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One September, we woke up to find that something was wrong with the light. We had become more and more...

Originally published on April 10, 1980. “Odds of 50-50 for a major earthquake in the next 10 years are by...

[Originally published on April 5, 1979.] The San Francisco Board of Supervisors two weeks ago dealt what neighborhood groups hope...

[Originally publishing on March 25, 1977.] As the U.S. Supreme Court announced last week its decision to hear the Bakke...

[Originally published on March 13, 1997.] A nationwide absence of radioactive waste disposal facilities has created a dramatic increase in...

His irritation hums as I push back the curtain in the emergency room the air electric and tense. He clutches...

[Originally published March 3, 1988.] For the past six years the Women’s Medical Student Association, WMSA, with the help of...

Before twenty five I have Seen towers fall and dictators rise As if history is a lever that seeks equilibrium...

Down, down I follow the sounds Of waves and winds murmuring Against the rocks

[Originally published in Synapse on February 28, 1985.] The UCSF Black Caucus began a month to the day after the...

[Originally published in Synapse on February 24, 1983.] Come with me on a brief journey into the not too distant...

[Originally published on February 14, 2008.] Valentine's Day, known as Singles Awareness Day to some, is a day for sickening...

Flowers How much should you spend on flowers for a girl? Forget special occasions, how much should you lay down...

walking against the grain hyacinth coat hedged over the knee, two legs stumble forward fighting tension. perhaps it is your...