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The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
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Video Gaymes
In the constant struggle to bring positive queer representation to modern media, video game characters suffer from stereotyping, hypersexualization, and total erasure of queerness.
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New Sham, Inc. Whistleblower Sparks Discussion Over Misinformation Campaigns
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Ticket Stubs
Dive into the best and brightest films of November 2019.
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The Constitutional Argument for Abortion Rights
What does do the Constitution and the Supreme Court have to say about one of the most constant political debates of the past few decades?
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One Country, “Two” Systems
In one of the world's most important economic hubs, democracy is under attack. What's going on in Hong Kong?
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Hollywood Disconnect: The Tired Empowerment of Disenfranchised Women
In male-dominated Hollywood, blockbuster movies scramble for female representation without understanding what it should look like.
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Interview with an Influencer: Venmo Edition
We’ve all heard of Venmo, the favorite money transfer app of bank-killing millennials. What really sets it apart from other payment apps are its widely used and appreciated social features. Friends and strangers are invited into your spending habits where they can silently judge you for how often you use ride shares and eat gelato. […]
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Gilded Silicon
By Evan Meade Back in July, four Congressmen sent an open letter to Facebook asking them to halt development on their new “cryptocurrency” called Libra. The Representatives, all members of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, cited serious concerns relating to “privacy, trading, national security, and monetary policy.” They believed that such a currency […]
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A Back Alley CAFE
On November 2, 2018, at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center, Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Dean of the Naveen Jindal School of Management, gave remarks to the gathered student and faculty attendees of the CAFÉ Fall Seminar: “Freedom and Prosperity in the U.S. and the World: How Are We Doing?” Dr. Pirkul spoke of the need to “protect […]
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Merry Cruzmas!
Preparing for the Holidays in Ted’s Texas Season’s Greetings, fellow Texans! I should begin by sharing that I wanted to open this piece with “Merry Christmas!” but the PC Police at AMP forced their hippie-dippy inclusion on me with the threat of not publishing my article that, in its truest form, oozed truth and delicious […]
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Shopping for Sneaker Heads
Christmas is just around the corner, which means it’s time to pay homage to Odin, the Wild Hunt, Modraniht, and the birth of Jesus Christ by giving gifts to our loved ones and being forced into awkward office Secret Santa exchanges. Sometimes, the ones we care about can be hard to shop for. Your boyfriend […]
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The Third Annual Naughty or Nice List
The most wonderful time of year has come, and by that of course we mean the time for our official annual AMP Naughty or Nice lists. This year has been a wild ride from start to finish, and we’ve documented the best and the worst that 2018 has had to offer. Be sure to give […]