An Impeccable Day in the Outer Banks

When I found out the next patient I’ll be following is a retired army cardiothoracic surgeon in his late eighties...

Four years ago, I sat among clamoring classmates at graduation, silently reflecting on my college experience and how unhappy I...

(Originally published on January 31, 1989.) ThuyMinhDo, Third-year pharmacy student: If I was home, the house would be festive, with...

This morning, strolling soddenly down Harmon street, the rain became a sudden shield; with sudden clarity I felt calamity dismissed...

Tuesday November 8th was National First Generation (First Gen) Day, a day to celebrate students who are the first in...

Last month, I ran a marathon. There was no official race. I tracked my miles using a phone. Each mile...

Often, I used to drop by to ask a patient of mine about his mood, and one day he just...

[Originally published on December 3, 1998.] Students at the eight other University of California campuses went on strike Tuesday, Dec...

[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The typical existential thoughts of a graduate student drifted through...