I met Em on the way home the night I expected B would die. We’d both missed the light like...

Nowruz (or Norooz) marks the arrival of the new year and the first day of spring. It is an ancient...

[Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 2007.] The healthcare facility in the San Francisco County jail looks like most...

As a medical student, faculty frequently remind me that I am in a unique position. Medical students are unhindered by...

These lines reflect my gratitude for the opportunity to pause, re-center, and move forward with intention while pursuing my master’s...

[Originally published in Synapse on March 8, 1996.] To fast or not to fast is what Ramadan is all about...

For more than a century, the operating room has quietly recorded not only what surgical culture values, but also how...

I served as EIC of Synapse from Fall 2016 to Summer 2019. I wanted to serve as the EIC because...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 17, 2010] I am writing this the day after President Obama gave his State...

The Benito Bowl was not just a half time show. It was a deliberate cultural statement that forced the United...

I first got involved with Synapse in 2012 and served as EIC 2014-15. Synapse meant a lot to me in...

[ Originally published in Synapse on February 22, 1996.] Chinese New Year is a misnomer. The arrival of the same...

I was only four years old when I first learned the word “deportation.” It was a constant topic in our...

[In this series, past editors reflect on their time leading the paper.] As I looked through my old articles, a...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 11, 1999.] Ever since New Year’s Day, it seems the world has been swathed...