Attend the Summer Org Fair, whoever you are!
Freshman Orientation Fair a great opportunty to interact with student organizations for freshman and upper classman alike
The Summer Organization Fair isn’t just for freshmen — every available student should be attending while it’s around! This summer-long event in the Visitor’s Center, traditionally a part of the freshman orientation experience, provides students with a unique opportunity to talk with dozens of clubs at a time, which is...
Cuphead TV series disappoints, clashes with original content
Netflix and Studio MDHR might be drinking from the same cup, but the 2017 game and 2022 TV series have very different ideas on what made the critically acclaimed “Cuphead: Don’t Deal With The Devil” popular to begin with, and I can’t help but be disappointed that the clashing portrayals...
Calisthenics parks provide missing UTD fitness solution
Outdoor equipment is an easily-implementable, cost-effecient stopgap until eventual Activity Center expansion
The UTD gym does not provide enough space for students. This crowding problem will only get worse as the university grows, but all hope is not lost. Consider the idea of using the outdoor space already available on campus, instead of the hundreds of thousands of square footage involved in...
Participate in student orgs, campus events
Where did the year go? The pages of our academic calendars have flown by at a breakneck pace, propelled as if by an occult hand, and now we’re within a month of summer. It’s a good reminder to those of us who aren’t graduating this semester (they’ve already learned this...
‘Last of Us’ TV show must learn from second game’s plot issues and controversies
HBO’s highly anticipated “The Last Of Us” TV show is leaking details like spores in a zombie outbreak. With its all-star cast, legendary source material and ludicrous budget, it could easily be the show to revitalize the series, but I believe only if it takes notes from the backlash to...
SG? Never heard of ’em
The organization has increasingly lost relevance, fallen out of touch with the student body
Students have long stopped caring about Student Government, and with the conclusion of this spring’s elections, it doesn’t look like student government cares about themselves either. Oh, haven’t you heard? The Student Government elections took place about a month ago, from March 28 to March 30. You can be forgiven...
‘Seconds’ highlights dangers of obsessing over past mistakes
Many of us wish we had the power to go back and change things. “Seconds” by Bryan Lee O’Malley explores that natural urge to alter past regrets, with the twist that our protagonist uses the powers of a house spirit to go back and change those small regrets we all...
Will the real ‘Halo’ Master Chief please stand up?
Controversy and division among both critics and fans alike have turned Paramount Picture’s “Halo” series into a battlefield not even Master Chief might be able to win. But as much as I might be disappointed with it, there’s still potential to turn it around. With “Halo” greenlit for a second...
‘Witchy’ comic explores societal dysfunction
We all get to an age where we face the struggle of realizing our community is dysfunctional, despite it seeming normal on the surface. Ariel Slamet Ries’s webcomic “Witchy”is an exemplary story that explores just that. “Witchy” centers around the witch kingdom Hyalin, where the strength of your magic is...
Giving Comets keys to the keyboard
UTD has a chance to reverse the trend of reduced student access to artistic facilities and equipment with new policy
The single piano in the Student Union is not enough for an entire college campus. UTD needs to prioritize creating an efficient and equitable system ensuring access to music spaces for all students. Like many others here at UTD, I have a strong passion for music, even though I myself...