of wisdom here and there. By following my advice closely, I
promise that you will probably graduate with a GPA in the low to
high 70s-80s, decent to average reviews from your teachers, and
a life that involves more than conversing with cadavers and staring
into the back of your resident’s head as he finishes his notes
all day. Seeing as how the M3s are just finishing up their first
rotation, I thought it would be appropriate to begin with a few
pointers on survival that are not given at formal meetings.
1) Excuses, excuses: M3s have places to be, anywhere
but where they are. Lectures, clinics, and meetings are scattered
so haphazardly that no one knows what is going on with
them. If you find that rounds are over, and you suspect a nice,
healthy session of sitting around waiting to be told to leave,
remember that you have class soon. There’s no point in coming
back afterwards, especially since this one is four hours long.
What’s that? A full day workshop? Even better.
2) Pick your partners carefully: Let’s face it-people
can be terrible, especially when you have to spend all day with
them for 3 months. If you think you may end up sharing a jail
cell with the president of gross anatomy interest group, take
care of that before it becomes a problem. Ask for a good partner
because nothing makes rounding worse than standing next
to a peer who takes up medical genetics as a hobby. If they
want to pull long hours in the ER after everyone else has gone
home, let them pair up with another gunner and battle to the
death.
3) Just say no to DREs: This is very important. Of
all scut work, this is the ultimate expression of loathing from
resident to student. I once had someone decide that the entire
list needed one because it had not been done at the door. My
partner (alas, the one time you want a gunner) conveniently
took the day off. Nothing is quite as humbling, I can assure you.
4) Be unreachable: I learned this trick from some old
dates who did not feel the connection I felt. If your pager is
out of commission, then how were you supposed to know they
needed you to come back to the hospital at 10 p.m.? Oh, and
your cell phone service was shut off because of back payments?
It is tough being a student with no income.
5) Take quizzes: I am not actually joking about this one.
You really should take all the quizzes because it would just be
silly not to.
6) Hire a retractor holder: With that mask and cap on,
most people do not know who is standing over that surgical field
for 8 hours trying not to sweat or pass out. Find someone with
similar dimensions and have an actor stand in during the long
ones. They really just need an extra hand.
7) Goof off: Nothing makes the day go by quicker than
making light of your plight. If you are equipped with a decent
partner, there is no end to the fun you can have during rounds
or while you are supposed to be working. Start with the hand
foam: it sticks to everything.
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1Cups
Fondren [2757 Old Canton Road]
Downtown [210 Capitol Street]
The Quarter [1855 Lakeland Drive]
Clinton [101 West Main Street]
Brandon [1450 West Government Street]
Forest [Highway 35 next to Cappy’s]
Magee [Highway 49]
8
10top10... Jackson Study Spots —
Cups has been part of the local
Jacksonian’s vocabulary for fifteen years. Each
Cups has it’s own unique atmosphere. For a quiet
daytime study spot, Cups on Lakeland is a great.
Most of the people who frequent this Cups are attached
to their laptops...and most importantly their
headphones. And if you find yourself daydreaming
instead of studying, there is always aesthetically
pleasing artwork on the walls. Don’t expect the
daily banter that fills the coffee scented air of Cups
in Fondren to distract you at the Lakeland Cups.
However, if you are not really in the mood
to study and would rather go to a coffee shop where
picking up a law student is as easy as ordering a
cup of coffee, Cups in Fondren is your place. The
“addition” to the Cups in Fondren does seem more
mellow and study friendly. But beware, Cups in
Fondren is the place to go to be seen while studying.
So, make sure to wear your trendy-expensive butmade-to-look-cheap
mismatching clothing.
On a budget? On Friday you can order
double shot of Cups’s house blended espresso —
sans whipped cream, chocolate, or anything else —
for free at any Cups location.
2
Starbucks
Clinton [I-20 @ Springridge]
Northpark Mall [1200 E County Line Rd]
County Line Road [1070 E County Line
Rd]
Lakeland [204 A East Layfair Drive]
Northside [1220 E. Northside Drive]
Pearl [403 Riverwind Drive]
Madison [1903 Main Street]
My favorites, in order of most to least,
are Starbucks in Pearl, Northside,
County Line, Lakeland, and Nort
hpark Mall. If you can handle the
occasional intense biblical discussions
that occur at the Starbucks in
Pearl, it is a great study spot. The
County Line Road Starbucks and Northside Drive
Starbucks are both small. The Northside Drive
store does not have a drive-through, but the baristas
are always friendly and you can usually find a seat
inside. Also, the store is not directly on Northside
Drive so you don’t listen to all the 18-wheeler
horns, sirens, 16-year-olds burning rubber that are
oh-so familiar to the County Line Road Starbucks,
which sits directly on County Line Road. Just try to
exit the Starbucks on County Line during Christmas
shopping traffic on a Saturday afternoon and you’ll
quickly see why the Northside Drive Starbucks has
its perks.
One of the major complaints I have about
studying at a Starbucks for an extended time period
is the lack of free internet. Every medical student,
dental student,
nurse, or graduate
student will
inevitably need
the internet
while studying
— whether
to google a
word or play the
mind-numbinglyaddictiveboomshine
< http://www.k2xl.com/games/boomshine/ >.
Buy a Starbucks card and your problems are solved.
