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Excuse me.”

No one moved.

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I knew we were being watched, and I felt bad. We were being critiqued for our unresponsiveness—or, perhaps, our apathy.

The patient’s silent frustration gave way to periodic outbursts. A glance at the large monitor above the triage desk gave me a twoword synopsis: alcohol detox. Trailing behind the ER attending, I passed by Room 14.

Benjamin Silverberg urban grizzly “Hey…” The attending didn’t stop, so neither did I. “That’s great… Nice job following the Hippocratic Oath…”

The sarcastic words wafted from the room and stung me like lidocaine. A medical student at the time, I inwardly knew that to succeed in this career, I must become numb to such venom.

And yet what a poetic circumstance: walking in the steps of both the Greek idea of ethical medicine and its apparent manifestation in that of a bearded, Russian physician. Anxiously, I awaited the requisite re-crossing of Room 14. To my momentary relief, no verbal stones were pitched. But I did feel a continued, awful sense of helplessness—a frustration that I could do nothing for this drunk. I approached the other attending.

“You know what you could do,” he said, “is give him the cordless phone and have him arrange a ride to Alliance.”

“What’s Alliance?” I asked, ignorant.

“He’ll know what it means.”

I hesitated, feeling like a Christian about to be fed to the lions.

“Don’t worry. I wouldn’t send you into a lion’s den,” the attending added, quite effectively reading my mind. “Alliance is a rehab center. It’s a better option for him than prison.”

In stolen glances to the patient (and, earlier, to the monitor), I had seen he was only a year my junior. I felt oddly presumptuous in entering his room.

“We’re not ignoring you,” I began, simultaneously dodging the expected bullet and passing the buck. It was a weak attempt at an apology. I didn’t want to offer more, lest he think his previ-

ous remarks were an acceptable way to get attention. They had of course affected me, but I wasn’t about to let him know that. I wanted to give off a focused, professional demeanor.

I wasn’t the only one putting up a bit of a front. To my absolute surprise, the patient turned out to be a nice guy. Physically, he looked a lot like the boyfriend of one of my classmates.

In fact, other than the white hospital bracelet around his wrist, there was nothing that warranted his separation into the role of “patient.” The faint smell of beer lingered in the room, but he was no longer drunk. He didn’t even look sick. He looked to be an average guy.

My first few minutes in the room blurred into a period of unexpected bonding. He acknowledged he probably hadn’t conducted himself in the best way—this was his half-way apology. I agreed, and we moved on. I realized I had pitied him. I held a contemptuous sadness for him, the situation he had ostensibly created for himself and how that, in turn, made me feel. I was frustrated by the choices he had made and that I had become emotionally involved in them.

“So what happened?” I asked, searching for the story behind this parallel image of myself. I had known nothing when I entered the room. Now that I found myself sitting bedside, acting more like a brother than a student doctor, I was curious.

“Well, I like heroin way too much,” he said openly, almost amused by the statement. Fragments of his life’s story came pouring out, like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that had been dumped on the floor. I tried to fit my perception of this young man into the frame he had just created. “Homeless.” I rotated the piece between my thumb and index finger; I turned the word over in my head. He was clean-shaven and seemed well-nourished. “I’ve never met a homeless person before,” I thought, before casting it away with other naive statements like, “Oh! I’ve never talked to an alcoholic before.” Sure I have, I just didn’t always know it.

A few more pieces followed: The rehab clinic won’t take in a simple heroin addict. The potential admission must be an alcoholic, at least. Whereas alcohol withdrawal warrants medical intervention, addiction to other drugs does not. I thought back to the frustrated words of a worker from the Hartford methadone clinic: “We tell addicts to save a little money for cheap alcohol so when they decide to quit the harder drugs, they can be admitted to a rehab program.” And, after being rejected once before for being sober, this is what my patient attempted to do. His mistake, however, was driving there. He was charged with DUI by

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the police and somehow ended up at the hospital. The prospect of prison—and the people therein—weighed on him. He was anxious and wanted a cigarette. He began to pace the room.

I looked at him, searching for some meaningful piece of advice that would carry him through rehab, something he could recount in what I hoped to be his future years of sobriety. “I’m sorry,” I concluded. “All I can do for you is pray. I don’t really know what you’ve gone through.” I looked at him helplessly, unable to offer the solution I so badly wanted to give.

He fished a gray hoodie out of a plastic bag. “One thing you have to understand,” he said, slipping the sweatshirt over his head. “This world isn’t as far off as you might think.” He paused.

“You and me, we get along. Me and the average car thief, not so much.” It sounded like he spoke from the kind of experience only earned in bruises. He pulled a wool hat over his head, turned the brim to an angle and sat down on the bed. “I guess this is just bored Connecticut white kid s---.”

