Trying to find harmony with the world around you and your mind is a delicate group dance of sorts, with many characters like ...

Originally published in Synapse on October 3, 1977.

Originally published in Synapse on September 22, 1988. Our colleges and universities have come under highly critical consideration of late from scholars, legislators, and university administrators ...

First place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest nonfiction category. The morning of October 17, the soft blue light of daybreak lingered around the PICU. I lingered too, searching for a crevice ...

The 2024 Synapse Storytelling Contest submissions surpassed all expectations — from gorgeous landscape photography to heartrending personal essays, from campy gore to coming of age stories, this ...

At the age of thirteen, my genetic disorder caused my growth to accelerate, leading to an unusually tall stature. My pediatrician predicted a height of at least 6' 4" after puberty, whereas the ...

Originally published in Synapse on September 14, 1989. Friday evening Sept. 8 was opening night at the San Francisco Opera. Saturday morning brought a flurry of outraged responses in the media ...

Originally published in Synapse on September 24, 1987. On Sept. 12, the University of California Student Association voted overwhelmingly to continue its 15-year opposition to the ties between the ...

The following has been endorsed by the student boards of the following organizations at UCSF: Jewish Voice for Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine, Pride in Medicine, Human Rights Collaborative, ...