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This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: It’s V-Day, Not D-Day

[Originally published in Synapse on February 14, 2011.] Ah, another Valentine’s Day... and I, for one, will be spending it as a single woman — yet again. But does that mean the looming Feb. 14 will find me crying my eyes out with Ben & Jerry and watching a romantic comedy? The answer is no, and I...
February 14, 2023
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This Date in UCSF History: We Need Affirmative Action

November 8, 2022
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Originally published on November 13, 1997. Last week the United States Supreme Court ruled that it would not hear a...
Opinion
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The Heimlich Helper Sends the Wrong Message

September 13, 2022
Jimmy Chen

Imagine choking in a room full of doctors and nurses, most of them even wearing scrubs, and being cordially directed...

Opinion
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UCSF Should Standardize Remote Work Rules

April 29, 2022
Kate Farley
At the height of the COVID pandemic, amongst the tragic and frustrating challenges we collectively faced, one benefit emerged: a...
Opinion
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Rideshare Mask Policy Puts Passengers at Risk

April 24, 2022
Ali Zahir
“Let’s move forward, safely together,” Uber tweeted yesterday on the company’s Twitter account while simultaneously announcing they are stepping back...
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Against the Urgency of Normal

February 7, 2022
Finn Black
On Friday, February 4th, the United States passed 900,000 deaths from COVID, a figure that far exceeds the death rate...
Opinion
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SF Mayor's Homelessness Strategy Won't Work

January 10, 2022
Finn Black
At 12:30am on Christmas eve after ten and a half hours of public comment, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
Opinion
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This Date in UCSF History: After the Recall, Things Will Get No Better

October 3, 2021
Synapse
The culmination of weeks of political farce comes on October 7, when California voters will vote on whether to recall...
Opinion
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An OpiNION on diversity

March 21, 2021
Janice Goh
The description of heaven as an onion, having multiple different layers to explore as a metaphor in the chronicles of...
Opinion
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This Date in UCSF History: Affirmative Action Under Attack (Again!)

February 21, 2021
Synapse
Do you think that all citizens should have equal access to jobs and education? If so, how does one measure...
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