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...

Kaleidoscopic luminosity, urban serenity, and vivid imagery –– these are the essential qualities exuded by this meta-illustrative, and regenerative, portrayal...

The patient is rushed into the ED Nurses crowd around Raise a leg Raise an arm More doctors surround Ask...