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This Date in UCSF History: Refugees Counsel Compatriots

[Originally published in Synapse on May 26, 1988.] Case: A 29 year-old Salvadoran woman, mother of three, is unable to speak about her experiences in El Salvador. She has been in San Francisco for three years and is currently eligible for temporary residency under amnesty laws.

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This Date in UCSF History: Radioactive Waste Piles Up While Dump is Debated

March 13, 2022

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

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This Date in UCSF History: Women in Medicine Gather

February 28, 2022

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

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This Date in UCSF History: Black Caucus Battles

February 20, 2022

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

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This Date in UCSF History: Guard Affirmative Action

February 12, 2022

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

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This Date in UCSF History: 10 Activities for Single Folks on Valentine's Day

February 7, 2022

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

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This Date in UCSF History: The Legend of Lunar New Year

January 27, 2022

[Originally published in Synapse on January 31, 2006.] Every year in January or February, when the last page of the...

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This Date in UCSF History: Fix UC Thinks Big With Tuition Proposal

January 24, 2022

[Originally published on January 26, 2012.] An innovative, student-directed solution to the UC budget crisis was proposed last Wednesday at...

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This Date in UCSF History: Worst State Budget Crisis Ever?

January 10, 2022

[Originally published in Synapse on January 14, 2010.] California has another budget crisis. This should be no surprise to anyone...

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This Date in UCSF History: Haight-Ashbury: From ‘Free Love’ to ‘Speed Kills’

December 4, 2021

[Originally published in Synapse on December 2, 1993.] David E. Smith, MD, founder and director of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics...