Best of the Storytelling Contest This Date in UCSF History: The Politics of History [Originally published on September 21, 1995.] Among the books that have influenced my thinking are A Handmaid’s Tale and 1984. They both model the future and warn us to be vigilant about how our world could evolve. September 23, 2025 SynapseCampus Arts & Culture
The Dark Side of Gold January 18, 2018Breanna AllenThe San Francisco Opera recently added their voice to the many speaking out against the prejudice and bigotry rife within... Arts & Culture
Night Walk from Parnassus November 19, 2017Aaron MattinglyMy feet pound a solemn heartbeat Each step a heavy smear on the ground Pulling myself down the orange hill... Arts & Culture
Conspiracy Of The Mist January 26, 2017Mausam KalitaNeon light paints the lofty night. Romance crystallizes the murmuring breeze. November shower arrives on the shores and whispers on... Arts & Culture
Anonymous November 9, 2016SynapseIt is 4 a.m. in San Francisco. Deep night overwhelms the emptiness. I would like to stay in this dark... Arts & Culture
Tuning Out With Tunes by Jonathan Schor February 16, 2016Between DegreesMy first introduction to music was my Mom. Growing up we would always listen and sing along as she played... Arts & Culture
The Burning Breast by Peggy Tahir February 8, 2016Between DegreesI grew up in the San Diego area. From a young age I was interested in the arts and in... Arts & Culture
Brahms Visits Cole Hall January 25, 2016Matthew CrimpRushing over to Cole Hall after the end of a small group meeting in the library, I was initially feeling... Arts & Culture
Greeting Cards by Tiffany Kwak January 15, 2016Between DegreesIt all started with some blank cards (28 to be exact), a trusty old gel pen, some watercolors, and a... Arts & Culture
Playing with Pastiche by Amy Ton December 3, 2015Between DegreesAbout these pieces: Part of a pastiche of The Humument by Tom Phillips, these pages were altered from a 1932... Arts & Culture
