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Dates: during 1980-1989
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LACK of sensitivity toward science students not only occurs here, but at colleges all over the United States. A male science student at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Washington wrote an article for News-week on Campus that discussed the difficulty of being a scientist at a predominantly liberal arts college. The author wrote, "On the rare occasions when I do speak from my knowledge of engineering, there is a language barrier. I can't talk mathematics to the people in my core classes because most of them don't understand...

Author: By Andrea M. Shlipak, | Title: Revenge of the Nerds: Encouraging Science | 4/6/1988 | See Source »

...long way to Tacoma...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Another Face in the Crowd | 3/24/1988 | See Source »

...NCAA tournament is called The Road to the Final Four, while the interesting--but overlooked women's NCAA tournament--is called The Road to Tacoma. In the East region, Tennessee (29-2) meets James Madision (27-3) while Virginia (26-4) battles Rutgers (27-4) today in Norfolk...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Another Face in the Crowd | 3/24/1988 | See Source »

...meets Mississippi (24-6) while Texas (30-2) gives a Texas welcome to Stanford. In the West Regional at Long Beach California, Long Beach State (23-5) hosts Washington (25-5). Iowa (30-1), the tournaments favorites, takes on USC (22-7). The finals will be held at Tacoma, Washington...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Another Face in the Crowd | 3/24/1988 | See Source »

...factor that has stymied investigators is the transient status of most of the victims. Many had few family ties; many were last seen alive hustling on the Sea-Tac strip, a three-mile stretch near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Cindy Anne Smith, for example, was, according to authorities, a runaway at 13 who sometimes supported herself as a topless dancer. Another victim, 15-year-old Carrie Ann Rois, was a streetwalker for three months before she disappeared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Casting A Net at Green River | 7/27/1987 | See Source »

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