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Long Road Trips Part of Being a UT Tyler Athlete

February 17, 2026 The Patriot Talon
By BROCK BEARDEN/Contributor Editor’s note: Brock Bearden is a member of the baseball team. For UT Tyler baseball, road trips aren’t quick overnights. Some weekends mean four days away for a four-game series. It’s a lot [Read More…]
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UT Tyler Dance Team Brings the Heat at UDA Nationals

February 14, 2026 The Patriot Talon
By DEBI OKEKE/Staff Writer The University of Texas at Tyler’s Dance Team started off the year strong with a number seven finish at UDA College Nationals in Orlando, Florida. Known as the Super Bowl of collegiate [Read More…]
City/State

Texas Primary Elections: What Voters Need to Know

January 30, 2026 The Patriot Talon
By VICTORIA OLIVARES/Staff Writer Texas primary elections are coming up. Voting in the primaries will narrow which candidates get to make it on the November general election. The voter registration deadline is Feb. 2.  A student [Read More…]
Life & Arts

Who Will Win The 2026 Grammy Awards?

January 27, 2026 The Patriot Talon
By EVAN FERNANDEZ/Staff Writer Grammy voting officially closed earlier this month, and anticipation is already building as music’s biggest night approaches. With the 67th Annual Grammy Awards just weeks away, we’re here to break down our [Read More…]
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Thawing Out Your Mind: Ice Storm Survival You May Have Forgotten

January 24, 2026 The Patriot Talon
By VICTORIA OLIVARES/Staff Writer Smith County has been issued a Disaster Declaration by Judge Neal Franklin on Friday, Jan. 23. According to an article on the Smith County Website, Judge Franklin said, “Doing this now allows [Read More…]
City/State

Presencia de ICE Crece en Tyler

January 14, 2026 The Patriot Talon
By VICTORIA OLIVARES/Staff Writer En “La Tiendita” han aparecido varias publicaciones en Facebook alertando a la comunidad de Tyler sobre la presencia de U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tambien conocido como ICE, en Tyler. La Tiendita [Read More…]
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Firsts and Lasts

December 23, 2025 The Patriot Talon
By KARLEIGH YANCY/Editor in Chief I am a nervous person. I think that would shock some of my friends, because I’ll do things like fling myself off of a 20-foot dock in Samoa, or tell the [Read More…]
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BREAKING: UT Tyler All Clear After Bomb Hoax

December 18, 2025 The Patriot Talon
By KARLEIGH YANCY/Editor-in-Chief On the evening of December 18th, UT Tyler’s main campus received a bomb threat. The threat was quickly determined to be a false claim. According to a mass email sent out by [Read More…]
Life & Arts

We’re Off to See Wicked for Good

December 14, 2025 The Patriot Talon
By DEBI OKEKE/Staff Writer Disclaimer: The review contains spoilers. After a year-long intermission, we return to the land of Oz in the highly anticipated “Wicked: For Good” released in theaters on Nov. 21. A continuation of [Read More…]
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, COMMUNITY: How One Man Went Looking for Friends and Found a Place to Belong

December 11, 2025 The Patriot Talon
By KARLEIGH YANCY/Editor-in-Chief On March 10, 2025. Trevor Hicks had lived in Tyler for one year and one week. Besides his girlfriend, Molly Barlow, Trevor had no friends here. Trevor wanted to change that. So, on [Read More…]

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