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[ April 1, 2026 ] From HPC to Spotlight: Phipps Takes Flight on National Stage Sports
[ March 31, 2026 ] Enrollment Gains Come With Parking, Housing Challenges Campus News
[ March 28, 2026 ] Marcus Emmaneuel: The Emerging Gen-Z Face of the Democratic Party in Tyler News
[ March 23, 2026 ] PHOTO ESSAY: Miles of Momentum Multimedia
[ March 10, 2026 ] Patriots Punch Ticket to Fourth Straight NCAA Tournament Sports

April 2, 2026

News

Red-Hot Patriots Take Down No. 1 West Texas A&M in Statement Sweep

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor CANYON, Texas — UT Tyler softball delivered its most complete performance of the season Wednesday night, sweeping top-ranked West Texas A&M University (31-5, 21-3 LSC) in a Lone Star Conference doubleheader while [Read More...]
Sports

From HPC to Spotlight: Phipps Takes Flight on National Stage

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Phipps has earned a spot to compete in the State Farm College Slam Dunk Championship by winning the 2026 State Farm Dark Horse Dunker contest. This gave the former [Read More...]
Campus News

Enrollment Gains Come With Parking, Housing Challenges

By CIERRA RAYNER/Contributor The university’s enrollment has grown significantly over the past few years. As a result, the university needs more parking and student housing. Administrators acknowledge this. David Barron, vice president for enrollment management, [Read More...]
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Marcus Emmaneuel: The Emerging Gen-Z Face of the Democratic Party in Tyler

By MATEUS FERREIRA/Head Writer Senator Ted Cruz smiles into the camera. Marcus Emmanuel, president of the Young Democrats at UT Tyler, stands awkwardly next to him. The young man is looking off to the side — [Read More...]
Multimedia

PHOTO ESSAY: Miles of Momentum

By ELLIE VALLERY/Copy Editor Runners, families and supporters took part in the Fresh 15 race on March 6 in Tyler, Texas.

Album Review
Duke Reviews: “Ca$ino” by Baby Keem

March 1, 2026

By ORION BAKER/Multimedia Editor Assistant 2026 has become a year for comebacks. Artists have returned from multi-year breaks, with A$AP Rocky coming back from an eight-year hiatus, Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, BTS, and more are [Read More...]
Wuthering Heights Has Great Music… And That’s It

March 1, 2026
Duke Reviews: “Don’t Be Dumb” by A$AP Rocky

February 4, 2026

Sports
Red-Hot Patriots Take Down No. 1 West Texas A&M in Statement Sweep

April 2, 2026

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor CANYON, Texas — UT Tyler softball delivered its most complete performance of the season Wednesday night, sweeping top-ranked West Texas A&M University (31-5, 21-3 LSC) in a Lone Star Conference doubleheader while [Read More...]
From HPC to Spotlight: Phipps Takes Flight on National Stage

April 1, 2026
Patriots Punch Ticket to Fourth Straight NCAA Tournament

March 10, 2026

Patriot Pulse

The Patriot Pulse is a student life magazine produced by the Talon. The purpose behind the magazine is to familiarize students with activities, organizations and notable place on campus and in the local area. Each [Read More...]
Inspired Minds

Inspired Minds is a literary and arts feature magazine developed by the Talon in collaboration with the Creative Writing Club. The purpose behind the magazine is to highlight notable creativity thriving in our local community. [Read More...]

Story Included Fabricated Quote Attributed to Gage Henson

May 21, 2025

From the Editorial Board The Patriot Talon has learned that a story published on this website contained a fabricated quote. The story was then immediately removed. The story dealt with [Read More...]

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: New Beginnings

May 1, 2025

Dear students, staff and alumni of UT Tyler, When I first joined Talon Student Media in 2023, I was not the person I am today. I was nervous, I was [Read More...]

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