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: Obama Reverses Abortion Gag Rule
[Originally published in Synapse on January 29, 2009.] President Barack Obama moved last week to reverse a U.S. policy restricting...
This Date in UCSF History: The Ten Best Films of 1996
[Originally published in Synapse on Jan. 16, 1997.] I suppose I should begin with a qualifying statement. I am not...
This Date in UCSF History: To Decorate a Christmas Tree
[Originally published in Synapse on Dec. 12, 1993.] To decorate a Christmas tree Is very hard, you know.
This Date in UCSF History: Laugh. It’s Good For You
[Originally published in Synapse on December 2001.] It’s been one of those days. You lock yourself out of your car...
This Date in UCSF History: The Bootstrap Myth
[Originally published in Synapse on December 4, 1996.] I remember the morning after Proposition 187 passed. Schools and health care...
This Date in UCSF History: Public Health Group Knocks Reagan Cuts
[Originally published in Synapse on November 12, 1981.] The theme of this year’s American Public Health Association convention was “Energy...
This Date in UCSF History: What Veterans Day Means to a Soldier
[Originally published in Synapse on Nov. 12, 2009.] Before coming to UCSF, I was a soldier in Operation Iraqi Freedom...
This Date in UCSF History: Taking to the Streets
[Originally published in Synapse on November 3, 2011.] The Embarcadero was full of bicycles and bikers on Friday night as...
This Date in UCSF History: What's Your Look?
[Originally published in Synapse on Oct. 25, 2001.] Once again, the year approaches the end of October, which along with...