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Bush declares war on Iraq, March 19, 2003.
This Date in UCSF History

This Date in UCSF History: Students Act Against Impending War

[Originally published on March 20, 2003.] In a political climate charged with the suddenly tangible threat of war with Iraq, many UCSF students are voicing their opposition and calling for peace.
March 21, 2023
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This Date in USCF History: Pregnancy Equity

March 13, 2023
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[Originally published in Synapse on March 11, 1987.] A recent Supreme Court decision upholding certain types of pregnancy leave and...
Social Justice
Toan Truong

This Date in UCSF History: Vietnam’s Elusive Truth

February 27, 2023
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[Originally authored in February 25, 1988 by Toan Truong as a third-year medical student.] I grew up in Saigon in...
Social Justice
Composite of Martin Luther King jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and Barack Obama.

This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited

February 20, 2023
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[Originally published on February 20, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King...
Social Justice
Woman kissing cardboard cutout of a heart.

This Date in UCSF History: It’s V-Day, Not D-Day

February 14, 2023
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[Originally published in Synapse on February 14, 2011.] Ah, another Valentine’s Day... and I, for one, will be spending it...
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Alfred 'Skip' Robinson.

This Date in UCSF History: Fighting for Civil Rights

January 29, 2023
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[Originally published in Synapse on February 1, 1979.] President Carter in his State of the Union address Wednesday, called for...
Social Justice
Chinese New Year decorations.

This Date in UCSF History: How Do You Celebrate Lunar New Year?

January 23, 2023
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(Originally published on January 31, 1989.) ThuyMinhDo, Third-year pharmacy student: If I was home, the house would be festive, with...
Student Life
Martin Luther King junior delivering a speech.

This Date in UCSF History: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2023
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[Originally published in Synapse on January 14, 1993.] Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most enduring words were delivered August 28, 1963...
Social Justice
Chalkboard with new year resolution list.

This Date in UCSF History: New Year’s Resolutions, Revisited

January 8, 2023
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(Originally published in Synapse on January 6, 2011.) It is that time of the year when gym membership sign-ups are...
Humor
Hands holding sign reading on strike.

This Date in UCSF History: UC Grad Students Strike

December 11, 2022
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[Originally published on December 3, 1998.] Students at the eight other University of California campuses went on strike Tuesday, Dec...
Student Life
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