October, 2023 - The Patriot Talon

PHOTO ESSAY: Afrobeats, A Night of Fun and Funk

October 19, 2023 Porter

By PORTER STAGGERS/Staff Writer Wednesday, October 4th, the African Student Organization and Black Student Association collaborated to throw the “Afrobeats Party” in the Patriot Zone. The evening consisted of party games, delicious food and music [Read More…]

Career Closet Dressing Students for Success

October 16, 2023 Nayeli Carrillo

By NAYELI CARRILO/ Staff Writer Dress shirts, business pants, dresses, shoes, suits, belts, and ties. The Career Closet, located in the Career Success Office in the University Center, contains all these articles of clothing for UT [Read More…]

Bethesda Health Clinic Looking for Volunteers and Patients

October 16, 2023 Brynna Williamson

By AMANDA CEA/ Staff Writer and BRYNNA WILLIAMSON/ Vice Editor in Chief The Lindale branch of the Bethesda Health Clinic is now open to the public. Located in “The Journey Center” in Lindale, the clinic is [Read More…]

Cortado – Cup of Jo’s Coffee Review

October 12, 2023 The Patriot Talon

By JOSEPH MALDONADO/ Staff Writer How do I end a series of articles about drinking coffees and tea I’ve never drunk before? By trying the most interesting and wild coffee on the menu, of course. I’ve [Read More…]

The Clothesline Project: Gut-Wrenching Messages Are Voices of Abuse Victims

October 12, 2023 Ashley Worley

By ASHLEY WORLEY/Staff Writer EDITOR’S NOTE: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Rows of T-shirts hung from clotheslines: a rainbow of colors. Each one is a story captured in paint, expressing the inexpressible. Some spoke [Read More…]

UT Tyler Choir to Perform Upcoming Fall Concert, “Promised Land,” Oct. 14

October 10, 2023 Breanna Bolle

By BREANNA BOLLE/Staff Writer UT Tyler’s Patriot Singers are holding their upcoming Fall Choir Concert, “Promised Land,” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. The concert will take place at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in [Read More…]

“We just want to help out in any way that we can:” SGA a Student Resource

October 9, 2023 Danny Mogle

By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Chloe Dix says her job as president of the Student Government Association is to serve as the primary liaison between students, faculty, and administrators. When the university made additional parking spaces [Read More…]

Purposeful Play at Caldwell Zoo

October 9, 2023 Nathan Witt

By NATHAN WITT/Editor-in-Chief “Look! There it is! Right there!” shouts 4-year-old Victor Jr. to his mom, Elanlla. His feet “thump-thump-thump” to the front of the glass. He reaches with the tip of his toes to [Read More…]

Take aim: Throwing pies for charity

October 5, 2023 Leigh Meyers

By LEIGH MEYERS/Staff Writer Despite the heat of the day, a crowd of students surround a line of chairs just outside of Harvey Lake deck. The students chat and laugh as one of their peers [Read More…]

Campus News

A Community Found In Grief

October 5, 2023 Karleigh Yancy

By KARLEIGH YANCY/ Staff Contributor Typically, Saturdays at UT Tyler are quiet. Most students aren’t on campus, and many events from the week are already over. However, on Sept. 30, the normally empty lawn in [Read More…]