You now get free internet and coffee refills if you
use your Starbucks card. I really don’t like the
Starbucks at Northpark Mall. I think I still resent
the fact that they usurped Cups’s territory — the
nonfat vanilla latte made by the blond-haired barista
at Cups in the Northpark Mall was simply the best
latte I’ve ever tasted.
Sadly, four Jackson-area Starbucks will be
closing. So say goodbye to the Starbucks in Pearl,
Flowood, Madison, and Northpark Mall.
3
Rowland Medical
Library
Monday-Thursday 7-midnight
Friday 7-9pm
Saturday 8-7pm
Sunday noon-10pm
I’ve sat in more comfortable furniture; but,
the library is always quiet and you get that friendly-
I’m-surrounded-by-books feeling. Another perk is
the easy access to computers and printers...and any
esoteric medical publication you choose. The hours
are somewhat limited for those who like to burn the
midnight lamp when studying. Just don’t forget to
bring your badge for entry after 7 pm Friday and 8
pm every other day. Don’t forget to put your cell
phones on silent unless you want to get the stink-eye
from others. And, don’t think you can escape by
running into the bathroom with your cell phone —
someone will follow you in there.
4Classroom Wing
When it’s time to finally study, the
classroom wing is hard to beat... unless
you’ve developed an allergic reaction secondary to
spending more time in the classroom wing than in
your house during M1 year. If you want a room to
yourself, you might have to get there early to establish
your territory. Or, you can just bring the air
mattress and night light with you and think of it as
a camping trip. And who doesn’t love those creepy
eye holes?
5
Millsaps-Wilson Library
[1701 North State Street]
Monday-Thursday 8-2am
Friday 8-8pm
Saturday 10-5pm
Sunday 2-2am
Christina Giurintano
The furniture is only a few years old. There
are several small independent study rooms. And
if you want to be surrounded by books, then there
is always a desk available in “the stacks.” The
Millsaps-Wilson library is a homey, multi-leveled,
“can hear a pin drop” quiet library. No student ID is
needed to enter the Millsaps-Wilson library. However,
without a Millsaps login, you will be unable
to access their computers and print from them. The
campus does have free wireless for guests.
6Mississippi College
School of Law Library
[151 East Griffith Street]
Monday-Thursday 7:30-midnight
Friday 7:30-9pm
Saturday 9-9pm
Sunday noon-midnight
According to Jen Chamberlain, the Law
Library, located on the bottom floor of the law
school, is one of the best places to study in Jackson.
They don’t
ask for IDs.
It’s bright
and quiet.
And if you
don’t know
anyone, it’ll
keep you
from being
distracted.
Jen doesn’t
think that you can access the internet from the
library, but that may be a good thing if you’re an
online shopper/procrastinator.
7
Barnes & Noble
Why so low on the list? Barnes &
Noble on County Line had ample study room
with a coffee house-like atmosphere. Barnes
& Noble at the Renaissance only has a handful of
study spaces, which are almost always occupied.
8
Methodist Rehab
Center Atrium
The atrium at methodist does have one
perk...it is only steps away from the oreo mcflurry at
McDonalds. And if your teacher passes by, at least
you look like you’re studying.
9Poolside/Beachside
It’s difficult to combine studying with hobbies.
However, studying can successfully be
combined with tanning. If studying by the beach,
just watch out for sand in your books.
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choice here]

Randomness
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28 29 30 31
32 33 34
35 36
37 38 39
Across
1. Novice pulse
7. Jimbo’s wife only serves turkey
___.
11. Flat line med
13. Roth ____.
14. M3’s favorite Ferguson
15. Pharmaceutical avenue
17. ___ Camino
18. Freezer’s furniture
19. Med/Peds intern
20. Stasis+Cigs+OCP = ___.
21. Blue Bloater Chest
23. Big Al’s demands
26. Two Vowels
27. Initial Seizure work up
28. “Elvis” is on the menu here
30. Keep it above 40… visit Fenian’s
32. M1’s are doomed to loose this
33. ___ filter
35. Worse part of Colonoscopy
37. Kim Gannon’s Empire
38. Marked by a butterfly
39. + after bad night at Fenian’s
Jimbo & Big Al’s “So you think you
know but you really have no idea”
Crossword Puzzle
Jimbo Moss, M3 & Alan Torrer, M3 [Consults: Shawn Sanders, M4]
Down
1. Snap ,___, pop (think about it)
2. Deflation
3. M3 handshake
4. Nurses measure strict ___.
5. Pancoast locale
6. E.g. central
7. Poor selection at Fenian’s
8. JATRAN boss
9. Turkelton’s domain
10. Histological superstar
12. Means of decompression
16. Heart of scrubs
18. M1 classroom socializing
20. Tube feeds via
22. Trusted
23. Where dentistry meets
Cardiology
24. Elevated after night at Fenian’s
25. Finish a suture.
26. Common urinary measurement
29. Bilateral lower extremity
30. Fever type
31. Organic functional group
34. Three random letters
36. Left 4 th intercostal space
[ ]
Bag·as·so·sis
An industrial disease characterized by cough, difficult breathing,
chills, fever, and prolonged weakness and caused by the
inhalation of the dust of bagasse (molasses).
Trivia
1. Which of the following did Charles Darwin not study to become
while at university? Religion, Medicine, Biology, or Law
2. In 1994’s, “Pulp Fiction”, Vincent (John Travolta) ate pancakes
in the final scene. What was the side item he offered
Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) a taste of?
