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The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
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DJ Showcase – David Allen
What’s the name of your show? “My show is Original Pop Rocks. It’s a play on words. There’s the show Pop Rocks, famous on Sirius XM that plays pop music. But I wanted to call my show original pop rocks because I play music from the late 70s to early 80s time period. Which also […]
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Gabby Petito and The Unheard cases of Black, Indigenous Women of Color
Women have long struggled and still struggle to receive respect from their male counterparts in America. Especially Black and Indigenous women of color who go unseen and unheard so often. White women got the right to vote in 1920 and it wasn’t until 1965 that Black women received the right to vote. Women of color […]
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Joshua Bassett: The Overlooked Star of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series premiered on the streaming service Disney Plus in late 2019. Initially, the series seemed like it was just an opportunity for Disney to capitalize on the High School Musical trilogy; however, after watching the show, many fell in love with the soundtrack and storylines featured. Although the series […]
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7 Ways to Escape the Male Gaze
Disclaimer: none of these approaches should be used in a dangerous situation, the only rule you should be following then would be to get yourself to a safe area, away from any danger. Direct their gaze elsewhere: If you notice someone staring and you’ve got your shoulders out you have a couple of options. Try […]
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Kraftwerk: An influential impact on music
What is Electronic Music? Today, a better question would be: what isn’t electronic music? From Pop to Rap, even to Rock, traces of pure electronic genres like Techno, Electro, and Experimental music can be found in the most popular genres of today. How did we come to this? The true answer includes the work of […]
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Nothing Can Save Dear Evan Hansen From Itself
When Dear Evan Hansen first opened on Broadway five years ago, it was met with wide critical acclaim. Fans called its portrayal of themes like mental illness and teen suicide “groundbreaking.” Critics called the lyrics “heartfelt” and the score “emotionally resonant.” The show swept the 71st Tony Awards with six wins, including Best Musical, Best […]
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Thankfulness or Obedience? A Perspective from a Puerto Rican
What am I? Borinquen? American? Entitled? Marginalized? Legal? Illegal? Am I lost or found? Do I have the right to speak over oppression, or should I be grateful and shut up? Do mainlanders genuinely understand what they benefit from, or expect us to be hopefully thankful to them, as though we are their burden to […]
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Top 5 COVID-19 Treatments
I’m not a part of the sheeple that are “following CDC guidelines” and “getting vaccinated.” It’s clear that the COVID-19 vaccine kills more people than it saves, since all of the headlines on my Facebook feed tell me so. From my sources on Facebook and totallyrealcovidtreatments.com, there are a variety of treatments for COVID-19 that […]
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Opinion
Infinite Unknowns: Marvel’s What If..? and the Influence of Fanfiction
Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the What If…? series and potential spoilers for the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Please proceed with caution. In early October, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finished their first full foray into animation with the season finale of Marvel’s What If…? The Disney+ anthology series was received in […]
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Riots, Respectability, and What Comes Next
The 1960s were a dark time for LGBT people in the United States. Homosexuality and “crossdressing” were illegal and the state violently suppressed anyone deviating from cishetero norms. Undercover officers roamed the cities, searching for men they could arrest for the crime of accepting a free drink from another man. On the streets, if you […]
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October Ed Desk
Happy Halloween Comets! We here at AMP would like to discuss some of the scariest and spookiest things that happened last month. Starting off: the 2021 Met Gala; the horrors were truly endless. There was poor fashion choices and badly timed, poorly attempted political statements. The theme was American Fashion, and somehow the crowd of […]
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AMP Horoscope: Libra Season
Aries: Take a deep breath, you can do this. In fact, you already have. All of this has already happened. Don’t you remember? Taurus: You need to do some serious introspection this month. Ask yourself, what really happened last summer? Gemini: It looks like people have been trying to set boundaries with you lately. You […]