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Campus Life Opinion

Opinion: UWT has a problem with child care

May 7, 2018 Lucas Waggoner 1599 Views Arwa Dubad, childcare, student resources, University Y, YMCA

The lack of reliable access to child care has been a consistent issue at the UW Tacoma. As both a

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Opinion

Opinion: Attendence should not be graded in college

May 7, 2018 Ella Lucente 1535 Views academic penalties, academics, Class Culture, responsibility

At the start of every class, professors all around the world waste approximately five minutes to roll call a room

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Opinion

Opinion: Public transportation is the way of the future

April 30, 2018 Noah Wingard 1503 Views Driving, enviornmentalism, pollution, public transportation

If there is any source of our carbon footprint that receives the most notoriety, cars take the cake. Their widespread

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Opinion

Opinion: Should college students have credit cards?

April 30, 2018 Ella Lucente 1736 Views Credit cards, debt, fiscal responsibility, student finances

College students are typically at the beginning of their adult life, thus pushing them to establish the big, bad credit.

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Opinion

Opinion: TCOM 312 is #skippingthestraw, and you should too

April 30, 2018 Ella Lucente 1650 Views Antonio Gonzalez, Crimzon Heinrich, Ellen Moore, plastic, sustainability

In Washington, we are beyond lucky to live in the most beautiful state in America. From the gorgeous evergreen trees

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Opinion

Opinion: It’s important to make a visible stand against hate crimes

April 23, 2018 Lucas Waggoner 1563 Views antisemitism, Ray Walpow Institute, Western Washington University, white supremacist

It should come as no surprise that hate crimes occur on college campuses. Whether it be in-person harassment or stickers

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Opinion: The NRA needs to be fixed, not ditched

April 23, 2018 Noah Wingard 1627 Views 2nd Amendment, LGBTQ, national rifle association, People of Color

The National Rifle Association is a long-standing organization that seeks to represent the opinions and ideals of gun owners while

Letters to the Editor

April 16th Letter to the Editor

April 16, 2018 Ledger Staff 1434 Views Danni Derrickson, Transphobia

Dear Editor, Twitter has an odd habit of uncovering people’s’ true colors. Last week, a UW Tacoma student’s transphobic opinions

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Opinion

Opinion: LGBTQ media and its importance

April 16, 2018 Noah Wingard 1562 Views Call me by your name, Representation, Visibility

LGBTQ media is coming into the mainstream. Queer protagonists, queer narratives and multi-dimensional queer storylines are more regularly appearing in

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Opinion

Opinion: Being a bystander is incredibly damaging

April 16, 2018 Lucas Waggoner 1643 Views action, ethics, Peter Singer

Even people who are typically considered moral struggle in serious situations. People see suffering, then either ignore it or freeze