2025 - The Patriot Talon

Patriot Baseball’s Breakthrough 2025 Season Ends on World Series Stage

June 10, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor The University of Texas at Tyler’s baseball team made history in 2025, reaching the NCAA Division II College World Series for the first time since moving up to the DII level [Read More…]

Patriots Make History with Second Straight NCAA Division II Softball Championship

June 10, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Sports Editor The Patriots have done it again, and this time, they’ve made history. The University of Texas at Tyler softball team claimed its second straight NCAA Division II national championship on Thursday [Read More…]

Providing Help to Student Veterans: ‘I Saw a Tremendous Need’

May 23, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By NICOLE ANDERSON/Contributor Editor’s Note: Nicole Anderson is a veteran. Chris Cox, coordinator of veteran’s affairs at the Military and Veterans Success Center at The University of Texas at Tyler, helps veterans with both their [Read More…]

Story Included Fabricated Quote Attributed to Gage Henson

May 21, 2025 The Patriot Talon

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 the topic of drinking alcohol [Read More…]

Meet the Tyler Social Media Influencer with More than 250K Followers

May 20, 2025 The Patriot Talon

Video by JUDE RATCLIFF/Multimedia Contributor A few years ago, Makala Johnson of Tyler was diagnosed with a rare chronic illness. As she began her long recovery, she started making social media posts. Her honesty and [Read More…]

Looking for Love in All the Online Places

May 7, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JADA MCGEE/Contributor Finding love in college is like finding a quiet library seat during finals: rare, stressful and probably already taken. “I think of people like me: awkward, shy and can’t talk to people [Read More…]

Patriot Baseball Sweeps Opening Round of LSC Tournament in Dominant Fashion

May 6, 2025 Chase Upton

By CHASE UPTON/Contributor The University of Texas at Tyler’s nationally ranked baseball team opened the Lone Star Conference Tournament May 4 with a near-perfect sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville, winning the first game 10-1 and securing [Read More…]

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: New Beginnings

May 1, 2025 The Patriot Talon

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 shy, I had no confidence [Read More…]

Master Plan Calls for More Housing, New Lake

April 29, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JUDE RATCLIFF/Staff Writer UT Tyler is set to undergo major construction projects as part of a plan to revitalize areas of the campus. President Dr. Julie V. Philley presented the Master Plan proposal for [Read More…]

UT Tyler’s Hurdlers Jump at Chance to Compete at Nationals

April 28, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JULIANE FRUEH/Contributor Two UT Tyler hurdlers are fighting for spots at the DII Outdoor Track & Field National Championships May 22-24 in Pueblo, Colorado. Brandon Arenas, a junior kinesiology major, and Ashton Turner, [Read More…]