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This Date in UCSF History: What Veterans Day Means to a Soldier

[Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 12, 2009.] Before coming to UCSF, I was a soldier in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005-07. My duties were as an Area Reaction Force Task leader and providing convoy security in Iraq for the delivery of supplies to the military units serving in the region I...
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Infinite Inspiration: Poems

May 15, 2013
Venkateswarlu Kadiveti
Character I stand up for an ideal, I sail against the tide, Let the storm get stronger and Dusk become...
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Mama M: I'm an Impostor

May 15, 2013
Mama M
I am nearing the end of my first year in Pharmacy School. My problem is, I feel like I am...
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Mama M: Am I Too Nice to Be a Good Doctor

May 8, 2013
Mama M
People tell me I am too nice to be a good doctor. The thing is, I am near the end...
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Infinite Inspiration: The Unseen Treasures Around Us

May 8, 2013
Venkateswarlu Kadiveti
When was the last time you observed a full moon in the sky? Have you ever appreciated the touch of...
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Time-Wasting Tip #14 for the Overworked Grad Student

May 8, 2013
Alex Greer
Got a long incubation time to kill? Waiting for your cells to spin? Bored in-between classes? In class? This week...
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Stream of Consciousness: Bowtie Friday

May 8, 2013
Akshay Govind
20 Minutes, One Theme, No Edits, Backspace is OK Today’s theme: Bowtie Friday He was 96 when he passed away...
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Time-Wasting Tip #13 for the Overworked Grad Student

May 1, 2013
Alex Greer
Got a long incubation time to kill? Waiting for your cells to spin? Bored in-between classes? In class? This week...
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On Guns and Passion

May 1, 2013
Yi Lu
On Wednesday, April 17, the United States Senate voted down a series of bills aimed at strengthening federal gun control...
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Couch-Surfing: My Adventures Catching the Wave

April 24, 2013
Nicole Croom
I first heard of couch-surfing two summers ago. It was advertised as a cheap way of traveling, by contacting locals...
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