3. What is the only country to border both Vietnam and Nepal?
4. What is the origin of the phrase “To Let the Cat Out of the
Bag”?
5. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, which individual event did
Michael Phelps not win a gold medal in?
6. This band recorded Piper at the Gates of Dawn at Abbey
Road Studies just down the hall from The Beatles, who were
recording Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Answer : 1. Law 2. Bacon 3. China 4. An unscrupulous market trader dealing
in suckling pigs might profiteer by selling a cat sealed in a bag. To “let the
cat out of the bag” was to reveal his trickery. 5. 200 meter freestyle 6. Pink
Floyd
9

10
Needle Exchange
in MS — is it a pos-
D
uring the mid-1980s and early-1990s, the
HIV/AIDS epidemic greatly affected large
cities such as San Francisco and New York
City, drawing much public attention to those areas.
While these cities certainly receive name recognition,
recent trends of the epidemic
in the U.S. show that
Southern states are disproportionately
affected by the
disease—the CDC reported
7 of the 10 top ranked
metropolitan areas for AIDS
case report rate are located
in the South, with Jackson,
MS filling the #10 spot.
With the
national AIDS
case report rate of
“
sibility?
about 14/100,000
people, our
capitol exceeds
the national average at
27/100,000. Not only
is the South recognized
by the CDC as leading
the way in new cases
of AIDS (incidence),
but the region is also
ahead of other areas regarding the total number of
AIDS cases (prevalence) and death by AIDS. The
multifactorial reasons for these include access to
HIV testing, lack of prevention programs and education,
lack of access to treatment, affordability of
treatment, and the list goes on.
At the end of 2006, the CDC estimated
nearly 3,200 people living with AIDS in Mississippi,
while the number of people living with HIV
reached 4,200. How are these people getting the
disease? The three major routes of transmission include
men having sex with men (MSM), heterosexual
transmission, and intravenous drug use (IDU).
While MSM still plays a big role in the Mississippi
epidemic (about 39%), heterosexual spread is gaining
ground at 24%. IDU is about 9%, and MSM
with IDU is about 6%.
Because the exposure in Mississippi tends
to surround sexual activity, the Mississippi State
Department of Health has funneled resources into
strengthening HIV and STD screening and surveillance
programs as well as making resources available
for treatment and management (e.g. a Mobile
Medical Clinic and the federally-funded HIV/STD
clinic at the Jackson Medical Mall).
What about the IDUs who spread the virus
either through sharing needles or through having
sex with HIV-negative partners? A syringe/needle
exchange program might be an effective strategy to
P reventive
Medicine
reduce the exposure rates of this high risk group.
What are syringe/needle exchange programs
(SNEPs)? Exactly what they sound like. These programs
take dirty needles off the streets in exchange
for clean needles and often other supplies such as
syringes, bleach, and condoms. Different programs
have tried vending machines,
mobile units, or even pharmacies
to implement different
tactics such as one–toone
needle/syringe exchange
or one-to-multiple needles/
supplies as needed. Often
drug users are prompted to
find and collect more dirty
needles and syringes.
Regardless, the common
goal of the programs is harm
reduction—by get-
With the national AIDS
case report rate of about
14/100,000 people, [Jackson]
exceeds the national average
ting these needles
out of the environment,
there’s less
potential for needle
re-use and spread of
diseases like HIV
and Hepatitis C.
Other
”
common
features of
these programs include a record of
the participants’ informa- tion for
surveillance, legal protec- tion for
possessing drug paraphernalia, and, most importantly,
an access point into the health care system and
ancillary services—e.g.. HIV testing/counseling
and substance-abuse treatment programs.
Needless to say, implementing needle
exchange programs in the United States
continues to have its struggles especially
in the political realm. It’s a controversial subject
with many opinions and steadfast beliefs challenging
the goals of the program and its efficacy
in reducing the transmission of HIV and other
blood-borne diseases.
The most common misconception is
that needle exchange will only increase the
number of drug users and other associated social
problems. However, there is an abundance of
evidence showing the benefits of the program for the
public’s health as well as the drug users themselves.
To name a few-- studies from
Tacoma,Washington (origin of the first needle
exchange program in the U.S.) SNEPs by Hagen, et
al. showed that participation in the program is associated
with >80% reduction of new hepatitis cases
while holding the already low number of HIV cases
steady. In New Haven, CT, Yale studies have shown
a reduction in HIV incidence by 33%. And, in New
at 27/100,000.
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-Nora Oliver, MPH, M3
York City, De Jarlais and others have estimated a
70% reduction in HIV incidence between SNEP
participants versus non-participants. In Baltimore,
MD, through a collaboration with the Baltimore
City Health Department and Johns Hopkins, their
SNEPs have seen HIV incidence nearly halve since
it began in 1994.
In a review of data from 81 cities across
Europe, Asia, and North America, 52 cities without
exchange programs have seen an increase in HIV
prevalence by 5.9%/year versus a 5.8%/year decrease
in 29 cities utilizing SNEPs. Furthermore,
there is no good evidence associating syringe/needle
exchange with an increase in discarded needles,
increased crime, or increased drug use. Regarding
attitudes towards drugs among young people or the
creation of needle sharing groups, there’s also no
evidence of the relationship with SNEPs.
