Discrimination against Cluster B personality disorders
In the face of any tragedy or political disaster, people with mental illnesses can always expect to be among the
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The Tacoma Ledger
A Student News Magazine for UW Tacoma
by Julianna Siemssen
Water pollution is a national issue
The city of Flint, Michigan has drawn national attention due to lead poisoning in its water. But while the situation
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Opinion: Sharia is probably not what you think it is
Some people are panicking about “sharia law.” In Britain, two parties have pledged to ban it, and a handful of
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Opinion: The crisis in autism research
Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism charity, wants to create a “spectrum of solutions” for autism. Similarly, MIT’s new $20
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Opinion: HIV is not a crime
If you’re HIV-positive and don’t tell your sexual partners, is that a problem? Probably. But is it worse than rape
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Opinion: The Democratic Party needs to fix itself
It’s been five months since the presidential election, and Newsweek is still asking, “Would Bernie Sanders have won?” Meanwhile, a
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Opinion: Empathize with violence
A man in a swastika armband stands guard at a prison. On the other side of a barbed-wire fence, a
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Opinion: Thinking of moving to Canada? You can’t if you’re disabled
Canada, compared to the United States, is a pretty great place. The operative phrase here is “compared to the United
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Opinion: There are some kinds of terrorism Trump doesn’t mind
What comes to mind when you hear the word “terrorist”? In the popular mindset, terrorism is associated with Islam. However,
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Union questions establishment’s potential for change
On Jan. 20, Milo Yiannopoulos — an editor at the conservative website Breitbart — spoke at the University of Washington
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