The Myth of the Coddled College Student
We Americans love our freedom, and we want to preserve it. Sometimes, however that means taking anything and calling it
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The Tacoma Ledger
A Student News Magazine for UW Tacoma
Opinion
You Can’t Buy Feminism
The one rule of good advertising is this: you have to convince the buyer that they really, truly, need your
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Tacoma Needs an Focus on Education, Not a Gentrification
As citizens of Tacoma we have a sense of pride: we love our home in the South Sound. Blue-collar work—working
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Campus Safety and Security Downplayed a Shooting Threat
On Friday, Nov. 20th, dozens of student leaders attended a mandatory training from Human Resources on “SafeCampus: Violence Prevention Training.”
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A Defense of Offense
Cecil the lion. Starbucks Christmas “holiday” cups. Everything Donald Trump says. These days, there is much to be offended about.
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Making Fun of “Rednecks” Isn’t Funny
Before Halloween in 2012, an organization at Ohio University called Students Teaching About Racism In Society, or STARS, created posters
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Black Friday Kills the Christmas Spirit
This holiday season, families will gather, start a warm fire, watch old Christmas movies, and hang their stockings, but more
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Think Positive, Look Past the Negative
Life is filled with hardship. Talking about how school and work stress us dominate the conversations we have with our
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Commence a Cappuccino Comeback!
In the world of coffee, the cappuccino is an underdog. In 2014, digital news outlet Quartz published a map featuring
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Guns ‘n’ Feminism
As a woman, there are certain statistics that I’m proud to be a part of. For instance, in a little
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