Currently, the state of Mississippi has not
pursued any sort of needle exchange program for
several reasons that may include a mix of cost-benefit
analysis, politics, and funding. Federal monies
are not allowed to be used for such programs; so, it
would be up to the state or to cities to approve and
foot the bill.
Other metropolitan areas on the East Coast
such as Baltimore, MD have struggled against
politics to implement and maintain their needle
exchange programs, and I can only imagine it would
also be a difficult and lengthy process to start one
here in Mississippi. It may be an avenue for harm
reduction in the future as people with HIV/AIDS are
living much longer and other blood-borne illnesses
continue to impact the population.
Ultimately prevention and harm reduction
are the key issues surrounding the success of needle
exchange programs.
Acknowledgement is extended to Craig
Thompson and Dr. Mary Currier at
the MS Dept of Health. Please contact
me for further discussion or if you’d like a more
complete list of sources.

Murmuring at the
Movies... The Dark Knight
Amongst the bumper crop of great films that came out this summer (make sure
to check out Kung Fu Panda and Wall-E if you haven’t already), there is one
film whose buildup has been beyond any other. I am of course referring to Batman:
The Dark Knight. The untimely demise of Heath Ledger, the viral marketing
campaign, and the rousing success of the last film have made this the most
anticipated movie of the summer. Batman being my favorite all-time superhero,
I saw no option but to write my first review on this film.
Seeing the film in Houston opening night in a sold-out show after
completing USMLE STEP 2CS, I was absolutely blown away by the intense
thrill ride. The film picks up where Batman Begins left off, with Gotham being
watched over by the Caped Crusader and the emergence
of a new criminal mastermind known only as The Joker.
New district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is
competing for the love of Bruce Wayne’s former flame
Rachel Dawes (played well by Maggie Gyllenhaal after
Katie Holmes declined renewing the role as Tom most
likely had her busy spreading the word of Xenu).
While riddled with incredible action sequences
and breathtaking visuals, the true strength of this film
lies in the character-driven plot line. Bruce Wayne
deals with incredible internal conflict as he must decide
whether Batman will define the rest of his life, keeping
him from forming meaningful relationships and achieving
happiness. Harvey Dent wishes to provide true
justice in a corrupted city but soon realizes that this will
be a life-threatening quest, while Rachel Dawes must
decide whether she wants to be with a shadowy figure
or a shining light.
The action sequences are fast-paced and full of
explosions while the special effects are superb. Two-
Face’s mangled jaw, open eye socket, and visible muscle
tendons walk the line between gag-inducing and mesmerizing. The Joker’s
make-up and Glasgow smile scars reflect the careless and unstructured personality
of the person they cover. Heath Ledger’s dirtily-clothed and blonde-green
haired Joker actually looks like he smells — like a dumpster.
The minor-role actors all play their parts skillfully, with Michael
Caine’s Alfred providing gentle guidance to Master Bruce, and Gary Oldman,
the most underrated actor in Hollywood, playing Lt/Commissioner Jim Gordon
Batman Returns
[1992]
Batman: Michael
Keaton
The Penguin: Danny
DeVito
Director:Tim Burton
Of note: Christopher
Walken requested
cuff-links made
from human molars
for his character,
Max Shreck.
Batman [1943]
Batman: Lewis Wilson
Robin: Douglas Croft
Director: Lambert
Hillyer
The plot: Centered
around Batman and
Robin’s struggle
against Dr. Daka (a
Japanese spy who
invented a device
that turns people into
pseudo-zombies).
Batman Forever
[1995]
Batman: Val Kilmer
Robin: Chris
O’Donnell
Director: Joel Schumacher
Of note: Will Shortz,
“puzzlemaster” on
NPR and editor of the
NY Times crossword
puzzle, created the
Riddler’s riddles.
Batman and
Robin [1949]
Batman: Robert Lowery
Robin: Johnny Duncan
Director: Spencer Gordon
Bennet
The plot: Batman and
Robin attempt to prevent
the Wizard from
obtaining diamonds
— fuel for the remote
control that controls
any vehicle w/in 50 mi.
with only a slight hint of a British accent. Morgan Freeman makes an appearance
as Lucius Fox, thus fulfilling the contractual requirement to have him
appear in 30% of all media produced in the United States.
Of course, I must mention the highlight of the film that every critic and
casual viewer has been gushing over for the past few weeks: Heath Ledger’s
Joker. As the centerpiece of the film, the Joker’s modus operandi was pure
anarchy, making him the most terrifying foe of all. Ledger successfully tapped
into this incredibly fearful realm of the human psyche where there is no reason,
no true motivation, and no fear of consequence. Standing in sharp contrast to
the Dark Knight’s code of chivalry and morals, the psychopathic Joker kills
without remorse, has no clear thought patterns, and
cannot be reasoned with.
The final product is an incredibly intense
cinematic experience. Anticipation and discomfort
were the greatest feelings evoked as the plot
unfolded from all its twists and turns. This is not
the Gotham City of Saturday-morning cartoons
or campy Adam West portrayals. In this incredibly
dark Gotham, people steal, kill, lie, and die.
Everything about the world of Bruce Wayne is at
once realistic and frightening.