I blew a breath out through my nose, as I do when someone makes an interesting point. The patient and I had similar roots and yet our paths were so divergent. In bits and pieces over the course of two hours, we had gotten glimpses into the other’s life—a temporary respite from worrying about our own future.

Having alternated between the roles of supportive parent and learning child, I found it difficult to let my peer leave. I walked with him outside. As the cold night winds lashed at our faces, I realized I would probably never know if he succeeded or failed in regaining control of his life. The closing of the taxicab door seemed final—a Hollywood ending to my medical vignette. But, on my side at least, I knew the exchange would somehow last beyond that night. Perhaps it was a lesson in understanding another human’s experience without experiencing it, in digging beneath the surface, in investing in a person and showing kindness. Even upon later reflection, it is hard to express what the ultimate significance was. Knowing, while it was happening that this interaction was important had sent my brain into overdrive. There is not always an answer. Medicine attempts to ground itself in fact and evidence, but mankind is less predictable. I had stepped into the unknown and learned some facts, but was left with other things I would never know.

Benjamin Silverberg is a second-year graduate student and practicing physician. This is his final column of the semester. Send Ben a message on Twitter @hobogeneous.

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A very merry Dukebaggy break

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ell folks, it’s that dreaded time of year again.

A time laden with stress, anxiety and too few social events to satisfy even the least relevant of GDIs. And no, I’m not talking about finals—every true Dukebag knows that the key to a seamless finals week is a reliable addy dealer and an assortment of private tutors—I’m talking about winter break. While the next month away from campus presents a pleth-

Chelsea Sawicki Namaste y’all ora of dilemmas for each and every variety of Dukie, winter break is especially challenging for the Dukebag. But fear not! There’s no need to go all crazy and wrinkle your pink pants when I’ve outlined simple solutions to the Dukebag’s most common winter break woes. So sit back, pop a Xanax and enjoy, as I tell you all there is to know about having a very merry Dukebaggy break.

1. You are undoubtedly the smartest person in your hometown.

And probably your entire state. Being around those plebeians kills brain cells faster than the whipits you’ve been huffing since you were, like, 10 years old. It’s not your fault that Myers-Briggs told you not to be fully satisfied with your life unless you’re pretending to know about Obamacare or drunkenly skimming The Economist in your new Warby Parkers. If you face this dilemma, well, you better hit up that Yalie from sailing camp or your fourth cousin’s neighbor at McBain Group before your IQ starts to drop. You deserve better because, well, duh.

2. You don’t have a car.

If you find yourself stranded in your house for the next month while your Beemer rots in the Blue Zone, don’t worry! Now is the perfect chance to find some new hobbies. Since your immaculate house suddenly feels unfamiliar and inferior, why not bring in some of that Theta Eta Beta Pi Manor Compound-esque décor you’re so fond of? Nothing screams comfort and sophistication like a greek-chic futon and some ohso-original “keep calm and whatever” posters. Better yet, use that big brain of yours to invent a new type of feng shui. You can put it on your resume.

3. You have no friends at home.

Who needs social interactions when you’ve got Netflix and prescription painkillers? And if you’re feeling particularly bored, well, just hop on Tinder or Chatroulette. Or maybe try LinkedIn, for a hefty self-esteem boost.

4. You have too many friends at home.

And they desperately want to hang out ALL THE TIME because you’re so wise and worldly and modest, duh. The solution is simple: Embrace your inner social chair and throw a party where you’ll grace them with your presence. It’s the perfect opportunity to dazzle them with a few stories about the time you saved children in Burkina Faso while simultaneously sexting your f--- buddy and prepping for the LSAT. Just remember to sprinkle some of that Xanax into the punch—after all, isn’t it your duty to give these poor kids a taste of the authentic Duke experience?

5. Your relatives are staying at your house.

And because you drank her secret stash of Cristal, Mommy is forcing you to share a bed with crazy cousin Cheryl. Unless you want to suffer permanent, plebeian-induced brain damage and perhaps a scaly rash, I suggest you scare Cheryl out of your room ASAP. Tactics may include: walking around naked, snorting cocaine and pretending to be attracted to her because she’s actually your second cousin and has beautiful eyes and an assortment of stylish cat sweaters.

6. It’s cold as f--- outside.

Bust out the trusty vodka blanket, and you’ll be just fine. How else do you think you survived the January Shooter’s line jacketless in a crop top?

7. People keep asking you questions about your life.

Why does everyone care about what classes you’re taking? Or if you’re finally in a relationship? Or what you’re going to do with your life? Clearly, you’re just so interesting that people can’t just shut the f--- up in your presence. Take this opportunity to make use of your $200,000 B.S. degree. “I’m pursuing a double major in biomedical engineering and Chinese, dating the President of France’s daughter and trying to choose between 14 different job offers at top financial institutions. But how’s community college treating you, cousin Cheryl?” That should hopefully shut them up for a while.

