2025 - The Patriot Talon

UT Tyler Employee Faces Possession of Child Pornography Charges

April 2, 2025 Danny Mogle

By JUDE RATCLIFF/Staff Writer A UT Tyler employee has been arrested for possession of child pornography. Brandon Baschnagel, 41, of Bullard, was taken into custody by UT Tyler Police, said a statement issued by Henderson [Read More…]

UT Tyler Receives $2M for Dementia Program

April 2, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By MACY MAXWELL/Staff Writer The University of Texas at Tyler has received a $2 million gift from the Byers Family Foundation to help establish a center for Alzheimer’s and dementia diagnosis and treatment. UT System [Read More…]

UT Tyler, Stage Notes go ‘Into the Woods’ Together

April 2, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By ZACHARIAH ABERCRUMBIA/Contributor The University of Texas at Tyler School of Performing Arts, in collaboration with the Stage Notes Academy of Performing Arts Theater in Athens, will stage the musical “Into the Woods” bringing a [Read More…]

Activism in East Texas: How UT Tyler Students Can Protect the Environment

April 1, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By ELLIE VALLERY/Assistant Copy Editor Freshman marketing major Chelsea Rivers spent hours propped in front of her computer screen in UT Tyler’s Muntz Library. After checking the time, she gets up and strolls to Harvey [Read More…]

Robert Roberson Case: East Texas man on Death Row Seeks New Trial

April 1, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JUDE RATCLIFF/Multimedia Journalist Robert Roberson from East Texas is on death row in Texas after being convicted for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. He was found guilty of his causing his [Read More…]

D&D 2024: Monster Manual Review

March 24, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JAMES RASBERRY/Staff Writer Foreword: This is a personal review. This article will not cover issues with the parent companies of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro. This article will focus on the content of [Read More…]

Duke Reviews: “Hurry Up Tomorrow” by The Weeknd

March 24, 2025 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Columnist Hello and welcome back! I’m Orion, and after some consideration, I decided to look at more popular albums to build up the audience and then get the recommendations going. The form for [Read More…]

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

March 21, 2025 Orion Baker

By ORION BAKER/Video Editor Assistant Texas A&M Kingsville baseball coaches watch from the dugout as they fall to defeat Feb. 22 at Irwin Field. Photo by ORION BAKER. Pitcher Rawley Hector [Read More…]

Navigating From College to Career

March 15, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By STEPHANIE WILLIAMSON/Contributor With graduation on the horizon, upper-division college students are increasingly focused on their career trajectories. “I’m worried about finding a job after graduation,” Denisha Mims, senior health science student, said. Mims is [Read More…]

Tyler Music Scene Becoming More Diversified

March 15, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By ANGELA FOSUHENE-APENTENG/Contributor On a cool Friday evening, Rick’s on the Square and ETX Brewing Company are buzzing with live music reflective of the energy and soul of Tyler’s growing music scene. InFocus is performing [Read More…]