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Secret UWT underground parking found | P. 2 Seattle SuperSonics are coming home! | P. 3 5 natural ways to get summer ready| P. 4 THE UWT’S FREE WEEKLY PUBLICATION LEDGER APRIL 1, 2019 | Volume 23, Issue 22 thetacomaledger.com 2 NEWS OPINION ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT The Ledger.April 1, 2019 | Volume 23 | Issue 22 Secret parking lots discovered underneath UWT Can’t find parking? There’s a solution — UWT faculty members just haven’t told you about it. The Ledger BY LETICIA BENNETT about this when I started here, there UWT’s weekly student publication NEWS EDITOR wouldn’t be any parking conflicts!” Apr. 1, 2019 | Vol. 23, Issue 22 Though all faculty found guilty have Editors 1000 stalls of parking have been denied requests for comments, they Editor-in-Chief ............. Kelsie Abram found under the UW Tacoma campus. will be making a public apology on Managing Editor .............Ella Lucente The stalls, located directly underneath April 32 in William W. Philip Hall, News Editor ...............Leticia Bennett the Mattress Factory and the Harmon which the entire UWT community is Opinion Editor ...............Christian Bell A&E Editor .....................Miles Cameron Restaurant, were uncovered after finals invited to attend. There will also be an week when a student — who was dis- opportunity for students to release their Managers tressed about their final exam score — anger at several events that will include Layout Manager..............Logan Jenny Web Manager .............Natalie Peyton wandered around campus and fell into food fights, wrestling matches and Distribution Manager..Mitchell Fermo the underground cavern which housed whac-a-mole. Advertising Manager..Elijah Freeman the lots. While the lots are still being inspect- According to officials, the lots were ed for safety reasons, Parking-Mania Staff Writers originally created for student use, but Addict, the director of parking at UWT, News Reporter ......... Mitchell Fermo were accidentally sealed with cement and believes that the stalls could be a solution News Reporter.................Meghan Rand concrete before the university opened. to the parking crisis on campus. News Reporter.....................Tyler Wicke Opinion Columnist ....... Alyssa Tatro However, unbeknownst to even UW “There’s a lot of things we could do Opinion Columnist...Bengisu Incetas leadership, faculty members have been with this,” said Addict. “This comes at A&E Columnist ......... Alex Alderman using them for years. such an opportune time. With these new A&E Columnist….......……Jenny Lam Several students and staff members lots we could finally get students to stop Sports Columnist......Brooks Moeller expressed their outrage after learning complaining. Because there is so much Art about the lots. space, we could probably even add an Illustrator ................ Bruno Marquez “I can’t believe I never knew about amusement park down there! Photographer ................ Sarah Smith this!” said Johnny Corn, a senior major- If all goes well, students may be able ing in Sleeping Studies. “I mean, 1000 to use the lots beginning April 1 of the Design lots is a crazy amount of space. Why 2099–2100 school year. Page Designer...............Maya Thomas PHOTO BY LOGAN JENNY would our professors keep something No just kidding, there really isn’t any What we just found out about the parking on campus! There’s more parking spots on Page Designer.............Natalie Peyton campus and faculty have been keeping it secret for years. Website Designer...........Robert Gillis like this from us? If everyone had known secret parking lots. Happy April Fool’s! Advisor Publications Manager ... Daniel Nash Breach in UW student database causes Cover Art Photo by Logan Jenny loss of all winter quarter grades THIS LE C N Y E W C A truly devastating event for the UWT community. E S P R A E P E S R A E P L BY CHRISTIAN BELL OPINION EDITOR On March 27, a day after winter quarter grades were posted, they had suddenly disappeared without a trace. Check out all the stories printed Laurie Quip, an academic advisor at here plus more content online! UW Tacoma, was the first to notice the thetacomaledger.com error during a routine registration and facebook.com/uwtledger class scheduling appointment at 10 a.m. Twitter: @uwtledger that morning. Instagram: @uwtledger “They’re just….gone,” said Quip after Office: MAT 151 Thursday’s shocking ordeal. “I tried to Phone: 253-692-4428 run an audit for a graduating senior, ILLUSTRATION BY BRUNO MARQUEZ Email: [email protected] when I noticed none of the classes she I’m sorry, your winter quarter grades are unavailable — and need to be re-done. Office Hours: took winter quarter were appearing.” Office of the University of Registrar had grades is beyond repairment. pated receiving her degree at the end Monday: 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Quip claims that she then checked shut down for an emergency meeting. “Unfortunately, the damage is far too of spring quarter, explained her frus- 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. the student’s transcript and found all of According to our sources, the Uni- substantial,” Wittman said. “Our IT team trating circumstance. 