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The Reemergence of the Oral Tradition

March 9, 2015 Ledger Staff 1548 Views by Chelsea Vitone, Jackie Casella, Lucas Smiraldo, Oral Tradition, spoken word

Before written language was established, there was the oral tradition. Nations all over the world, did, and still do, use

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Campus Life Opinion

Signing Up for Classes Should Not Be a Hassle

March 9, 2015 Ledger Staff 1578 Views by Xi Chen, Classes, Registration

As winter quarter comes to a close, the last thing anyone wants to do is deal with the stress and

Opinion

Texas Leads 26 States in Lawsuit Charging Obama’s Executive Order Regarding Immigration

March 9, 2015 Ledger Staff 1483 Views Barack Obama, by Paula York, Immigration, Texas

Texas Governor-Elect, Greg Abbott announced that Texas has filed a lawsuit with the United States District Court, saying that President

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Opinion

Leslie Knope and Frank Underwood are Basically the Same Person

March 9, 2015 Ledger Staff 1651 Views by Zakari Pelland, Frank Underwood, House of Cards, Leslie Knope, Parks and Recreation

Sadly, the critically acclaimed sitcom Parks and Recreation has ended along with the antics of try-hard feminist politician Leslie Knope.

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Campus Life Opinion

Setting the Bar for Small Businesses

March 2, 2015 Ledger Staff 1475 Views Bruce Bechize, by Paula York, Donna Spaeth, Renaissance Cafe, Small Buisnesses

I love the feel of downtown Tacoma; perhaps it’s the historical architecture, but it has an inviting charm that gives

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Opinion

Transphobia at UWT and Beyond

March 2, 2015 Ledger Staff 1466 Views by Zakari Pelland, Caitlin Jenner, Laverne Cox, Leelah Alcorn, Transphobia

If you go to the supermarket, you’ll more than likely be bombarded with tabloids at the checkout—all of which are

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Opinion

Saving Dogs: Adopt, Don’t Shop

March 2, 2015 Ledger Staff 1975 Views Animal Adoption, animal wellfair, by Cory Smith, Jessica Warner

You know that exciting feeling you get when you walk into a pet store and you see all those adorable

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Opinion

CERN Scientists Find the Higgs Boson Particle

March 2, 2015 Ledger Staff 1530 Views by Jakob Coffelt, CERN, Higgs Boson Particle, Joe Incandela

In case you aren’t a particle physics major let me break it down for you: for years, scientists have operated

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Opinion

No One Should Feel “too Old” to Learn

March 2, 2015 Ledger Staff 1646 Views Ageism, by Xi Chen, higher education access

As a newcomer to UWT, I’m already incredibly proud to call myself a Husky. Yet, there seems to be an

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Opinion

No More Daylight Saving Time

February 23, 2015 Ledger Staff 1533 Views by Paula York, Daylight Savings, Elizabeth Scott

Daylight saving time has always provided us with what we call our “long days.” Although not truly any different in