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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
By EMILY CLARK/Contributor Social media connects people from across the globe but it’s also a platform on which college athletes increasingly are subjected to harmful and abusive messages. A recent NCAA study found that a [Read More…]
The University Steps project is nearing completion. UT Tyler is is replacing the stairway between Stewart Hall and Hudnall-Pirtle-Roosth Building with a larger set of stairs that will connect the Bell Tower area to Harvey [Read More…]
By WHITNEY WORLEY/Contributor On April 9, UT Tyler hosted Destress Fest to provide activities for students to take a break from studying. “I thought Destress Fest was a really cool way of giving students an [Read More…]
By EMILY CLARK/Contributor Note: Emily Clark is also a member of the women’s soccer team. Brooke Mullins, a junior soccer player at The University of Texas at Tyler, was named the Lone Star Conference Academic [Read More…]
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 the [Read More…]
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…]