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...

November 11, 2025

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This Day in UCSF History: Nixon v. Kennedy

April 11, 2023

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[Originally published in Synapse on April 13, 1968.] I supported Eugene McCarthy. I am now committed to Mr. Kennedy.

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

February 14, 2023

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[Originally published in Synapse on February 14, 2011.] Ah, another Valentine’s Day... and I, for one, will be spending it...

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This Date in UCSF History: We Need Affirmative Action

November 8, 2022

Synapse

Originally published on November 13, 1997. Last week the United States Supreme Court ruled that it would not hear a...

Opinion

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

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

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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