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A few tips on how to live more cheaply

March 4, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By YOSEF IBITAYO/Staff Writer Living life as a college student can be so expensive. If only someone took the time to list some ways to live a little cheaper… Oh, wait. Look for “Utilities Paid” Apartments [Read More…]

Students Chime in on Riter Bell Tower

March 4, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By ANDREW STAPLES/Contributor The Riter Millennium Bell Tower is one of the largest of towers of its kind in Texas and one of the landmarks on campus. — This story won first place for audio feature reporting [Read More…]

UT Tyler’s Dancing Statue a Hidden Beauty

February 22, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By ANNA ARSEINKO/Staff Contributor Have you ever toured UT Tyler, walked near the marvelous Harvey Lake, stared at a turtle statue, or wondered if the superstition about the Bell Tower is true? Well, here is another [Read More…]

Predicting the Academy Awards 2024 — Part Two!

February 22, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By STEPHEN CRAIG/ Staff Writer The Academy Awards: the awards ceremony we all like to make fun of, yet still watch every year. Founded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the Academy [Read More…]

Predicting the Academy Awards 2024 — Part one!

February 19, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By Stephen Craig/Staff Contributor The Academy Awards: the awards ceremony we all like to make fun of, yet still watch every year. Founded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the Academy [Read More…]

New FAFSA Formula Delays Processing until March

February 12, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By DALLANA ESTRADA/Staff Contributor On December 30th, the new FAFSA redesign went live for the 2024-2025 financial aid year. The U.S. Department of Education updated the Student Aid Index (SAI) formula for calculating student aid. [Read More…]

“Balloons” by Peyton Jones

February 11, 2024 The Patriot Talon

You will start inside of me. Right here, in the eggs I have carried since birth. Since the day I was born and had a large bow placed on the top of my head. You [Read More…]

Top 5 Films Releasing in 2024

February 8, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By YOSEF IBITAYO/ Staff Contributor Dune: Part Two Dune: Part Two, based off of the seminal 1965 science-fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert, continues the story of 2021’s Oscar-winning Dune. Following the fall of [Read More…]

Theaters v.s. Streaming: Which is Better?

November 27, 2023 The Patriot Talon

By DYLAN SHACKLETT/ Talon Contributor In the rows of empty seats, a lone viewer embraces the old-fashioned tradition of watching movies on the big screen. Bathed in the soft, fading light of the projector’s beam, [Read More…]

City of Tyler Proposes Changes to Transit System

November 16, 2023 The Patriot Talon

By JUDE RATCLIFF/Staff Contributor The city of Tyler is considering making proposals to its transit system. The changes would affect University of Texas at Tyler students who use city buses. Among the proposed changes, which will [Read More…]