3:40 p.m.–4:40 p.m. her courses and grades had appeared versity of Washington’s lead IT team worked non-stop Thursday and Friday “I’m double majoring in psychology Tuesday: 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Wednesday: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. except for winter quarter’s. revealed to the registrars that a virus had without any luck retrieving the lost files. and economics,” Fran said. “To know that Thursday: 9 a.m.–1:20 p.m. THE BREAKDOWN: penetrated the Electronic Academic Re- Worst case scenario, students will need the hardest required courses I’ve ever Friday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Quip reported the incident to her cords System. This system contains aca- to repeat their respected courses.” taken at UWT will need to be re-taken supervisor who immediately emailed the demics data, directory information, An official statement was also -re is simply… traumatic.” DARS — the Degree Audit Reporting student demographics, holds and tran- leased by UW president Anna Blague Protests for UW to re-compensate System — office located at UW Seattle. script information. It also allows UW yesterday morning, which deemed the students for lost classes are scheduled to WE'RE HIRING Mario Boffola, the Senior Associate Reg- departmental staff to access student re- news as “potentially devastating for our occur later this week. There are also ru- istrar and Supervisor of DARS claimed cord information and advisers to make UW community.” mors of other students planning to sue (NO JOKE) his office received “dozens of similar notes for student records. THE AFTERMATH: for emotional re-compensation. TO SEE OPENINGS, GO TO: emails from students and advisers at all WHAT THIS MEANS: The news of the breach and it’s ex- UW’s chief administrators, IT team three UW campuses regarding the issue.” Helen Wittman, University Regis- pected consequences are now reaching and leaders are currently working around TACOMA.UW.EDU/HANDSHAKE They weren’t alone, either. Gertrude Zahl, trar and Chief Officer for Enrollment thousands of students in our UW com- the clock to find solutions to quench the assistant registrar of the Registration and Information Services, reportedly an- munity. This news is also crushing for flames. As for the virus, they aren’t sure Transcripts Office claims her small staff nounced to the Board of Registrar’s and those students who may have to repeat what to call it. of five were flooded with at least 100 calls leadership team via email Saturday their courses — especially for seniors. One suggestion has been the SIKE by noon. By 2 p.m. that day, the entire night that the loss of winter quarter UWT senior Natalie Fran, who antici- virus — Sike, happy April Fools day! NEWS OPINION ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT The Ledger.April 1, 2019 | Volume 23 | Issue 22 3 UWT announces new underwater basket weaving degree UW Tacoma’s new Bachelor of Arts in Underwater Basket Weaving is part of the university’s plan to diversify degree offerings starting fall quarter of the 2019–20 academic year. BY MEGHAN RAND leader of the new program. “This degree Over the course of four years, stu- required for entry into the major. NEWS REPORTER reflects UWT’s commitment to diversity, dents in this field will sharpen their skills The program will begin offering and we truly believe that students from on both sides through a combination of seven courses during fall 2019, and will Beginning fall quarter 2019, UW any program will benefit from the artis- textbook reading, building an artistic eventually expand to 10 courses that fol- Tacoma has announced plans to offer a tic value and complex skill this type of portfolio and hands-on field work. The lowing spring. Students from other pro- new academic program in Underwater discipline provides.” mandatory capstone class for this major grams are encouraged to take these Basket Weaving. The degree, which will Underwater basket weaving is a grow- is a challenging course where students classes to fulfill their Visual, Literary and be part of the School of Interdisciplinary ing industry in the Pacific Northwest, will be required to design and host a Performing Arts (VLPA) requirement Arts and Sciences, integrates the complex and has become increasingly popular live, public exhibition of their under- that is needed for most UWT degrees. artistic skill of basket weaving with the with college students. Colleges, such as water creations. Disclaimer: While you’re registering physical challenge of being underwater Evergreen State College, have also begun Some example courses include for your first class in the Underwater for prolonged periods of time.