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

Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1984.

thus I think, it’s not that deep, But big words I do not need To make this mother hear my speech.

For the past 17 months, we have witnessed in real-time how a genocide unfolds and what the essential components of... [Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1984.] Thousands of Bay Area ...

Originally published in Synapse on March 15, 1984. The women’s movement in this country must be broadened to address issues relevant to Black and working-class people, political activist Angela Davis ...

Ziqian Feng is a Graduate Student in the Health Data Science program. She loves to explore the big questions in life and wishes to use her poetry as a channel for opening and community.

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 ...

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 ...