After the series deteriorated in the late 90’s
with a blue-glowing Mr. Freeze spewing out
cornball one liners and George Clooney smirking
at the camera while Chris O’Donnell and Alicia
Silverstone tried desperately to convince everyone
that they were still movie stars, I was afraid that
my beloved Caped Crusader would never truly be
accepted for the complex and tortured character
that he truly is.
My confidence was restored by the first film in the new series and reinforced
by this latest effort. Director Christopher Nolan’s more realistic Batman
is as angry and conflicted as one would actually have to be to don a mask and
go chasing after criminals night after night. Overall, I have no doubt that this
will go down as one of the greatest superhero films of all time.
My Rating: 5/5 Fist Pumps
Batman and
Robin [1997]
Batman: George
Clooney
Robin: Chris
O’Donnell
Director: Joel Schumacher
Of note: Rated #5
in Entertainment
Weekly’s Top 25 Worst
Sequels Ever Made.
Batman [1966]
Batman: Adam West
Robin: Burt Ward
Director: Leslie H.
Martinson
The plot: Batman and
Robin foil the plans of
Catwoman, the Joker,
the Riddler, and the
Penguin — who attempt
to dispose of the
United World Security
Council via a superdehydrator.
-Dustin LeBlanc, M4
Batman Begins
[2005]
Batman: Christian Bale
Robin: Miriam Gomez-
Sanchez
Director: Christopher
Nolan
Of note: Christopher
Nolan oversaw every
shot of the film personally,
a total of one
hundred and twenty
nine shooting days.
Batman [1989]
Batman: Michael Keaton
The Joker: Jack Nicholson
Director: Tim Burton
Of note: The plastic
surgeon’s weird surgical
tools are originally from
another Warner Brothers
production, Little Shop
of Horrors (1986). They
were the dentist tools
owned by Orin Scrivello.
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12
Sanders
Shawn Sanders, M4
Reviews...Beck and Coldplay
I’ve listened to the new Beck album Modern Guilt daily for two weeks, and I still
struggle with it. Let me first say that this is written by someone who chronicles his
formative years with Radiohead albums, Phish shows, and Beck chameleonic identities
(my senior year of high school = Kid A, my brother’s wedding interrupted Phish
summer tour ’03, and my last collegiate years soundtracked by the carefree Guero).
Unlike previous releases, this was the first Beck album I wasn’t entirely eager
to hear once I discovered that it was produced by Danger Mouse. I was afraid that Beck would be treated to
leftover Gnarls Barkley beats. Luckily, I was wrong for the most part. Other than an uninspired middle third,
Modern Guilt features the sharp lyrics and sharper hooks of a genuine Beck album. Highlights include the
subtle Chan Marshall vocals in “Orphans,” the infectious bass on “Gamma Rays,” and the euphoric beat of
“Chemtrails.”
Ironically, the warm, poppy Danger Mouse exterior contrasts apocalyptic themes. Beck sings of being
stranded in a tidal wave, drowning in a sea of evil, and jumping into a volcano. Gone are the days of devils’
haircuts, losers, two turntables and a microphone. In a year obsessed with rising gas prices, carbon footprints,
and politics, it seems that even Beck can’t escape anxiety.
Although Modern Guilt won’t be remembered as his finest work, Beck has once again managed to articulate
the tenor of the current times.
Viva La Vida is Coldplay’s strongest effort yet. After the bloated and often lackluster X&Y of 2005, Chris
Martin and company needed a new direction, one they find with this new outing. Although devoid of their
ubiquitous singles, VLV feels more cohesive than their previous three releases. The key to VLV’s success is
co-producer Brian Eno - the Father of Soundscape, engineer of “The Microsoft Sound,” and producer of David
Bowie’s, Talking Heads’, and U2’s best works. Eno’s unmistakable influence immediately impacts the album
in the instrumental opener, “Life in Technicolor.” His synthesizers bookend the album, tying “Life in Technicolor”
to the outro in “Death and All His Friends.” Exotic rhythms carry the stomp/clap syncopated “Lost!” the
earnestly upbeat “Lovers in Japan,” and Peter Gabriel-esque “Strawberry Swing.” Misty soundscapes between
tracks transition the album to its climax in “Viva La Vida” and through its denouement in “Death and All His
Friends.” The album introduces one other significant departure when Martin occasionally foregoes his signature
falsetto as in “Violet Hill.”
However, despite Delacroix artwork and Brian Eno, Viva La Vida signals a new focus for Coldplay rather
than a revolution. Soccer moms and sensitive med students can relax as this album is indeed Coldplay. The
band still loves grandiose arena anthems (“Viva La Vida”). Chris Martin still pens maudlin lyrics (“Soldiers,
you’ve got to soldier on / Sometimes, even the right is wrong”). Most of all, Martin still captures ambivalence
as well as any other lyricist. “Viva La Vida” is the perfect Coldplay song because it can both hold an iTunes commercial and tell the story of a fallen king remembering
his past triumphs. Soaring anthems of triumph and hope melt into reflections on death and lost love. Finally, under Eno’s guidance, the band’s music
consistently reflects its lyrics.
Queue tips
Emerging from the Seattle ports and music scene, Fleet
Foxes released its debut album in June 2008. The band is a quartet
built on the friendship of lead singer Robin Pecknold and guitarist
Skyler Skjelset whose love for music united them in high
school. They have since added to their entourage: keyboardist
Casey Westcott (Seldom), drummer Nick Peterson (Pedro the
Lion), and later bassist Christian Wargo (Crystal Skulls).
