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The Official Student Opinion and Satire Magazine of UTD
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DJ Showcase: “Good Morning Everybody”
Sarina “Shiloh” Mohanlal is the host of “Good Morning Everybody,” a “weekly dose of aimless conversation” that airs from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday mornings. Sarina’s sharp humor and high-energy personality make her a great conversationalist and a fantastic talk show host. But when Sarina sat down to chat with me, she brought a friend with […]
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Unmasking the (Super)Power Fantasy
Spoilers Ahead!!! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…boring. In one superhero, Superman gets super strength, super hearing, flight, speed, x-ray vision, freeze breath, laser vision, invincibility, and – somehow – more. No fight is even a question for him; his whole gimmick is that he’s unbeatable, and in the few instances where he does […]
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Stop the Baby Machine Mentality
Hey ladies! Did you know that apparently you’re supposed to prioritize your future children over yourself when it comes to receiving (possibly life-saving) healthcare? Even if those children don’t currently (or will never) exist? Most women are well aware that society expects them to get pregnant at some point in their lives. (I realize that […]
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Vote to Make Your Vote Matter
It’s election season! Doesn’t that just make your heart race? What else do young college students look forward to more than seeing their voices be silenced yet again in order to keep the old white men in power? Trust me, I know how tiresome politics can be; I have stopped keeping up with it myself […]
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Being a Material Girl in a Streaming World
On August 4th, 2022, every terminally online person including myself opened their Twitter feed to find some very disconcerting news. Two popular streaming services — er, scratch that — the popular streaming service HBO Max and some completely niche, underground streaming service called Discovery+ swore a sacred oath before God to love each other always, […]
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Dear Men, Your Feminist Writing Sucks
I want to start off by saying that I am a woman, I am a feminist, and I love feminism. I love women being girlbosses. However, I am sick and tired of men patting themselves on the back for writing “feminist” characters without ever having spoken to a woman before. In cartoons, there are two […]
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Diagnosing Your Love Life!
Breaking news from the research world: YA romance novels give realistic love advice to teenagers with low standards. We conducted a lengthy study involving hours pouring through AO3 and Wattpad’s critically acclaimed novels, such as “My Sexy Mysterious Billionaire Boyfriend is Secretly a Werewolf.” This research demonstrates how common tropes in YA romance reveal accurate […]
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Tobor: Op-Ed
Exploiting cheap and available student labor isn’t as bad as you think it is, and should actually be expanded to give cheap food service laborers at UTD the freedom to work as much as possible. Last month, Tobor was arrested for supposedly exploiting student labor to staff the fast food restaurants on campus, but this […]
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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 […]