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The Benito Bowl was a Line Drawn in Public

The Benito Bowl was not just a half time show. It was a deliberate cultural statement that forced the United States to confront whose stories are allowed on America’s biggest stages and whose presence still makes people uncomfortable.
February 17, 2026
Allan Polendey Dumlao
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Continuously Named

November 8, 2021
Salma Hassan
The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. Strong Black Women Angry Black Women Resilient Black Women The...
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Haiti’s Earthquake: The Need for Trauma-Informed Care, Part One

October 31, 2021
Woodger Faugas
One of the most cataclysmic events in the 21 st century has a guttural, sonic signature. Burying more than 316,000...
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Uyghurs Suffering Horrific Healthcare Violations

October 12, 2021
Sarah Siddiqui
Human rights activists have been shocked down to their core as they received proof of the Chinese government’s horrific removal...
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This Date in UCSF History: Examining Race’s Impact on Medicine

October 10, 2021
Synapse
[Originally published in Synapse on October 19, 2006.] What does the term “race” mean? Is it a social construct or...
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This Date in UCSF History: Prof Claims Rape Stats Inflated, Gets Pushback

October 9, 2021
Synapse
[Originally published in Synapse on October 10, 1991.] UC Berkeley Professor Neil Gilbert’s article, “The Phantom Epidemic of Sexual Assault,”...
Social Justice

Fight for Abortion & Reproductive Justice

September 21, 2021
Neha Pondicherry
Are you looking for ways to advocate and be more involved in reproductive justice, especially following the horrendous​ Texas abortion...
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[This Date in UCSF History] Socialized Medicine is Respectable in Norway, the UK

September 19, 2021
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Originally published on September 22, 1994. This author, a graduate student who works for the Department of Otolaryngology in the...
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9 minutes and 29 seconds

May 29, 2021
Wynton Sims
Under the weight of one man 9 minutes and 29 seconds An atrocity that many of us claimed to not...
Social Justice

This Date in UCSF History: Campus Group Organizes for Civil Rights Protection

May 27, 2021
Synapse
[Originally published on May 27, 1966.] The Committee for Independent Political Action, a recognized on-campus political organization, has announced plans...
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