Behind Their Wheels November 14, 2022Michelle BuiFall 2021 “How do you know that a man loves you?” *** Emmanuel had a firm build and rigid posture... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Staff Lose Holidays November 14, 2022SynapseOriginally published in Synapse on November 18, 1976. The employees of the University of California are receiving two paid holidays... News
The hammer (an epilogue to the impostor) November 8, 2022Janice GohThird place winner in the Storytelling Contest fiction category. My breath was shaky. My hands were still trembling as my... Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: We Need Affirmative Action November 8, 2022SynapseOriginally published on November 13, 1997. Last week the United States Supreme Court ruled that it would not hear a... Opinion
This Date in UCSF History: Anti-abortionists Threaten Family Planning Funds November 1, 2022Synapse[Originally published on November 7, 1985.] Local family planning agencies and prochoice groups are concerned about a move by congressional... Social Justice
gutenburg discontinuity October 24, 2022Coryna Ogunseitanthe sky smokes a cigarette, exhales an enormous ring into our museum. Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Don’t Forget to Vote October 24, 2022Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on Oct. 30, 1986.] It may not be a presidential election year, but next Tuesday’s midterm... Student Life
A Balikbayan Box for My Ballers October 16, 2022Gabby Rabadam[Second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category.] In the summer of 2020, I participated in Celestial Journeys... Student Life
This Date in UCSF History: Mystery Surrounds Radiation Exposure Readings October 16, 2022Synapse[Originally published on October 15, 1987.] Synapse has learned that sometime last July three UCSF radioactive waste disposal workers’ radiation... News
Speaking in Tongues October 5, 2022Eva FaiziThe first word I ever spoke was Farsi: Baba, which means father. It makes for an interesting conversation starter; I... Arts & Culture
The Ultimate Experiment October 5, 2022Deepa Rajan[Editor's note: This submission won second place in the Synapse storytelling contest fiction category.] Three brothers had been killed that... Humor
The Third Wheel October 3, 2022Daniel OliveiraGrey skies, grey bay - it’s a new day It’s sirene: the wind has not been keen Arts & Culture
This Date in UCSF History: Birth Control Aborted in United States October 3, 2022Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on October 4, 1990.] Americans have fewer choices in practicing birth control than people in many... Social Justice
Once I Climbed a Hill September 26, 2022Nina EscuetaOnce I climbed a hill And looked down with triumph at what I had done. I saw sands stretched long... Arts & Culture
This Date In UCSF History: Necessary Dialogue September 24, 2022Synapse[Originally published in Synapse on September 29, 1993.] A campus forum on “Interracial Racism,” held Sept. 21 in Toland Hall... Social Justice