Encounterings
Lately — and maybe always — I am bewitched by translation and etymology. Both imperfect, curious, spiraling. In their mouths, any word becomes an hour, and every hour spent coaxing: lost, incongruous, evolving meanings into being.
This Date in UCSF History: Beyond Vietnam
[Written by Dr. Toan Truong while interning in medicine at UCSF and published in Synapse on May 17, 1990.] The...
This Day in UCSF History: Nixon v. Kennedy
[Originally published in Synapse on April 13, 1968.] I supported Eugene McCarthy. I am now committed to Mr. Kennedy.
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...
This Date in UCSF History: We Need Affirmative Action
Originally published on November 13, 1997. Last week the United States Supreme Court ruled that it would not hear a...
The Heimlich Helper Sends the Wrong Message
Imagine choking in a room full of doctors and nurses, most of them even wearing scrubs, and being cordially directed...
UCSF Should Standardize Remote Work Rules
At the height of the COVID pandemic, amongst the tragic and frustrating challenges we collectively faced, one benefit emerged: a...
Rideshare Mask Policy Puts Passengers at Risk
“Let’s move forward, safely together,” Uber tweeted yesterday on the company’s Twitter account while simultaneously announcing they are stepping back...
Against the Urgency of Normal
On Friday, February 4th, the United States passed 900,000 deaths from COVID, a figure that far exceeds the death rate...
SF Mayor's Homelessness Strategy Won't Work
At 12:30am on Christmas eve after ten and a half hours of public comment, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...