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UT Tyler and ETSO to give musical composition world premiere performance March 23

March 21, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By SYDNEY WILLIAMSON/Contributor Associate Professor of Music Kyle Gullings is the first UT Tyler faculty member to work in collaboration with East Texas Symphony Orchestra (ETSO). On March 23, ETSO will give the world premiere [Read More…]

Football Great Terry Bradshaw Talks Football, Acting

March 11, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By WHITNEY WORLEY/Staff Writer If NFL Hall-of-Famer Terry Bradshaw could talk to the Dallas Cowboys, he would tell them one thing: “Take it easy. If you’re comfortable, you open up and you see everything. When [Read More…]

Business Model Competition Encourages Entrepreneurship

March 4, 2024 The Patriot Talon

By WHITNEY WORLEY/Staff Contributor The UT Tyler Business Model Competition, presented by the East Texas Launchpad, will take place April 5. Students from all majors will present a business idea before judges and compete for [Read More…]

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…]