Their sound can be described as folk pop with the milieu
of deep seeded historical American influences reminiscent of
Appalachian blue grass to the hippie acoustics of Crosby, Stills,
and Nash. Their songs drip with rich choral harmonies and layers of baroque melody similar to those of The
Shins and Sufjan Stevens.
Released just five months after the equally florid and fantastic Sun Giant EP, Pecknold wanted the
band’s first full length to be an honest reflection of who the band is – American citizens who love a variety of
music and love singing above all else. Their love of singing is obvious on this album. Their voices outshine any
instrument or key they may be floating their fingers over. In the opening track, Sun it Rises, a crooning little ditty
welcomes you to their world of backwoods mountain song before it swings into a slow paced lullaby.
White Winter Hymnal follows with the hypnotic rhythm of a tom drum, juxtaposing the uplifting beats
of a snow day with the dark story of a friend who “would fall and turn the white snow red as strawberries in the
summertime.” The song features one line repeated throughout but never gets boring. The melody of the lyrics
keeps the solitary line fresh and rivals any pop outfit for catchiness. Though the track is second on the album, it
serves as the starting point for listeners, hooking them in for the remainder of the album. Their love of American
landscape reveals itself vividly in Blue Ridge Mountains, where an almost palpable hope for a carefree adventure
through the Tennessee countryside sweeps the listener away with its sunny tempo and warm instrumentals.
The album concludes with something more familiar and comforting. Oliver James takes you to a spring
revival perhaps found in outskirts of your hometown. Pecknold’s pure voice chimes clearly as Sunday church
bells in his own southern hymnal, where even the listener feels cleansed by the spiritual richness of this song
with its power to “lift [the] body from the shore” and “wash [it] in the rain”.
- Brittanie Neaves, M3
≤Summer ’08 Mixtape≥
This summer produced a lot of new albums
and cool music. Here is an eclectic queue
for your MP3 player that includes some of
my favorite songs.
1. That’s Entrainment
2. NYC – Gone, Gone
3. Think About It
4. Hercules Theme
5. I’ll be Glad
6. No Sunlight
7. Play Your Part( pt1)
8. Gobbledigook
9. You Want the Candy
10. Why do you let me stay here?
11. Gorgeous Behavior
12. Emotionless
13. Honestly

travel
The sand is gritty. Rocks line the
beaches. Fast food chains are few and
far between. Lobster is a food group.
And, the water rarely gets over 60 degrees
in the summer. Cape Cod, or ‘the
Cape’ as the locals call it, is not Destin.
But summer after summer, the Cape
draws tourists from all over New England,
Canada, and even Mississippi.
North Truro hosts a variety
of historic landmarks from where the
pilgrims — who stumbled upon the Cape
circa 1652 on their journey to Plymouth
rock — ate their first corn, cleverly
named Corn Hill, to where the pilgrims
spent their second night on land, appropriately
named Pilgrim Pond.
I wouldn’t exactly call North Truro
a bustling New England metropolis. The
town square is composed of the small,
family-owned Dutra’s market — where
the owners live upstairs— the Village
cafe, and an automobile repair shop
that ‘only takes regulars.’ Most of the
residents of North Truro only make their
home there during the summer. The
year round population is only around
2000. Who can blame them? The winters
at the Cape are cold and brutal, as
the stunted, gnarled, and brown pine
trees can attest.
Provincetown, the tip of
the Cape, lies just North of North Truro.
The quaint Portuguese fishing town
turned artist community turned far-left
haven is more colorful than a patchwork
quilt. P-town is also the first landing
place of the Mayflower Pilgrims, the
birthplace of the Mayflower Compact, and
the birthplace of the modern American
theater. When in P-town, a walk down
Commercial Street is a must. The tiny
street is where those visiting the town
cape cod
go to see and be seen. The single lane
of Commercial Street is lined by antiquated
ceder shingled store fronts that
boast a variety of clothing, Cape Cod
knickknacks, oil paintings, homemade ice
cream, and the oh-so-delicious Malasades
(i.e. portugese fried dough). I would
fly to P-town just for the greasy, sugar
crusted fried dough made fresh upon
order by the local white-aproned baker.
Need to burn off those calories from the
Malasades? Try hiking 116 steps up to
the top of Pilgrim Monument —at 252
feet it is the tallest all-granite structure
in the United States — patterned after
the Torre Del Mangia in Siena, Italy. Ptown
also hosts other attractions such as
deep sea fishing, mostly for blue fish and
stripers (I usually catch seaweed), whale
watching, avant-garde plays and films,
and comedy clubs. No trip to the Cape is
complete without a trip to Provincetown.
One need not stay on the mainland
for fun, since the Cape has two islands
off its southern coast. Although not
my favorite Cape island, Martha’s
Vineyard, known simply as “the
Vineyard”, is probably the most well
known.
Several brands on the 87.48
square mile island have capitalized on
the Vineyard’s notoriety. What started
as a small tavern on the beach in Vineyard
Haven has turned into the infamous
Black Dog brand. It seems that every
street you walk down has a black lab
with a red collar. I wish I was Shep and
Ian — the masterminds behind Vineyard
Vines. What once was a small local business
based in Edgartown has turned into
a national business with shirts being sold
all over the country (including Lady Scott
in Jackson). Who knew that attaching a
cute whale logo to a polo could turn into
a multi-million dollar business?
