Making it a day on, not a day off
by Karie Anderson

During his lifetime, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. aspired to build a common ground in which people from all walks of life could join together as equals to focus on important community concerns. Service to him was that common ground. As he once said, “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.”

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War opinions surface at MLK event
by Tolena Mahlum

Swarms of people gathered outside of the Exhibition Hall in the Tacoma Dome on Jan. 20 awaiting the 15th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Birthday Celebration. It was one big community with a common cause - to honor a great man and his dream.

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Honoring MLK, youth reach out to community
by Karie Anderson

Bleachers in the Mt. Tahoma High School gym were filled with 362 Pierce County youth, yet they were not cheering for basketball. All had gathered to honor the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. by volunteering their time to the community.

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Project Earth, facilities develop recycling program
by Margaret Straling

Stop, do not throw away that Coke can, rather take a look around and dispose it in the recycling bin behind you. Project Earth and campus facilities have distributed new recycling bins around the campus to create a recycling program.

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Will light rail matter to UWT?
by Karie Anderson

Amidst all of the construction and light rail dialogue in the community, the question still remains if such a project like the Tacoma Link will have an impact on what many residents care about – traffic.

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Get comfortable at the Kickstand Cafe
by Laleña Broussard

The Kickstand Cafe offers a bright and cheerful place to relax, study and drink some good coffee.

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Multiple career options available for nursing grads
by Mia Garcia

Careers for graduates of the UWT nursing program range from trauma flight nursing for Harbor View Medical Center to a position as a groundbreaking cancer research nurse for the Fred Hutchinson Institute.

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Sophomore sensational in starting role
by John Thorburn

Kristen O’Neill is quietly becoming Washington’s most reliable player.

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Baseball has buried game’s best in bans
Tolena Mahlum

It seems like gambling has been causing a lot of problems in the baseball world these days, especially now that Pete Rose may be reinstated. Curious to find others who have been banned from the game (and why), I did a little research.

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