Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1984.

Abu Taha is a fourth year medical student at UCSF School of Medicine.

Davis gained celebrity in 1969 when the UC Regents, headed by then-governor Ronald Reagan, fired her as a UCLA philosophy ...

Ziqian Feng is a Graduate Student in the Health Data Science program. She loves to explore the big questions in life and ...

Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1990.

To all the recreational runners, or hobby joggers (and I use this term in a non-derogatory manner), who run not... [Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1990.] We live in an exciting time.

Hunger is a natural part of life, but have you ever stopped to consider why you’re feeling hungry? Understanding the difference between physiological and psychological hunger can help you make more ...

Originally published in Synapse on February 26, 2009. For anyone possessing a shred of fairness, reading about Reconstruction, America’s attempt to deliver racial justice after the Civil War, is a ...

Each morning, I rise — Odysseus at sea, The horizon shifts, but the Sirens tempt me. On the bird’s eye — past the haze. No feast, no whisper, no fleeting song, Can pull me from where I belong. I burn ...

Originally published in Synapse on March 2, 1973. UC President Charles Hitch said last week the Federal Budget is “more bad news” for the university. Hitch, speaking at the monthly meeting of the ...