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The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
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The Worst Therapy You’ve Never Heard Of
Picture a children’s playroom. There’s a dollhouse, bubble wands, toy trucks, colorful posters. Everything your average kid might want. But this playroom isn’t for the average kid — it’s for autistic children, and they’ll spend up to 40 hours a week in that room. They’ll spend those 40 hours doing the same thing over and […]
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‘Tis The Season For Yule Lads?
Yule Wish You Were Celebrating This Holiday!
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From Strike to Screen
The Synopsis Within the past year, the WGA and, later, SAG-AFTRA both went on strike — for anyone with their head under a rock, these strikes were the refusal to work until employers provide better working conditions — representing the screenwriters and actors of America. As an ATEC student interested in TV writing, and, perhaps […]
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Give Us More Girl Games
How many games can a girl gamer game...
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Reading into the Past
Ah, those nostalgic days when the FitnessGram PACER test had us dashing across the gym, our sneakers squeaking on the polished floor as we raced against our own breathless hearts. Field trips brought uncharted adventures, with youthful spirits bubbling with anticipation as we boarded the buses, windows framing a world of possibilities beyond. And oh, […]
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The Revealing Nature of Costumes
Halloween has always been considered to be the scariest time of the year. There are ghosts and ghouls, bones and blood, and horror-themed decorations hung everywhere. Although these things may seem scary, Halloween actually gives people the opportunity to express themselves in ways they otherwise never could. Adults and children alike are able to celebrate […]
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Candy and Capitalism
Every year as October comes around, people begin to prepare for this autumnal holiday that traditionally marks the end of the harvest season. Low-budget and low-quality horror movies are released, candy starts to be sold with more orange packaging, and stores begin to fill up with so-called Halloween-themed decorations. But none of this truly gets […]