8. Nobody realizes how cool and socially adept you are.

You’d think that pastels, fancy loafers and an air of arrogance would be universally impressive and commanding, but what happens when they’re not? Clearly, those plebey GDIs aren’t actually rolling their eyes at you; they must be having concurrent, Dukebag-induced seizures.

Right? If there is any doubt in your mind, just remember that your greek letters and volume of sexual partners mean that you’re better than them, obviously.

Well then, Dukebags and others, when in doubt, always remember: Whatever dilemmas winter break brings, just suck it up and chill out because you’ll always have the beloved Gothic Wonderland to return to. Now, addy is not cheap these days, so I gotta go write another paper before my buzz fades. Go study and good luck with exams!

Chelsea Sawicki is a Trinity senior. Her regular column is part of the weekly Socialites feature. This is her final column of the semester. Send Chelsea a message on Twitter @ ChelsTweetzz.

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Lillie Reed wumbology “We used to spend every second together—we always studied together, went out to eat together and drank together basically every weekend. We were so close,” Grand said of his former best friends. “Now that we all live in different places and do different things, it feels like we barely know each other. I don’t know what happened.”

Grand reported that even though he doesn’t feel as close to his high school friends, it doesn’t stop the group from getting back together over breaks. “I usually kick off the break by grabbing a meal with my old best friends,” Grand said.

“Each of us gives a recap of our whole semester. I usually end up skipping over most things. They wouldn’t get it because they don’t go to my school. And, you know, it’s a whole semester, so I forget some stuff.” These conversations are made more difficult because of the uneventful lives his friends from home are leading. “They usually just say things are going ‘fine.’ I mean, they all go to kind of mediocre schools, so they must not do a lot of cool stuff, I guess.” After this brief discussion, Grand said, conversation usually becomes awkward for a few minutes before turning to the menu items,

sports and the girls from their high school that are now pregnant.

After reuniting with his formerly closest comrades, Grand usually bonds with the rest of his high school friend group at parties. “Now that we’re all in college, everybody drinks. Most of us joined frats, so it just seems like the thing to do.” The parties, Grant stated, typically follow a predictable trajectory. “Conversation is usually pretty slow, but it gets better as we get drunker. Then there’s this ex-couple who ‘broke up for college’ that always ends up making out on the kitchen table. And there’s this girl that always cries because she misses how things were when we were all closer.

But the worst is the kid who didn’t go to college. Most of us don’t really know what to talk to him about. Like, how do you relate to someone like that? He’s super awkward to be around.” Grand, however, doesn’t usually have to deal with these annoyances. “I usually don’t make it to that point. The kids at the state schools drink so much more than I do, so I usually end up puking and passing out around 11:00 p.m.

I don’t usually remember much, but I can always tell we got some quality bonding time in.” Grand states that this process repeats itself one to four times each break, and he couldn’t imagine it any other way. “Actually, I know we must have done other things, but I don’t remember what we even did in high school for fun other than drinking.”

Grand finds particular annoyance in the dichotomy between the “state school kids”—that is, his friends who ended up attending local universities—and the rest of the friend group, who largely left the state for better schools.

“All the kids who stayed in-state went to the same college or nearby colleges, and they’ve got all these new inside jokes

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and mutual friends. I feel totally out of the group.” Grand feels as if this development is reflective of his friend’s sheer negligence towards him. “It’s almost like they kept on living their lives, but without me.”

Grand attributes tensions in the friend group to the friends’ disparate levels of success. “I think it’s just really hard for me to relate to people who, you know, couldn’t get into a school like mine. The level of conversation I’ve gotten used to from my fraternity brothers is just so much higher than with my friends from home.” Grand feels that his college-level dialogues, which largely consist of discussions of greek rankings, sharing of sexual conquests and wordless exchanges of loud bodily functions, could not be replicated with his friends attending schools ranked outside the top 20.

“Like, what are we gonna talk about without it getting super awkward because my school is so much better than theirs? They’re just gonna get pissed at me and call me an academic elitist behind my back.”

Although he notes that his friend group has largely fallen apart, Grand reports that he’s not too sad about the loss of his friendships from home, as he has developed a tight-knit friend group here in college. “Oh, I love my college friends.

I’m so excited to go back to Duke after break and hang out with them,” Grand said. “We always study together and go out to eat together. We drink together basically every weekend.

We’re so close. I just know these friendships are for life.”

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11 Willingly, oldstyle 12 Nonkosher sandwich 13 Uncertainties 19 Discouraging advice 22 Japanese flowerarranging art 25 Line at a stationery store?

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