AMP
The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
Opinion
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The Silent Majority
Occasionally we hear the term “Silent Majority” being discussed by politicians and journalists, but who exactly makes up the Silent Majority? The term Silent Majority is credited to President Nixon defending the Vietnam War and has since been liberally used and misunderstood by the media and politicians on all sides. The Silent Majority acts much […]
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Whooshing Red
White Insurrection, an American Institution
It’s November 10th, 1898. The office of an opposition newspaper is burned to the ground. The newly-elected government is forced to resign at gunpoint. Prominent dissenters are put on a kill list and detained throughout the city. This is just the beginning of the repression. The city is Wilmington, North Carolina. The putschists are armed […]
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Ticket Stubs
Letterkenny Letterkenny is a tv show about a rural town in Canada. The beauty of Letterkenny is in its dry humor and quick wit. The show clips along at a fast pace with the actors barely leaving time for you to process the first joke before they move on to the second joke. With a […]
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Reproductive Coercion
It’s happened to all of us. We’ve all driven down a rural, Texas highway and passed a billboard that reads: “Pregnant? Need help? Give us a call.” Advertisements like that belong to crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), non-profit organizations that focus on persuading pregnant people to not have abortions. Such centers have mastered the art of […]
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Media in the Time of COVID-19
When channel surfing on major networks nowadays, you’ll see that current seasons of prime time television have acknowledged the overgrown elephant in every room: we are all living in the midst of a global pandemic. The networks flood our eyes with The Conners, Superstore, essentially any show written by Shonda Rhimes… yet, instead of providing […]
Ed Desk
February Ed Desk
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that nothing is impossible — but just in case you managed to miss that lesson, January 2021 made it a point to really drive that message home. From the US Capitol getting stormed for the first time since 1812, to a second impeachment of You-Know-Who, to whatever is […]
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DJ Showcase
Name of host: John Lawler Name of show: Psych! Time: Fridays 3pm-6pm How would you describe your show to someone who has never listened? [It’s] all over the place. I don’t like to stick to one genre; I don’t like to stick to one time period either. I like to jump around, I like to […]
AMP Watches
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AMP Watches: Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Folks, it’s been a rough January. We really just needed something light-heartedly bad to lift our spirits. That’s why we decided to watch one of the members of our editorial board’s favorite movies, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Fear not though, dear reader, because whilst Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed may be the apex of […]
Opinion
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Whooshing Red: America After the Rain
So much relies on a pint of Austin Eastciders and a pack of American Spirit menthols on an election night. The people the next table over analyzed at each other, talking about how long a certain area on a certain map would stay a certain color. I knew I shouldn’t have been there, but our […]
Print Issues
Red, Blue, Green, and the Case For Better
There’s a lot on the line in this election. With the looming threat of climate change and ecological collapse, it is imperative that politicians seek bold action and strong solutions. But are those solutions being offered? Let’s look at the candidates’ histories and proposals for the environment. For the purpose of this article, we will […]
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Satire
Ken Paxton: A Man of the People
On October 3rd, the Austin-American Statesman and KVUE-TV got ahold of a letter written by seven of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top aides alleging that Paxton was “violating federal and/or state law” by supposedly abusing his office and accepting bribes. This isn’t the first political hit job Paxton has been the victim of. For […]
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Why So Serious? A Look at 20 Years of Batman Movies
The Batman (2021), starring Robert Pattinson, is supposed to show us a version of Bruce Wayne onscreen that we haven’t seen in a long time. Set in his second year of crime fighting, between his dramatic origin story and being a fully-established vigilante, the film is set to be more of a detective story than […]