Features
Caldwell Zoo Scares up Fun With Halloween Festivities
Tyler’s Caldwell Zoo adds decorations, special event to celebrate the Halloween season. Audio story by LEIGH MEYERS
Year: 2025
Culture
¡Arriba! The Rose City Fiesta
By VICTORIA OLIVARES/Staff Writer The community of Tyler came together during Hispanic Heritage month to celebrate the Rose City Fiesta. The fiesta took place on Oct. 11 at Bergfeld Park. Hosted by the Tyler Hispanic [Read More…]
City/State
Parade Highlights Texas Rose Festival
By JIM RASBERRY/Staff Writer Front Street is flooded by crowds lining the street as they watch a procession of brightly colored flowers, floats and poofy dresses. Leading this charge is the sound of drumbeats and blaring [Read More…]
Culture
UT Tyler Faculty Showcase Talent in Art Exhibit
By DEBI OKEKE/Staff Writer Between their work grading papers and lecturing, it’s easy to forget that UT Tyler art professors are practicing artists too. The UT Tyler Studio Art Faculty Exhibition pulls back the curtain, revealing [Read More…]
News
Rob Lowe Speaks About Life, Career at Cowan Center
By CIERRA RAYNER/Contributor Actor Rob Lowe brought humor, reflection and inspiration to the Cowan Center during his lecture Oct. 7. The theater was packed with people anticipating Rob Lowe’s lecture. Lowe kept the audience entertained [Read More…]
News
Candlelight Vigil Honors Lives Lost in Nepal’s Revolution
By MATEUS FERREIRA/Head Writer The Nepali Student Association held a vigil at Lake Tyler this September to remember the lives lost and hope for a better future, after Nepali “Gen-z” revolution. According to NPR, turmoil in [Read More…]
Multimedia
PHOTO ESSAY: Ready, Set, Matcha at ASA’s Performative Male Contest
By ORION BAKER/Multimedia Editor Assistant and HIMAANI RANKA/Staff Writer and ELIZABETH INION/Staff Writer On Sept. 30, UT Tyler’s Asian Student Association hosted the first ever Performative Male Contest at the Amphitheater by WT Brookshire Hall. [Read More…]
Culture
Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” Lifted the Curtain, but Was Her Writing Left Off Stage?
By EVAN FERNANDEZ/Staff Writer Taylor Swift just released her highly anticipated 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” which officially dropped at 12:01 a.m. EDT Oct. 3. The record features 12 tracks and runs for [Read More…]
Features
Hughes Plant Farm Holds Fall Festival
By ELLIE VALLERY/Copy Editor On Saturday, Oct. 4, Hughes Plant Farm held a fall festival that sprouted with autumn hues, live music and Tyler charm. Hughes Plant Farm is a family-owned and operated farm in [Read More…]
Campus News
Ramping up Registration: Spring 2026 Enrollment Starts Early
By VICTORIA OLIVARES/Staff Writer Enrollment for Spring 2026 will begin on Monday, Oct. 20. In a recent email sent out, UT Tyler admission staff cited evidence that found students have better outcomes if enrolled in [Read More…]