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UT Tyler’s LaTosha Cleaver Finds Strength Helping Others

May 26, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By JESSICA FREGENE/Contributor Latosha Cleaver is a powerlifting coach at the East Texas based Big Back Brigade Strength Team and works in Rec Sports at UT Tyler’s Herrington Patriot Center. She has over 14 years [Read More…]

NCAA Adds 4 Women’s Championships, Designates Flag Football as Emerging Sport

May 26, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By FAITH WILKINS/Contributor The National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted four new women’s national championships and added women’s flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program during its 2026 NCAA Convention in Washington, D.C. earlier [Read More…]

Stay Curious and Embrace Growth With This Year’s Inspired Minds Magazine

April 14, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By SANTIAGO NUNEZ/Multimedia Editor Talon Student Media’s literary magazine is back with its 6th annual edition. “Inspired Minds” spotlights university voices and gives life to the selected theme of Cabinet of Curiosity. The theme is a [Read More…]

Enrollment Gains Come With Parking, Housing Challenges

March 31, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By CIERRA RAYNER/Contributor The university’s enrollment has grown significantly over the past few years. As a result, the university needs more parking and student housing. Administrators acknowledge this. David Barron, vice president for enrollment management, [Read More…]

PHOTO ESSAY: Miles of Momentum

March 23, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By ELLIE VALLERY/Copy Editor Runners, families and supporters took part in the Fresh 15 race on March 6 in Tyler, Texas.

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Talon Student Media Taking Editor Applications

March 2, 2026 The Patriot Talon

Applications are being accepted for editor-in-chief of Talon Student Media. TSM is the university’s award-winning independent student media. It produces content on The Patriot Talon website and its Instagram and Facebook platforms. The EIC oversees [Read More…]

University Nationally Recognized for Online Programs

March 1, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By CIERRA RAYNER/Contributor UT Tyler is ranked among the top 100 online programs in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs. The rankings include nursing and veterans’ programs. By The Numbers 13: [Read More…]

Wuthering Heights Has Great Music… And That’s It

March 1, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By EVAN FERNANDEZ/Staff Writer Valentine’s Day this year delivered a failed reimagining of the 19th-century romance classic, “Wuthering Heights.” Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi team up with director Emerald Fennell to retell the nearly 200-year-old tale [Read More…]

UT Tyler Police Investigating Reported Sexual Assault in Campus Housing

February 26, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By GENEVIEVE JACKSON/Staff Writer The UT Tyler Police Department notified students, staff and faculty members via email on Feb. 25 of a reported sexual assault that took place in university housing the night prior. The suspect, [Read More…]

‘How do you maintain your humanity when everyone wants you? What is sacrificed when you get what you want?’ Photograph by A24

the moment and its a movie about brat and charli and a tour but none of it happened but maybe some of it did?

February 26, 2026 The Patriot Talon

By EVAN FERNANDEZ/Staff Writer As Charli xcx herself puts it, she’s exhausted from always having to be the cool one, the innovator, the future of pop music constantly expected to push the needle of culture forward. [Read More…]