AMP
The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
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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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 […]
Cover Stories
Opinion
Roma Sutra: Masturbation Is Good For You
Masturbation carries a huge stigma, but is that stigma justified?
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Satire
An Apology (For Your Behavior)
How I " egregiously mishandled" the COVID-19 pandemic.
Features
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May Ticket Stubs: Quarantine Edition
Ruqiya Barreh One of Netflix’s newest shows, The Midnight Gospel, is one that defies easy categorization. Created by Pendleton Ward (creator of beloved Adventure Time) and Duncan Trussell (creator of the podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour), The Midnight Gospel is simultaneously a fantastical science-fiction odyssey journeying across Salvador Dali-esque dreamscapes and a meditative reflection […]
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Satire
Quarantine Qooking
Thriving with struggle meals!
Opinion
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Corona-lympics
How athletes and coaches are adapting to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.
Opinion
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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 […]
Features
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AMP Watches: How It Ends
How "How It Ends" Ends
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Satire
Dating: A COVID Casualty?
We get it. You’re withering away under quarantine. You’ve taken all this time to hole up inside your room, look up all the ways to trick your professors into shutting their computers down, and make stupid memes about the virus, even though we warned you that it was a bad idea. Now the only problem […]
Opinion
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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, […]
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We Attended Ayn Rand Con So You Don’t Have To
Are you a liberal? A socialist? A conservative? An effective altruist? I have bad news for you: According to Ayn Rand Con, you’re all irrational collectivists, and part of the problem. Ayn Rand, an author and wannabe philosopher best known for her development of Objectivism, led a train wreck of a life. She’s a guiding […]