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James H. O'keefe

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Of Doctors and Borders

AGADEZ, Niger—My great-grandfather Emmott O’Keefe was a doctor. He made house-calls in Northern North Dakota on a dogsled and carried


Men Are From Mars

Chaos once again broke out in the realm of academia last month after Science, a leading scientific journal, refused to


Bending Over Backwards

Much to the dismay of the cult of reactionary conservatism on campus, the Undergraduate Council recently came out in support


Sweltering in Justice

If there is one thing I have learned over the course of last semester’s famously popular “Justice” course, it is


Leaving On A Jet Plane?

“The fasten-your-seat-belt sign is ON,” shrieked the frazzled flight attendant as she chased me down the carpeted aisle. “I’m sorry,”


The Price of Learning

I rolled out of bed at about 9:37 a.m., and, after grabbing a sweatshirt and trekking across the frostbitten Yard,


Joint MD/MBA Program Kicks Off

Students interested in hospital administration can earn both an MD and an MBA in five years—rather than the usual six—under


University Offers Insurance to Travelers

With the Curricular Review encouraging more study abroad options, the University has been preparing to provide emergency medical and evacuation