Opinion
I Will Not Be Re-Downloading TikTok
By LARRY BONILLA/Copy Editor The TikTok app was unavailable the late evening of Jan. 18. This was only a few hours before the nationwide ban on Jan. 19, yet the app was down early. For [Read More…]
Articles by Larry Bonilla
Campus News
BREAKING NEWS: UT Tyler Breezeway Collapses During Planned Demolition, Injures 3 Workers, Hospitalizes 1
By LARRY BONILLA/Copy Editor The breezeway between the Hudnall-Pirtle-Roosth Building and Stewart Hall collapsed this Monday afternoon. Three ambulances and two fire engines arrived at the scene after a call at about 12:30 p.m. The [Read More…]
City/State
UT System Set to Provide Undergraduate Texans from Low-Income Families Free Tuition
By LARRY BONILLA/Copy Editor The University of Texas System Board of Regents’ Academic Affairs Committee gave preliminary approval to provide tuition free education to undergraduate Texans attending any of the UT System’s nine academic institutions, [Read More…]
Life & Arts
REVIEW: Charli XCX’s Remixes are a Thrilling Cacophony
By TALON STAFF/ Organized by LARRY BONILLA Charli XCX emerged out of the summer of 2024 as a mainstream pop sensation. Her highly praised album “Brat” made resounding waves this summer with “Apple,” “Girl, So Confusing” and “360.” [Read More…]
Campus News
University Recognizes Student-Made Desired Path
By LARRY BONILLA/Copy Editor After a long summer, returning UT Tyler students came back to campus and discovered that their favorite dirt-path was layered with recycled asphalt. This student made desire-path has been walked over [Read More…]
News
Preparation Key to Weathering Storms
By ANDREW STAPLES/Contributor Multimedia journalist Andrew Staples talks to students about how they deal with turbulent weather events such as ice storms and heat waves. — This story won first place for in-depth audio news [Read More…]
Features
So… Why is the Lake Murky? And What are the Rats?
By LARRY BONILLA/Staff Writer Following an icy winter break, students and faculty returned to the university for the new semester expecting the campus to look the same as they left it. However, that’s not quite [Read More…]
Opinion
The Grammys: Artistic Innovation or Industry Inflation?
By LARRY BONILLA/Staff Writer Since 1959, the Recording Academy’s mission has been to recognize “excellence” in the recording arts by bestowing annual awards to artists. A core belief they have behind their decision making is to [Read More…]
Features
What is the East Texas Watch Dog? UT Tyler’s Beloved Turtle
By LARRY BONILLA/Staff Writer Between the University’s twin lakes, hugging the pathway that connects the Library and Administration building, there rests a giant steel turtle. Matted in bronze, it faces northward with an agape jaw [Read More…]
Life & Arts
The Tallies: The Talon Staff’s Favorite Music of 2023
By TALON STAFF/ Organized by LARRY BONILLA Friends and Fellow Patriots, welcome to “the Tallies!” This is a special Talon Staff review to tally up the music that made us cry, had us enchanted, and shaped our [Read More…]