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I want YOU to get vaccinated!

As the semester kicks off to a crowded “de-densified” start, we predictably see our phones notifying us every day of a new long...

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I have a comic 4 you!

There are many misconceptions about comics, the main two being that they are only about superheroes or are just there for the Sunday...

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Athletes struggling with mental health need our support

Simone Biles’s decision to withdraw from the Olympics emblemizes the need to be more empathetic toward athletes who are focusing on their well-being...

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UTD Housing? More like UTD Homeless

UTD creates unnecessary housing dilemmas for students through inefficient communication and by determining and revealing their campus move-in dates way too late. My...

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Band-Aid fixes won’t make game development a safe space

The pending lawsuits concerning Activision Blizzard illuminate longstanding issues within the game development community and remind gamers and game developers that we have...

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True neutral: The college civics professor

The burden of having to give the most coherent, objective and unbiased information in the vast works of American government is put on...

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The SCC needs to do better

Due to visible understaffing issues, the UTD Student Counseling Center (SCC) is unequipped to address mental health in a personalized manner that acknowledges...

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Too many esports not enough vods

Following collegiate esports is often much more difficult than it should be due to a lack of video footage and coinciding broadcast times...

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GOP legislative priority analysis

Texas GOP lawmakers passed most of the carryover priorities from the 2019 legislative session. However, it is disappointing that they could not finish...

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Heartbeat bill: heartless and fruitless

“Our Creator endowed us with the right to life, and yet millions of children lose their right to life every year because of...

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