Burnt Out
Wednesday 7pm I was lying in bed in pain Burnt out, digestive system screaming I wished I could rest or focus but I could do neither
Introspection
Often, I used to drop by to ask a patient of mine about his mood, and one day he just...
This Date in UCSF History: UC Grad Students Strike
[Originally published on December 3, 1998.] Students at the eight other University of California campuses went on strike Tuesday, Dec...
The Infinitely Big in the Infinitely Small
[Third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] The typical existential thoughts of a graduate student drifted through...
Behind Their Wheels
Fall 2021 “How do you know that a man loves you?” *** Emmanuel had a firm build and rigid posture...
Hey, First Years, What Do You Want To Know?
Being a first-year graduate student can be hard. Like, really hard. As a first year, you may feel like a...
Sri Lankan Student Helps Home Country in Crisis
When Biomedical Sciences PhD student Yash Abeykoon, a Sri Lankan citizen, traveled back to her home country in June, she...
This Date in UCSF History: Don’t Forget to Vote
[Originally published in Synapse on Oct. 30, 1986.] It may not be a presidential election year, but next Tuesday’s midterm...
A Balikbayan Box for My Ballers
[Second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] In the summer of 2020, I participated in Celestial Journeys...
From Patient to Student at UCSF
In the summer of 2012, I was a healthy 16-year-old cloaked with naïve invincibility. So, when I was waking up...