By DAVID CHAPEK/Contributor Lydia O’Neal lives in Big Sandy and commutes to campus five days a week. Her commute? A whopping 32 miles each way. Do the math, and that’s 320 miles a week. Over [Read More…]
By BARTON HISEL/Contributor As the dancing rainbow pattern of light shines out of the clear side panel of my gaming rig, I sit enthralled by the story playing out on my screen. The details the game [Read More…]
Senior tennis player Gonzalo Fernandez Gil and junior softball pitcher Tatum Goff are the university’s athletes of the year. Each year the Athletic Department names top performers in several categories. The head coaches vote on [Read More…]
By CAMRI CECIL/ Talon Contributor Athlete and former star student Maya Dossing is inspiring the next generation of young female athletes one day at a time. After a successful career as a leader and crucial [Read More…]
By DAISY ESCATEL/ Staff Writer Steep hills and overcrowded elevators have become major roadblocks for many students with disabilities as they navigate the University of Texas at Tyler. The institution is taking steps to alleviate some [Read More…]
By JOSEPH MALDONADO/ Talon Contributor Wallyball, the indoor recreational sport played in racketball rooms, is quickly becoming a common hobby for college students. The rules of wallyball are the same as those of volleyball, except the [Read More…]
By LAKYNDRA LARKIN/ Inspired Minds Editor-in-Chief Applications to be a lab tech for the Department of Mass Communication at UT Tyler are open for the fall 2023 semester. Lab techs are student workers who assist other [Read More…]
By JESSICA SMITH/Patriot Talon Contributor Nick Smith is thankful he and others knew what to do when a chainsaw sliced into his leg. “One time I hit my knee with a running chain saw, it [Read More…]
By CHARLOTTE CHALDER/Talon Contributor Students often struggle when choosing where to live when attending college. Whether to live on or off campus and share a dorm or apartment with people you know or even a [Read More…]
By TEAGAN GUY/Talon Contributor It is a Saturday evening and people are strolling through downtown Tyler enjoying live music. Outside a restaurant, the smell of food is accompanied by the smell of berries. A plume [Read More…]