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The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
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Ed Desk: October 2022
Happy Halloween, Comets! We’re almost halfway through the semester and some spooky things have been happening. Firstly, the British monarchy had a huge change in leadership with Queen Elizabeth dying and her son King Charles III taking her place. Many have taken this time to express their thoughts on the unsavory history of Britain’s royal […]
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October Horoscopes
Aries: Beware the pull of the Aries full moon. You’re standing on a cliff face, and it will try to drag you off the edge. Keep your emotional responses in check, and ask yourself what you’re really angry about. Taurus: You are drowning, barely keeping your head above water in a sea of endless responsibilities. […]
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DJ Showcase: Small Moments
At the end of a long week of classes, the last thing you’ll want to do is head into the weekend with more work. Luckily, Small Moments DJ Marco Frescas has something to replace homework in your Friday night schedule: three hours of musical celebration in a variety of styles and genres. In tune with […]
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Food for Thought: Spooky Edition
Sweet Treats that Keep You Up at Night Monster Yogurt The only thing scary about Monster Yogurt is having to make the choice of what yogurt flavors and toppings make the perfect cup out of the millions of combinations. A 3-minute drive from campus, Monster Yogurt is the best place for an affordable and tasty […]
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What year are you?
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WIPEOUT!
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88 Reasons why 88rising sucks
For the last few years, 88rising has been 88falling. The American media company 88rising founded by Sean Miyashiro in 2015 is known for promoting primarily Asian and Asian American musicians. Some of the most famous artists that work with 88rising include Joji, Rich Brian, Niki, Jackson Wang, and several others. At least, that was their […]
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Shifting Gears: Metal Gear makes peace, not war
Back in ye olde times (by which I mean the year 1973), a notable French director named François Truffaut made an offhand point in the Chicago Tribune, which simultaneously aged like a fine wine yet continues to plague the mind of just about every Stanley Kubrick fan on the planet. Unfortunately, I am one of […]
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Everyone sleeps on kids’ shows
“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” is an animated TV show about a band of kids stranded on Isla Nublar following the events of the film “Jurassic Park.” Sounds exciting, no? Indeed it is, at least for those who chose to give it a chance once it was released. Unfortunately, animation, especially children’s media, is disregarded as […]
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America’s #1 transmasc icon is dead… or is he?
As we enter this month of spooks, scares, and other sinister synonyms, I want to bring the hearts and minds of the UTD public to a solemn topic. It is with a heavy heart that I inform you all that Danny Fenton, a boy who is “just fourteen,” has died… or has he? “Danny Phantom” […]
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The possibilities of AI art
DALL-E is a neural network that can create images from text captions. It uses a dataset of text-image pairs and creates archetypal images of animals, artwork, and objects. Moreover, it can understand and plausibly relate these concepts and can also transform them into existing images. There are many controversies regarding DALL-E as people think that […]
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Election update: Enarc rises, Tobor falls
New mascot church group raises hopes for construction Enarc’s return came alongside the creation of a new religious group on campus dedicated to his teachings. The Holy Church of Enarc started meetings on campus soon after Enarc’s bid for the 2022 mascot election was announced. They meet in the Student Union at room 1.602 on […]