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.
53 Year-old Residence Hall Bows to Earthquake Standards
[Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper, Volume 17, Number 3, 20 October 1972.] The campus is about...
Med students charge exam policy 'punitive, unfair'
[Originally published in Synapse, Volume 27, Number 6, 14 October 1982] Medical students at UCSF who failed part I of...
This Date in UCSF History: Regents renew contracts for Nuclear Weapons Labs
The UC Board of Regents renewed five-year contracts for two highly controversial nuclear weapons laboratories on Sept. 18, 1987. The...
From the Archives: Iraq War Teach-in Achieves Critical Mass
Capping off several weeks of intense debate and deliberation in the House and Senate over continued funding for the war...
From the Archives: Campus Responds to Rodney King Beating Acquittal
After two days of rioting in Los Angeles in response to the Rodney King beating verdict —and a night of...
From the Archives: Contraceptives Not Prescribed
This week, Synapse proudly resumes the historical column, This Date in UCSF History, where we take a look at the...
From the Archives: President Struggles To Resolve National Health Care
Despite President Donald Trump’s assertion that “Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated,” it has, in fact, been a thorn...
Throwback Thursday: Women Ahead of Their Time
On this day 23 years ago, Synapse featured master’s and doctoral nursing students receiving prestigious research awards, scholarships and recognition...
Throwback Thursday: The 'M' Word
On this day in 1998, in the seemingly not-so-distant UC past, the Synapse front page read, “One Year After Merger...