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: South African Speaker Pans ‘Kissinger Plan’
[Originally published on December 1, 1977.] There is a struggle for Black majority rule going on currently in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)...
This Date in UCSF History: Six Days in San Quentin
[Originally authored by medical student Eric Chow and published in Synapse on November 20, 1998.] After a five-minute walk, I...
This Date in UCSF History: November Traditions
[Originally authored by medical student Ashkay Govinder and published on Nov. 15, 2012.] I love cooking a traditional Thanksgiving meal...
This Date in UCSF History: Practicing Medicine Under Hardship
[Originally written by medical student Amy Ewing and published in Synapse on Nov. 6, 1997.] Last year I arranged to...
This Date in UCSF History: Celebrating the Day of the Dead
[Originally authored by pharmacy student Oliver Übeda and published in Synapse on November 1, 2012.] The ritual of Día de...
This Date in UCSF History: Students Granted Political Asylum
[First published in synapse on October 22, 1989] Two Chinese dissident students, Hoy Yu Vi, 27, and Luo Jian Guang...
This Date in UCSF History: Freedom From Fear
Originally written on Oct. 4, 2001, by Suzanne Rafidi while a student in the School of Medicine. I am an...
This Date in UCSF History: Plaque Honors Human Rights Hero
[ Originally published in Synapse on October 2, 1980.]
This Date in UCSF History: Medical Students Organize for Abortion Access
[Originally published in Synapse on Sept. 23, 1999.] “Disgusting, isn’t it?” said one of the directors of the national office...