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Results are in: Bauer and Cruz win for 08-09

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Early on a Friday morning, while many students slept off the previous week, student senators gathered in the Mattress Factory building to tabulate the votes for next year's student senate. Sophomore Tommy Bauer was elected Associated Students of University of Washington Tacoma president that Friday, April 25.

'Rivers' documentary flows with local Native stories

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

"As long as the rivers run, as long as the tide flows, and as long as the sun shines, you will have land, fish and game for your frying pans, and timber for your lodges." Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens, 1855.

Imagine a land of salmon-filled rivers and naturally growing vegetation stretching more than 6o miles.

Milgard School of Business teaches more than profit

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Social responsibility belongs to everyone. The Center for Leadership and Social Responsibility, part of University of Washington Tacoma's Milgard School of Business, focuses their program on that principle. Executive Director Joe Lawless oversees the center, which began about two years ago.

What do you do on campus when you're not in class?

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Clint Thompson
Senior
Political Economy

"I'm relatively boring. I go to class and then go home."

John Muff
Junior
Urban Studies

"Eat, read and spend time in the computer lab."

Ben Krack
Senior
Business

"Homework, eat at Subway, sleep, talk to people.

Campus treasures: x marks the spot

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Locate the main stairs Walk to the top of the stairs Look around for a concrete half circle bench and stand in front of it facing down the stairs On the ground, look for a point at which four sections of concrete come together. It will look like a cross or an "x.

Meet the president-elect for 2008-2009

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Tommy Bauer, president-elect of the 2008-2009 Associated Students of University of Washington Tacoma, is young but ambitious. As a sophomore in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program, his concentration is Political Economy. As next year's ASUWT president, he says he has several goals to accomplish.

Tech tip: accessing your UWT storage space

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Did you know that your UWT NetID comes with storage space on UWT's server? Each student has 1.00 GB of private space on which to store research materials, readings, papers and the like. No other students or faculty have access to your personal drive. If you're logged in to one of UWT's campus computers, accessing your drive is a snap.

This Mother's Day: Show your mom the money (or not)

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Check out these give Mother's Day gifts for penny pinchers, broke college students, starving artists, and anyone else who doesn't have a lot to spend. Take your Mom to Six Olives Lounge (2708 Sixth Ave.) for dessert and a drink. Six Olives has a small dessert menu under $7.

May sweeps

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

During sweeps, actors from the silver screen grace the small screen, main characters are killed off, plots shift dramatically, or seasons end on cliffhangers. All of these events tend to happen in May, a month when viewing habits are measured the most. What are sweeps? About 50 years ago, the AC Nielsen Co.