This Date in UCSF History: Cable TV’s Class Divide
[ Originally published in Synapse on October 4, 1973.] Monopoly control and citizen, especially minority, participation are crucial factors in developing guidelines for Cable Television.
This Date in UCSF History: Black Caucus Battles
[Originally published in Synapse on February 28, 1985.] The UCSF Black Caucus began a month to the day after the...
This Date in UCSF History: Guard Affirmative Action
[Originally published in Synapse on February 24, 1983.] Come with me on a brief journey into the not too distant...
This Date in UCSF History: 10 Activities for Single Folks on Valentine's Day
[Originally published on February 14, 2008.] Valentine's Day, known as Singles Awareness Day to some, is a day for sickening...
This Date in UCSF History: The Legend of Lunar New Year
[Originally published in Synapse on January 31, 2006.] Every year in January or February, when the last page of the...
This Date in UCSF History: Fix UC Thinks Big With Tuition Proposal
[Originally published on January 26, 2012.] An innovative, student-directed solution to the UC budget crisis was proposed last Wednesday at...
This Date in UCSF History: Worst State Budget Crisis Ever?
[Originally published in Synapse on January 14, 2010.] California has another budget crisis. This should be no surprise to anyone...
This Date in UCSF History: Haight-Ashbury: From ‘Free Love’ to ‘Speed Kills’
[Originally published in Synapse on December 2, 1993.] David E. Smith, MD, founder and director of the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics...
This Date in UCSF History: Doc Recalls Pre-Roe v. Wade Horrors
[Originally published in Synapse on November 21, 1996.] Before 1973, the year Roe vs. Wade guaranteed women the right to...
This Date in UCSF History: Student AIDS Forum Connects Patients and Caregivers
Originally published on November 15, 1990. Several prominent physicians who have devoted much of their working lives in recent years...