Opinion

Opinion

Confirm Amy Coney Barrett now

President Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the late Justice Ginsberg; the...

Opinion

Reopening the library is long overdue

UTD is open for business, but the continued closure of the library leaves Comets scratching their heads. Except for the Eugene McDermott Library,...

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LGBT + mental wellness

The LGBT+ community maintains significantly higher suicide rates, especially within younger age groups. It is imperative that LGBT+ oriented healthcare be more widely...

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Neither rain, nor sleet, nor lack of government aid

As election season approaches and the pandemic continues, mail-in voting is becoming an increasingly attractive option. Since cutbacks on funding for the Postal...

Opinion

Honorlock is not the key to proctoring

As midterm season approaches, students are experiencing an Orwellian nightmare. With UTD professors having the option to use remote proctoring, several students have...

Opinion

It’s time to build – again

As a result of the pitiful COVID-19 pandemic response, incompetent national leadership all around and a polarized populace like no other, our country...

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Popping quizzes (more often)

“Hell week.” Defined by Urban Dictionary, it is the time of a college student’s month where tests, projects and papers are all due...

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Teaming up to Collaborate

For virtually enrolled Comets, a two-platform solution optimally balances functionality and convenience in online classes. UTD has no standardized platform for virtual classes....

Opinion

The real reason young adults don’t vote

Many older voters subscribe to the idea that young adults are politically uninformed or too lazy to vote. This misconception is merely an...

Opinion

Logical fallacies kill reason

If we vote for [insert candidate name here], eventually democracy will die out. This is because [insert candidate name here] will lead us...

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