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Volume CXXXII, Number 21
April 18, 2003

Surviving SARS
JEFF BENSON, M.D.
Dear Dr. Jeff: If a mutant cold virus causes SARS, does that mean it's possible for a cold to turn into SARS? C.B. [read the article]

Made for medititation
GRACE CHO, ORIENT STAFF
Have you ever felt stressed to the point of wanting to scream, cry, or possibly break a personal item of value? Do you often ask yourself if there is a healthy way rid of the anxiety of daily world? If these are questions plaguing your mind, you may need a little meditation. [read the article]

Sea kayaks and rodeos
CECILY UPTON, COLUMNIST
This week in the BOC has been exciting as we gear up for a spring that seems rather elusive at the moment. Last weekend was beautiful, however, and speaking personally, the sea kayaking trip was a blast. [read the article]

Pioneer of the environment, Senator Gaylord Nelson
JONATHAN PEREZ, STAFF WRITER
Celebrated each year as a national holiday on April 22, Earth Day commemorates the unique relation we hold to our natural world, and our consequent responsibility as stewards of a healthier environment. Founded in 1970 by the Democratic Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day has been called "one of the most remarkable happenings in the history of democracy" by American Heritage Magazine. [read the article]

The dark places of the earth, storming the Pacific
KID WONGSRICHANALAI, STAFF WRITER
Amidst the malaria infested islands of the Pacific Marines of the First Division trained for their next mission. The environment was inhospitable. As the sun beat down mercilessly and the humidity soared to near one hundred percent, the men marched on in the soft soil, which turned to mud with the slightest touch of rain. And in the tropics, there was a lot of rain. [read the article]

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