Is Houdini and Doyle Magic?
Crime based television shows are everywhere; you can barely change the channel without stumbling on a murder-solving drama. It’s a
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The Tacoma Ledger
A Student News Magazine for UW Tacoma
Author: Ledger Staff
UW Cheer Team Now Recruiting (Please Be White)
Recently, a coach for the University of Washington’s cheer team decided that they were receiving too many questions about tryouts,
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Appropriation vs. Appreciation: Understanding the Dreadlocks Debate
Cultural appropriation is a term that refers to what happens when one culture, usually a more powerful culture, adopts something
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Mass Incarceration Public Forum to Be Held on June 4th
The Washington Community Action Network (Washington CAN) is encouraging the general public of Tacoma and the surrounding areas of Pierce
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High Levels of Lead Found in Tacoma Public Schools
Six schools in the Tacoma school district were found to test positive for higher than acceptable limits for lead in
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Pierce the Veil Lightens Up
Pierce the Veil (PTV) is a San Diego “post-emo hardcore” band. Some of you may be thinking, isn’t that what
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Money Monster Is Decent but Predictable
It seems like there have been fewer thrillers released lately, so Money Monster felt like a welcome change. The movie
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Tahoma West Book Release
This academic year’s issue of UWT’s literary journal, Tahoma West, will be launched on Friday, May 27th, before Memorial Day
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Batman v Superman v Captain America v Iron Man
With the year being about half way over, we have seen both Marvel and DC release their big movies of
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How Political Media Coverage Pulled a Page out of the Sports Media Playbook
While waiting for game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals, I thought I was listening to pre-game analysis. I
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