The torch has been passed....

After raising a few red flags with the administration in the past few weeks, I'm happy to report that the torch has been passed. Following a night of heavy drinking, one of my peers sent the following email out to the entire class, and as it happens, our deans happen to be on the class listserve (FYI: Block one is the first portion of our curriculum):

BLOCK 1 IS BONK

"and you don't need to be sober for it"

And so flow the words of wisdom from those that come before us.

Take this as a challenge. We will not be sober. We will exceed nine days. We will be better. We will be stronger. We will push the boundaries of what is possible. We will go for at the very minimum ten days. We will make it clear that the class of 2013 will not be challenged, will not be surpassed. Will not be out-done. We will become what those before us have failed to be. We will be superior. We will be the best -- the greatest to grace the presence of Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine.

And it will come to pass.

Today was but the first day of the epic struggle that we face.

Tomorrow, we meet at the Winking Lizard (9pm) or earlier for those valiant few that dare stretch to our reaches.

And Thursday, we will continue drinking. At McNulty's they promise one dollar drinks from 7 until 9.

On Friday, McNulty's promises once again, one dollar drinks from 7 until 9.

We shall prevail.

We shall surpass the weak nine days of drinking the 4th years have laid before us.

We shall show them how the class of 2013 drinks.

And we shall show them that we will not be stopped. We shall not be dominated. We shall not be shown the way that Block One will be approached.

We will make the way Block One is approached. We will be valiant. We shall be vigorous. And we shall be the best.

In other words, drink my friends. Drink the twenty-second of the month. Drink the twenty-third. Drink until the tenth night is reached. And once that is achieved - drink again. Drink the whole block through. Drink until the block is done. Drink until as a whole, we cannot continue any longer. If any one of us can continue, so shall we all.

"Sober is as sober does, and sober does as boring does."

"Drink Like a Champion EVERY Day."

These are the words of the strong.

Become the strong.

Come to the Winking Lizard on 7/22/09.

Drink on Thursday. (Dollar Power Hour at McNulty's)

And drink of Friday. (Again with the dollar power hour at McNulty's)

We shall overcome. We shall "Beat It".

We will be the "smooth criminal"

And we will be those that drink the whole ten days. We will even drink two weeks through. Join me, and we shall not be stopped. Come and be all that you can be. In the Block One drinking army.

Gregariously, affectionately, brutally, and honestly yours,
Student X

My entire class woke up the next morning, and when we got to lecture the next morning, found this email in our inboxes. And wait for it, waaaaaaait for it.....yup, the other shoe just dropped:


I would like to apologize for the e-mail I sent out to the listserv last night. It was inappropriate, unprofessional, and was in no way representative of myself or the way I want to be perceived. It was a very poor decision and I sincerely regret it.

The statements that I made regarding block one were uncalled for. In fact, the setup of this first part of the curriculum and its ease into the bulk of medical school contributed strongly to my decision to matriculate at Case.
Also, I think it is important that we have fun and find time to socialize during block one, but we need to be smart about it. We should not act in a way that would cause the community around us to see us in a bad light and we should be careful about what we post to the public domain.

Again, I am sincerely sorry for what I did.

Thank you,

X


Apparently the Deans ripped this poor person a new one, but I can't say I feel that bad, because I don't look so bad now with the d-bag comment.