A trip to the Vineyard is not complete
without a heavy helping of Mad
Martha’s ice cream. With a storefront in
all three towns — Vineyard Haven, Edgartown,
and Oak Bluffs, Mad Martha’s
is creamy, packed with crunchy candy
treats, and downright delectable. A
word of caution — when eating a double
scoop on a warm Summer day make sure
to eat quickly unless you want to be covered
in ice cream drippings.
A day on Martha’s Vineyard will
set you back some cash, but don’t worry
about transportation. The island has a
great bus system that will cost $6 for a
day pass. Also, you must plan ahead
when traveling to the Vineyard. Expect
a 45 minute ferry ride if you depart from
Woods Hole, MA — which I highly recommend
—or a 1.5 hour ferry ride you
depart from Hyannis, MA.
Nantucket is the most
charming town on the Cape. It takes a
while to get to Nantucket — just shy of
2 hours on a traditional ferry from Hyannis
— but, the trip is worth it. For those
who are directionally challenged, Nantucket
is ideal. The island/county/town is
lined with cobblestone streets and weathered
brick and cedar buildings. The old
whaling town has turned into an upscale
shopping haven — island resident Ralph
Lauren has a large store on Main Street.
Nonetheless, I still think that Nantucket
is less commercialized than the Vineyard.
Most of the shops on Nantucket
are local to the island —from Murray’s
Toggery shop to Nantucket Chocolatier’s
sinful chocolate-covered cranberries. The
island also has it’s own microbrewery,
Cisco Brewers (Whale’s Tale Pale Ale,
Sankaty Light, Bailey’s Ale, Moor Porter)
and micro-distillery (Triple Eight Vodka).
Those who have lived on the Cape
for years say that the Cape looks almost
exactly as it did back in the 1960s. I
only hope that the Cape holds onto it’s
quaint New England charm that draws
me and my family back summer after
summer.
- Christina Giurintano,M4
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F F P all ootball review
Ole Miss
New Coach, New QB, New Story?
With the arrival of Houston Nutt, Ole Miss
has a proven coach with a quality resume and who
speaks intelligible English, for the first time since
the departure of David Cutcliffe. Nutt had a long,
up and down tenure at Arkansas, mainly centered
on how effectively he could use his most talented
players, namely Matt Jones and Darren McFadden,
in which he fielded several teams with marginal talent
and maximum results.
Also new to the starting lineup but not
to campus this year is QB Jevan Snead, the first
legitimate SEC caliber player the team has had at
that position since Eli Manning. With a cadre of
promising, if not stellar, pass-catchers, the makings
of a mean and ugly (hmm…just the way we like
it) offensive line, and several candidates to choose
from at running back, this team should be vastly
improved offensively.
The defensive side of the ball…not so
much. The Rebs return 8 starters from a unit that
was pretty
terrible
anyway,
so for
once experience
might actually
be a
problem.
This team
undoubtedly
has
the talent
to be
better,
but there
has been
a definite
friction
between
returning players and new coaches in the offseason.
Ed Orgeron was, if nothing else, a viable recruiter,
and the cupboard is not bare, but it may take awhile
for this side of the ball to pan out. Too bad the wins
in the SEC won’t come until they do.
If I were betting my money: 4-8, 5-7 at
best. They will be improved but they are still a
recruiting class or two behind legitimacy in this
conference
If I were betting your money: they are
much improved, and after Kentucky and Mississippi
State’s performances last year, everything is
possible. 8-4.
Mississippi State
Can they keep it up?
Sylvester Croom’s old-school approach
finally paid some dividends last year, and it
was good to see a team win with that approach.
However, it was also a group that showed some
inconsistency and has issues finding a
QB that could last the year. The good
news is that Chad Henig has decided to
forego breaking any more bones, and
that Wesley Carroll survived performed
better than expected for most of the
season as the starter. If he avoids a
sophomore slump, and if running back
Anthony Dixon continues to be a very
bad man, then State’s offense will continue
to keep them competitive.
The question mark in Starkville
this year is defense. The Dogs lost
their defensive leader, Titus Brown,
and defensive coordinator from a unit
that kept them in all the close games
they won last year. If the Dogs can find
quality replacements on the defensive
line and if this unit can bottle the magic
it had from last year, then the Bulldogs could be the
SEC’s least favorite team to play.
If I were betting my money: A good team
but one that will be better next year when some of
their young talent grows a little. 6-6.
If I were betting your money: I’m gonna
go the same here….it’s a cop-out I know. The
reality is that Carroll is only a sophomore, and the
defense will probably need a year to gel to be stellar
again.
Southern Miss
Sleeping in the bed they made
17 years, 11 bowls, 4 outright Conference-
USA titles, 1 Conference-USA East Division Title,
and one team that was renowned for a willingness
to strap it up and play (and play well) with any
team in the country that would schedule them,
including the big bad SEC. Apparently, that wasn’t
good enough for the powers that be at USM to keep
Coach Jeff Bower around.
The common thought is that USM has a
chip on its shoulder and thinks it can jump up to
the level of Ole Miss and State. In reality, with this
move the school is closer to being competitive with
Arkansas State than with Mississippi State, and
Hattiesburg is in for some tough times ahead. This
year they should be very competitive, with a run-
ning back the caliber of Damion Fletcher, and the
looks of a weak C-USA they should challenge for
the Title and a spot in the prestigious Liberty Bowl.
