AMP
The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
Cover Stories
Opinion
Roma Sutra: Masturbation Is Good For You
Masturbation carries a huge stigma, but is that stigma justified?
Opinion
Room to Grow: We Need New Performance Spaces Now, Not Later
UTD's theater program is underfunded and students are missing out because of this.
Opinion
Thank You, Capitalism. Now, Goodbye
Is capitalism really that great? Is socialism really that awful?
Opinion
Video Game Preservation
Video game history should be preserved and we have a duty to help.
Opinion
Web Exclusives
Privilege and Inequality in the McDermott Scholars Program
The illustrious McDermott Program has a serious inclusivity problem.
Opinion
Web Exclusives
Confederate Heroes’ Day: Oxymoron or Holiday?
What is a holiday to some, is a painful reminder to others.
Opinion
Print Issues
Corona-lympics
How athletes and coaches are adapting to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
Opinion
Print Issues
Opinions Without Evidence: How the Mercury Failed its Readers
In March, The Mercury published an article by opinion columnist Michael Lockwood filled with transphobic rhetoric and incorrect information about gender transitioning, titled “I Hate Me.” Although some students have asked the Mercury to issue an apology and make corrections to this piece, they have yet to do so. We’ve decided to take matters into […]
Opinion
Top Five Pranks
It’s April, and if you’re like me, then the first thing that comes to mind when you think of April is the first day: April Fools. Although this holiday’s origin is unknown, it became fairly popular in 18th century Europe and has since spread worldwide. But some of the best pranks weren’t on April 1st, […]
Opinion
Print Issues
Vote Blue No Matter Who
As the Democratic National Convention draws closer, tensions are at an all time high within the Democratic Party. Nominees that we didn’t even remember being in the race have dropped out. Voters in key states like Arizona, Illinois, and Florida were expected to go out and vote during a global public health crisis. Joe Biden, […]
Opinion
Print Issues
Monster Girl Mayhem
"Monster girls have taken over this article, and only one nondescript male protagonist can stop them!
Opinion
Print Issues
The Misogynistic Politics of Makeup Art
Art comes in a variety of media, from traditional paint on canvas to sand mandalas, the traditional Tibetan practice of constructing temporary art from sand. All art mediums also come with a wide variety of political implications — Street art such as works done by Banksy and more traditionalist pieces such as Frida Kahlo all […]