(Originally published on January 31, 1989.) ThuyMinhDo, Third-year pharmacy student: If I was home, the house would be festive, with...

On Sunday, July 10th, the communities of Uvalde and the families of the children and teachers who lost their lives...

This morning, strolling soddenly down Harmon street, the rain became a sudden shield; with sudden clarity I felt calamity dismissed...

[Originally published in Synapse on January 14, 1993.] Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most enduring words were delivered August 28, 1963...

Research shows laughter may be more of a social tool than a sign of enjoyment in conversations with strangers.

Tuesday November 8th was National First Generation (First Gen) Day, a day to celebrate students who are the first in...

(Originally published in Synapse on January 6, 2011.) It is that time of the year when gym membership sign-ups are...

Last month, I ran a marathon. There was no official race. I tracked my miles using a phone. Each mile...

It was sunrise Nail clipping of a moon, an incisor tooth Peeking and covered again, the colors of the sky...

Often, I used to drop by to ask a patient of mine about his mood, and one day he just...

[Originally published on December 3, 1998.] Students at the eight other University of California campuses went on strike Tuesday, Dec...

[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The typical existential thoughts of a graduate student drifted through...

I think often of the apricots & shallots that I diced in your kitchen last year with a knife you...

[Originally published on December 1, 1988.] “Sometimes people just want to talk and it’s our policy never to hang up,”...

The buttercream needed something. Raspberries? George stirred a spoonful of jam into the bowl and re-tasted. Much better, he thought...