Justice-Driven Journalism
[In this series, past editors-in-chief reflect on their time leading the paper.] I was a member of the the Synapse editorial board from 1982 to 1985, serving for three years as the editor -in-chief.
I Am
I am my mother; A distant land; I am my father; Shouldering the burden of hope
Ecological Disaster in LA Highlights Indigenous Firekeeping
After a decade of moving between the Bay Area, the Midwest, and Mexico, in August of last year, I finally...
This Date in UCSF History: What is ‘Occupy’ Achieving?
[Originally published in Synapse on November 3, 2011.] Two months ago, demonstrators began showing up at Wall Street to protest...
about women and war
[First place winner in the Storytelling Contest poetry category.] the curve of the earth aligns to our body the heat...
This Date in UCSF History: Gender Equity Backlash
[Originally authored by Dr. Amy Levine — Director of UCSF’s Center for Gender Equity — and published in Synapse on...
This Date in UCSF History: LGBTQI Health Forum A Success
[Originally published in Synapse on April 5, 2012.] Over 200 students and community members flocked to a two-day UCSF LGBTQI...
This is a Sick Note
This is a sick note. A sick note for a nation that is perpetually tired. Tired because we have been...
Toward Justice: An Urgent Appeal for A Ceasefire in Gaza
In the war-torn town of Gaza, Palestine, where the echoes of desperate pleas for a ceasefire reverberate through the rubble-filled...
This Date in UCSF History: Empowering Nurses
[Originally published in Synapse on March 20, 1974.] Wilma Scott Heide, the first nurse to be elected national president of...