Opinion

Opinion

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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Tiktoxic by design

On the surface, TikTok seems like a harmless way to pass time and learn convenient life hacks, but there’s actually much more to...

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Esports experience can’t be defined by a single exam

The Esports Certification Institute (ECI) tried to make a $400 certification for esports, and it died within three days. While it could come...

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Conservatives aren’t being canceled

With the “free speech” alternative social media app Parler returning to the App Store after being banned for involvement in the Jan. 6...

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