If I were betting my money: 9-3, 8-4, they
should challenge for the C-USA title if they win the
game they should on paper.
If I were betting your money: 10-2, 11-1,
the two “bears in the woods” on USM’s schedule
are Boise State and Auburn, if they beat either of
them and the new spread offense is effective, then
look out.
Ruminations on
the National
Scene
•
- Brent Smith, M4
Rumor has it that with the arrival of new coach
Bobby Petrino, the University of Arkansas
has been forced to make some upgrades to its
security system. The last act of the departing
long time athletic director, Frank Broyles, was
to install security cameras outside the football
offices in order to catch Petrino fleeing from
another gigantic job mistake. Yes that’s right,
going to Arkansas was a gigantic mistake.
Why you ask? Because if there is a school in
the area with less realistic expectations for its
football program than USM (see above) it’s
the U of A. About week 7, Petrino will
finally realize how much he hates “woo
pig sooie” and how crazy the Razorback
faithful are in expecting to compete in the
SEC when every year they get destroyed
in recruiting their own state by Texas and
Oklahoma.
• You heard it here first…Michigan
will win be in contention for a national
title! In 2013 after Rich Rodriguez is
fired and Urban Meyer is hired away from
Florida to return the program to dominance.
So much for wishful thinking.

•
F F P all ootball review
Am I the only one not drinking the Georgia
Kool-aid? A team that was out of the SEC
and national title picture after week 6 with two
conference losses suddenly gets catapulted into
a #2 national ranking mainly due to the fact that
everyone else decided to lose games against
good teams (you can thank the BCS committee
for giving
you the gift
that was Hawaii
in a bowl
game)… Time
will tell, but
from where I’m
sitting, Mathew
Stafford looks
like an average
QB who’s coaches know better than to ask him
to do too much (hence an average of only 194
yards per game throwing last year with an passing
efficiency of 128.92%, meaning someone’s
not getting asked to throw the long difficult
throws.) I would no be surprised if Georgia
was, in fact a good team, they have too much
talent not to be, but watch out for a mid-season
plunge when they get through playing the likes
of Georgia Southern and Central Michigan and
take on Bama, Tennessee, LSU, and Florida in
the span of 5 Weeks.
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Tim Tebow will be a better quarterback this
year than last, Florida will win the SEC and
play for the national title, and the talking heads
on ESPN’s Gameday will spend the entire year
talking about why he isn’t as good as he was
last year. Why? Because he won’t have to be.
With the arrival of a true running game in Emmanuel
Moody and others and undoubtedly an
offseason spent sharing his lunch every day with
all the studs he has on his side of the ball just so
he learns he doesn’t have to do it all, the Gators
won’t have to rely on him for to be their leading
passer AND rusher anymore. They should save
a fortune on post-game ice alone.
I would be remiss without mentioning the infamous
LSU Tigers in this article. The Red Stick
Faithful have
been living
the high life
of late, and
feeding off the
folly that has
been the BCS
system. But
with the loss
of anything
resembling
a starting
QB, no more “world’s most feared Defensive
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year in
Death
Valley.
In reality, LSU could also lose one of those
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and still be in national title contention. But fair
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Horoscope
- Miriam Gomez-Sanchez, M4
Leo (July 23-Aug 22)
The alignment of the stars will put you in close contact
with a fiery Aries. When the sparks fly, guard your
eyes and weak underbelly. Honesty is important this
month or your skeletons in the closet will creep up on
you and bludgeon you with a pubic ramus.
Virgo (Aug 23-Sept 22)
What may seem like a bone-crushing month will be
to your benefit in the future. Keep your head down
and your feet on the garden path. Show some love and
abandon fiscal responsibility on the 23 rd .
Libra (Sept 23- Oct 22)
The person whose intentions you’ve always questioned
really is out to get you. You are not being paranoid.
Trust your initial instincts and carry a big stick.
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21)
An upper level may be getting on to you this month,
but that’s only because s/he likes you and thinks you
smell really nice. Do not displace your frustrations
on a loved one; someone else is lurking in the shadows
to take your place.
Sagittarius (Nov 22- Dec 21)
Rediscover a hobby that you have delegated to the
back of your closet. Remember that idle hands are the
workshop of the devil.
Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan. 19)
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thing that enhances your gluteus maximus and minimus
on the 27 th because it will bring joy to someone
who needs a pick me up.
Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)
The beginning of the month may be hard for you at
work. Try to make your home life a peaceful haven
and buy yourself something to pet. Treat yourself
and a friend to a sensual feast on the 17 th , and you will
have the favor returned at an unexpected time.
Aries (March 21 – April 19)
Your love life may be a roller coaster of emotions.
Don’t fall into the trap that your lover sets for you. A
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on the elevator on the 29 th of this month…chew a tic
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Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
The middle of this month might drive you to drink.
But remember that the roads are wet and slippery, and
you may fall into a ditch. Cheat on a board game, and
you will reverse your luck.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
The project you’ve poured your heart and soul into for
the past month will benefit your private and public life
in more ways that you can ever hope to desire. Bring
super glue to work with you on the 25 th . Remember,
that sometimes a kiss is only a kiss.