Editorial: Progressives don’t like Clinton either
I have to admit — I’m actually a little astonished Donald Trump is still technically in this race. It was
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A Student News Magazine for UW Tacoma
Opinion
COURTESY OF WIKILEAKS.ORG
Opinion: How WikiLeaks changed the 2016 presidential race for both parties
In past wars and presidential administrations, whistleblowers were seen as traitors who threatened national security, giving potential enemies an upper
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COURTESY OF SATISH KUMAR
Opinion: Not dead yet — the largest living thing on Earth thought dead
Outside Online pronounced the Great Barrier Reef dead at twenty-five million years old on Oct. 11. This article spread like
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ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXX ELDER
Opinion: No, it’s not okay to kill your children
Many people called Kelli Stapleton “intense,” and she wore the label with pride. On her Twitter account, @Ragingblond, she frequently
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ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXX ELDER
Opinion: How technology allows us to find acceptance
The gap between this generation and the previous generations might be the largest yet due to the rapid expansion of
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PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKATER
Opinion: Dakota Access pipeline threatens tribal sovereignty
Jim Gray, former principal chief of the Osage Nation, calls it, “The biggest story no one’s covering.” A crude oil
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COURTESY OF CHRISTIAAN TRIEBERT
Opinion: Will American intervention turn the tides of a bloody civil war?
Since 2011, Syria has fallen into a state of political and militaristic turmoil as rebel forces fight the Syrian army
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COURTESY OF GIRLIYAPA
Opinion: You try getting through your period without a tampon!
Whether she’s a 16-year-old high school junior who had to run into the bathroom with her textbooks on her butt
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ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXX ELDER
Opinion: More than marriage: How political diversity makes the LGBT community stronger
From a queer perspective, this election cycle has once again crystallized the majority opinion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
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PHOTO BY ANNA HOWELL
Opinion: A tax I will gladly pay
I was so excited when I heard about the special election proposition that will appear on the ballot in November:
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