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DJ Showcase: 69+ Love Songs
Maizie Croom, host of Radio UTD show 69+ Love Songs, joins AMP’s Sebyul Paik for a casual chat that happened to be recorded, transcribed, and published in both print and web formats. Sebyul Paik: How’s it feel to be DJ of the month? Maizie Croom: It feels ok. It’s sort of a symbolic title, but […]
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May 2022 Ed Desk: Save the Planet (pt. 346)
Spring has sprung, Comets! We hope y’all are enjoying the warm weather while simultaneously avoiding the mental breakdown that final exams might bring on. Outside is nice and beautiful right now, especially when basking in the sun at the Plinth. However, we can not ignore the recent news on the climate activism movement. Scientists all […]
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UTD Eats: April Edition
Bawarchi’s Biryani Bawarchi’s Biryani is a popular Indian restaurant located 10 minutes away from campus. It takes a few extra minutes to find among all the other restaurants in the shopping complex, but don’t let that stop you – you’ll get the time back when you receive your food earlier than expected (and they give […]
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April Horoscopes
Aries: If you’re struggling this much in the intro courses, you probably won’t like the rest of your degree. It’s not too late to drop out and cut yourself off from society! You still have time to move into a remote cabin in the Piney Woods and become an urban legend for East Texas campers. […]
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Why Dead Characters Should Not Be Revived
After regularly consuming a piece of media, audiences can feel emotionally attached to the characters they have seen for multiple installments; in many long-running stories, some characters, unfortunately, kick the bucket. The death of a fan-favorite character can elicit strong emotions from the audience, for better or worse. Because of this, the character could come […]
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Heroism Is for Everybody: VeggieTales’ Style of Promoting Good Character
For plenty of Christian families, their children had the opportunity to watch a computer-animated kids’ show called VeggieTales while growing up. The main characters Bob and Larry often narrate different stories in each episode, and talk about what’s important in Christian theology, including some short Bible verses and things to teach kids moral lessons. There […]
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The Perfect Batman Cast (According to a REAL Fan)
When Robert Pattinson was announced as the lead of The Batman (2022), there were a lot of complaints from so-called “fans” about Batman being played by a man best known for playing a brooding vampiric teenager who hates himself. Of course, real fans (like myself) knew from the start he was perfect. Having been proven […]
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The Gospel According to Republicans
If you grew up in America, you must have a good grasp of what Christianity looks like, and you may have someone summarize the Bible. Back in the good ol’ days — when only white men spoke — everyone knew the Bible as a guideline for conservatism. However, now we have a lot of lying […]
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Attention Span < Since Pandemic
“Mostly everything gets worse before it gets better” Wanda Styles The pandemic has caused many issues to the lives of everyone in the world, and now that our way of life is shifting its way back to normality, the effects it had on us are starting to become more visible. Adapting to Change Change was […]
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Defending Yourself in the Metaverse
How would you imagine the average living room in the 21st century? Would you think of automatic, voice controlled appliances, and immersive, virtual reality video games? That’s how the future is envisioned in one of Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom’s attractions, Carousel of Progress. The last scene, created in the 90’s and meant to depict a home […]
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Esports Marketing Is Just Better
I was dying. Two hours of screaming, cheering, and enjoying professional Call of Duty at the first major tournament of the year meant that I was thirsty, looking for the first liquid to chug down my throat. And that was where I first learned that esports marketing was a step above the rest. The only […]
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March 2022 Ed Desk
Spring is here, Comets! That means it’s the perfect time to catch up on some spring cleaning, clear out some contacts on your phone, and do anything else that makes you feel renewed. Now might also be the perfect time to start a new show, particularly one of the most talked-about shows on Twitter right […]