Opinion

Opinion

Texas polling bill disenfranchises youth

Taking away the most convenient location for college students to cast their ballots is an obvious attempt at disenfranchisement and must be condemned....

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Why aren’t you watching the road?

As a commuter school, traffic is heavy at UTD, and with that comes careless student drivers. Drivers need to slow down and focus...

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Boycotting videogames does not solve injustice

Transphobia and propaganda are a few of the latest search terms to be associated with a campaign against the video games “Hogwarts Legacy”...

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Creativity is for STEM students too

With UTD’s many efforts to expand the arts on campus, now is the perfect time for STEM-oriented students to take on a creative...

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UTD needs better social life

Comets often complain that UTD is largely a commuter school and lacks a social life compared to other Texas universities. However, both the...

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Free resources for students

Students should be more aware of free campus resources to help with — and potentially prevent — midterm burnout. By the time you’re...

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More students need to learn CPR and AED

Not enough students are actively learning basic life support, or BLS, which is easy to learn and has immense positive potential. People may...

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Dear Boomers: please stop writing Gen Z characters

As newer TV shows like “Euphoria” and “Never Have I Ever” air on popular streaming platforms, young people are constantly seeing how characters...

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We are Asian Americans. We are not a foreign threat. We are not the enemy.

One out of five Asian Americans will experience a hate-related incident, and with rising tensions between China and the United States, we will...

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