By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer Every year, thousands of children in East Texas grow up in abusive homes. When Jeremy Flowers was a kid, his home wasn’t out of the ordinary or strange – it was [Read More…]
By ABIGAIL SMITH/Staff Writer The hum of a CD player filling the room is a joyful melody echoing off the brightly colored walls of a classroom. The room is alive with the vibrant energy of [Read More…]
By MEGAN FOLK/Contributor Blue is a calming color. Water is calming. This is why the new Wellness Center is blue and watery — for calm and comfort. “The Wellness Center is a place I want [Read More…]
Editor’s Note: This is part of a reporting project drawing attention to the rising number of fentanyl deaths, use of Narcan to save lives and UT Tyler’s new Narcan Access Initiative. This story is in [Read More…]
By NATHAN WITT/Editor-In-Chief Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in Patriot Pulse, the magazine of Talon Student Media. Pick up a copy of the magazine for this and other stories in the orange racks around [Read More…]
By EDITORIAL BOARD Editor’s note: This is a revised version of an editorial in Patriot Pulse, the magazine of Talon Student Media. The magazine can be picked up from orange racks around the university. Benjamin [Read More…]
By MATTHEW WONG/Contributor Many UT Tyler students say they are stressed out, which confirms findings of researchers that stress is common among college students. “Stress has made it hard to concentrate on homework assignments and [Read More…]
By ANGELA FOSUHENE-APENTENG/Contributor Natalie Hernandez, a senior health science major, shows off her collection of tattoos. On her bicep are a cherry 8-ball, a set of “love” dice, and the number 777. Each tattoo represents [Read More…]
By YESSENIA VALENCIANA/Contributor What does Chromakopia even mean? This word doesn’t actually exist. This word combines the word “chroma,” which means color, and “kopia.” While kopia isn’t a real word, it can be related to [Read More…]
By ABIGAIL SMITH/Staff Writer Kelsea Ballerini’s album “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” became a TikTok sensation. Its raw account of the end of her five-year marriage captured listeners. The stripped-down vocals and deeply personal lyrics [Read More…]