AMP
The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
Satire
Executive Order GA-34
Greg Abbott released executive order GA-34, lifting the mask mandate and letting businesses open up 100%. Now, the order is written in classic legalese, which may be hard to understand for some of our less legally-inclined readers. As such, I’ve created this handy-dandy summation to help Texans understand the decision making that goes on within […]
Ed Desk
April Ed Desk
As if the deadly snowstorm that we faced in February wasn’t enough to prove the failure of our elected officials, in March, Governor Greg Abbott recalled the statewide mask mandate. Statewide, masks are no longer required in public places. Even though most businesses will still require masks in their stores, some will not. Other businesses […]
Opinion
Whooshing Red
The Winter, The Blackouts, and The Apocalypse
In Houston, a suburban family finds their three children dead in a house fire. In Harris County, at least 300 were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. In the same city, a 60-year-old unhoused man is found dead, having frozen to death. Per the Washington Post, at least 58 people died in this month’s winter storms […]
Satire
Texas, Stay Red
“If you’re gonna run in Texas, you can’t be a liberal man,” – Ted Cruz’s campaign song, 2018. Hey, stupid. Yeah, Texas, we’re looking at you. We’re laughing at you right now, actually. Your latest disgrace is all over the internet, but especially on Twitter. Curious that it snowed over there. You mean, Texas really […]
Ed Desk
March Ed Desk: I Think We’re Alone Now
As we recover from the devastating winter storm that passed through Texas mere weeks ago, we at AMP felt it was important to discuss the circumstances surrounding the disaster, and its political fallout. In this issue, we’re featuring some reactionary satire and opinion articles from our fellow Comets. The one thing that we want to […]
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Opinion
There Is An Escape
To say that the release of Cyberpunk 2077 was a disaster would be an understatement. From the moment the game launched on December 10th of last year, it was abundantly clear that the game was so buggy, it was nearly unplayable. Some glitches were only cosmetic problems, like NPCs randomly T-posing or trying to put […]
Opinion
Embrace The Meme
UT Dallas probably wasn’t a school you thought very much about when you were applying to colleges – you probably didn’t really know much about the university until you first arrived on campus for your initiation as a Comet. That’s because we’re new, and typically when people think of a “UT School,” they think of […]
DJ Showcase
Features
March DJ Showcase
DJ Name: Alana King Name of Show: something old/something new Time of Show: Wednesdays 9pm-12am How would you describe your show to someone who has never listened? For the first talking break of each hour, I always say that something old/something new is an eclectic mix of recent releases and blasts from the past. I […]
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March Ticketstubs
Possessor Possessor was released in early 2020 and quickly became a hit. It was written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg, son of David Cronenberg. Going into this knowing that it came from the mind of a Cronenberg, I expected to be both horrified and delighted, and Possessor did not disappoint. The film follows an elite […]
Satire
How to Spend Your Stimmy
The pandemic has hit a lot of the US population very hard, with many going jobless for months and having to come up with money for rent, food, and other bills. With this in mind, I’ve put together a guide on how to properly spend the upcoming $1400 stimulus checks to help alleviate your current […]
Opinion
Where Did All The School Shootings Go?
If Anything Happens I Love You is a 12-minute short film on Netflix that will shatter your heart, throw it out the window, run over it with a truck, and set it on fire. Directed by Michael Govier and Will McCormack and produced by Laura Dern, the film succeeds in making you experience all the […]
Opinion
Black Women and the Short Men Who Won’t Leave Them Alone
I know what you’re probably thinking: here comes another think piece about racism and inequality. To put it simply, you’re absolutely right; but today we’re going to be more introspective. I’m talking about looking at problems within the black community that are promoting the cycle of inequality. The day colonizers stepped foot on African soil […]