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Opinion 

Opinion: The high road is the best road

April 3, 2017September 12, 2017 Noah Wingard 197 Viewspolitics, social justice 2 min read

It seems that more and more political subgroups and social justice movements are beginning to take on more aggressive tactics

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Opinion 

Opinion: Empathize with violence

March 29, 2017September 18, 2017 Ledger Staff 157 Viewsantisemitism, by Julianna Siemssen, racism, social justice 2 min read

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 

Opinion: Milo Yiannopoulos finally goes too far

March 6, 2017August 25, 2017 Ledger Staff 179 Viewsby Esti Izugabe, Milo Yiannopoulos, sexual abuse, social justice 3 min read

Former Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos resigned after his comments about child sexual abuse received backlash from the media. Yiannopoulos

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Campus Life News 

Anti-racist writing statement from professor receiving animosity

February 27, 2017August 25, 2017 Ledger Staff 204 ViewsAsao Inoue, by Angela Suresh, social justice, UWT Writing Center 4 min read

After a recent article on Dr. Asao Inoue, an associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences and

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News 

UW community responds to ‘fascist crisis’

February 13, 2017August 28, 2017 Ledger Staff 205 Viewsby Julianna Siemssen, hate speech, nazis, social justice, white supremacist 2 min read

In addition to a shooting at Milo Yiannopoulos’ controversial speech, UW Seattle has seen a variety of incidents that, according

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News 

Tacoma Rescue Mission manager, Luis Rivera Zavas, is helping people get second chances

February 13, 2017August 28, 2017 Ledger Staff 191 Viewsby Angela Suresh, Luis Rivera Zavas, social justice, Tacoma Life, Tacoma Rescue Mission 3 min read

Working in what is literally a closet, Tacoma Rescue Mission manager Luis Rivera Zavas does not want those who happen

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Campus Life News Spotlight 

Governor Jay Inslee visits UW Tacoma Campus

February 6, 2017August 28, 2017 Ledger Staff 238 Viewsby Angela Suresh, Jay Inslee, politics, social justice 3 min read

Governor Jay Inslee visited UW Tacoma to tour the campus, learn where the campus legislative priorities stand, and to share

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News 

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal stands as a voice for the people

January 30, 2017August 28, 2017 Ledger Staff 182 Viewsby Angela Suresh, Indian, Pramila Jayapal, social justice 6 min read

Pramila Jayapal – the first Indian American of Kerala roots – is the present representative for the state of Washington’s

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News 

Homelessness in Pierce County on the rise

January 17, 2017September 12, 2017 Jude Hanno 252 Viewshomelessness, Pierce County, social justice, Tacoma Life, Tess Colby 1 min read

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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News Spotlight 

Voting: The struggle of casting a ballot

November 9, 2016September 5, 2017 Ledger Staff 178 Viewsby Shakira Stewart, Hector Toledo, social justice, Voting center 2 min read

In the Pierce County Annex voting center, a diverse group of people stood around in line either on their phones,

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