A Student News Magazine for UW Tacoma
Photograph of the sign and a statue in front of Tacoma Rescue Mission’s Downtown Tacoma Campus. Photo by Riya Shankar.
Washington’s new bill aims to support people who are unhoused By Kai Lee Washington is attempting to address the homelessness crisis not only by providing
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Source: City of Tacoma
Winter comes fast in Tacoma, and our City Council moves to find urban camping punishable, taking the belongings and sometimes shelter of hundreds
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COURTESY OF PHI ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY
Members of UW Tacoma’s Phi Alpha Honor Society and the Center for Service & Leadership volunteered in the annual Point-in-Time
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PHOTO BY SARAH SMITH
In a joint effort between the Tacoma Housing Authority and local real estate developers — with input from the Associated
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PHOTO BY ROBBIE WOOD
From April 9 to May 7 CIVITAS — UW Tacoma’s Urban Studies student organization — is conducting a plastic bag
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COURTESY OF CHRISTIE STEVENS
A 2013 study concluded that 10 percent of our campus students are homeless, 32 percent went hungry when employed, and
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PHOTO BY ANGELA SURESH
According to the Pierce County Homelessness Point-in-Time report, the area has approximately 1,762 homeless people in its vicinity, and the
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ILLUSTRATION BY FELICIA CHANG
Despite many local attempts to solve Tacoma’s increase in homeless population, homelessness appears to be getting worse throughout Tacoma. Homelessness
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