Sorry, Your Major Doesn’t Guarantee You a Job
As summer approaches, students should have sunshine, swimming, and barbecues on their mind. Unfortunately, life as a student offers very
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The Tacoma Ledger
A Student News Magazine for UW Tacoma
Opinion
ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXA CALDER
Spoiler: Game of Thrones is Normalizing Rape
Game of Thrones season five, episode six: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.” If you watch the show you know that this is
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COURTESY OF WWW.COLUMBIAN
The Problem with the 2015 U.S. Open
The Men’s U.S. Open is a sporting event I have never cared much about. When I was a little girl,
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MOLLY REETZ
Why We Still Need Memorial Day
Memorial Day comes and goes every year on the last Monday in May. I can’t count the number of times
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PHOTO BY MOLLY REETZ
Public Housing Needs to be Taken Off the Back Burner
The American dream represents an optimistic ideology in which anyone, regardless of their background, can become successful. Yet, for many
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ILLUSTRATION BY FELICIA CHANG
Next Steps for ASUWT, Post-Election
After an anxiety inducing week of waiting for election votes to be tallied, candidates gathered on May 18 to hear
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ALLISON PHAM
You Need to Take out a Pen and Write a Poem
I don’t have a driver’s license. Apparently that’s an odd statement to be able to make when you’re 22 years
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ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXA CALDER
Trans* People Need to Pee, Too
The typical argument against gender inclusive restrooms is that if you let “men” into the designated female restroom, this will
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COURTESY OF THE A.N.S.W.E.R. COALITION
The Aftermath of Baltimore
For many of us, an idealistic version of America has been instilled in us since we were tots. We have
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COURTESY OF CNN.COM
Women On 20s Works to Make “Winning Woman” the New Face of the $20 Bill
Women On 20s (W20) is a grassroots nonprofit with an awesome agenda. The goal of W20 is to replace Andrew
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